Date: 8/1/25 8:09 pm From: Gail Benson <gbensonny...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 August 2025
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 1, 2025
* NYNY2508.01
- Birds Mentioned
WHITE IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Mute Swan
Sora
WHIMBREL
MARBLED GODWIT
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER
Great Shearwater
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
BLUE GROSBEAK
You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44<at>nybirds<dot>org
If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Gail Benson
[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]
Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 1,
2025 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today's tape are WHITE IBIS, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,
MARBLED GODWIT, WHIMBREL and other migrant shorebirds, SCOPOLI’S
SHEARWATER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.
Some immature WHITE IBIS have been continuing to move north in small
numbers into our area and beyond. On Staten Island 3 have continued
for the week in Oakwood just north of Great Kills Park, often seen in
the marsh just west of Delwit Avenue. Two were also noted Sunday at
Brookfield Park slightly northwest of there, while singles also
appeared at Hendrickson Park in Valley Stream on Tuesday and then
today at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn.
The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge,
most often seen among the large gathering of Mute Swans at the north
end of the East Pond, but also occasionally visiting or spotted flying
over the West Pond. Shorebirds have been visiting Jamaica Bay, but
the East Pond still needs some clearing and lower water levels.
Shorebirds have also been using the West Pond and the islands south of
there, with 6 WHIMBRELS on Yellow Bar Hassock last Sunday, and another
at Plumb Beach. A SORA was spotted along the West Pond shore last
Sunday.
A MARBLED GODWIT, apparently lingering, was noted at Cupsogue Beach
County Park Sunday and Thursday, and among the many other species of
currently migrating shorebirds recently have been RUDDY TURNSTONE, RED
KNOT, and WHITE-RUMPED and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, with a WESTERN
SANDPIPER spotted at Mecox Sunday.
Among the pelagic birds reported from shore sites, especially those
from Robert Moses State Park and east, such as off Mecox and out to
Montauk, or from day fishing or whale trips out of Montauk, have been
a few SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATERS among the similar CORY’S SHEARWATERS from
which they were recently split taxonomically - photographs are
generally key in separating the two. Also occurring have been some
GREAT SHEARWATERS and WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, plus other occasional
surprises.
CASPIAN TERNS recently include 1 at Breezy Point Sunday, 5 at Sagg
Pond Monday, another at Plumb Beach Tuesday, and up to 4 off Dobbs
Ferry in Westchester mid-week, while ROYAL TERN numbers are increasing
along the coast.
Quite interesting was a family group of three PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS
found last Saturday along the Carmans River at Wertheim NWR, these
including a begging fledgling. BLUE GROSBEAKS were also still on
territory in Calverton Sunday.
To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
- End transcript
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