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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: Ben Cacace
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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, September 26th 2025* at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are EARED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BROWN BOOBY, MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWITS, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, LARK and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
Last Monday an EARED GREBE was spotted and photographed on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and reports continued through today but certain photos have seemed inconclusive and birders are cautioned to identify and separate the smaller grebes in their changing plumages with care.
The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was also still on the East Pond as of early Saturday morning but not reported there subsequently and a WHITE PELICAN seen soaring high over Flatbush and headed in a westerly direction just a half hour later on Saturday was probably this bird finally moving on. Two MARBLED GODWITS were present usually at the north end of the East Pond all week through today and up to 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS also lingered mostly at the south end through Wednesday. A decent variety of shorebirds in diminishing numbers still can be found around the ponds especially around high tide. One or two SORAS continue along the southwest side of the East Pond and 7 CASPIAN TERNS were counted there today.
Less common shorebirds spotted this week included an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER noted Saturday at Randall's Island, a WHIMBREL at Jones Beach West End today, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER lingering to Wednesday at Nickerson Beach and out at Old Inlet west of Smith Point County Park in Shirley a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER visiting Monday and still 4 HUDSONIAN GODWITS continuing there through today.
One or two of a small gathering of BROWN BOOBIES present recently in Newark Bay in New Jersey was spotted by scanning with a telescope from the northwestern shore of Staten Island this week.
A report of birds noted from Montauk Point last Saturday morning featured 4 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS and among the shearwaters 2 CORY'S, 14 GREAT and one each of SOOTY and MANX.
During the week single RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were spotted at Conference House Park on Staten Island Sunday, in Central Park and at Montauk Tuesday and in Green-wood Cemetery Wednesday.
Among the increasing sparrow numbers were single CLAY-COLOREDS visiting Fort Totten Park Saturday, Jacob Riis Park over the weekend, Freshkills Park on Wednesday and Green-wood Cemetery Sunday through today while LARK SPARROWS were found Monday and Wednesday on Randall's Island, at Brooklyn Bridge Park Wednesday and today and at Croton Point Park today with a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW noted in Manhasset Monday.
Single YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS occurred on western Fire Island Monday and in Green-wood Cemetery Wednesday and Green-wood also added a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER Thursday following a CONNECTICUT WARBLER last Saturday.
Landbird migration recently has not been overwhelming but has included a few OLIVE-SIDED and other flycatchers, a decent number of PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, various thrushes including GRAY-CHEEKED, increasing sparrows including LINCOLN'S and a continuing variety of warblers. DICKCISSELS were noted this week at Jamaica Bay Tuesday and Governors Island Wednesday while BLUE GROSBEAKS visited Fort Tilden Saturday and Monday and Manhasset Thursday.
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.
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