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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
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 9, 2026
at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE, CASSIN’S SPARROW,
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE, ROSS’S and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TUFTED DUCK,
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, DOVEKIE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, LARK and GRASSHOPPER
SPARROWS and much more.
The TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE continues in the Oyster Bay area, this week visiting
three of its favored locations – last weekend it was seen Saturday and
Sunday at Nassau Country Club off Nassau Road, then Tuesday it was back on
Dosoris Pond as viewed from the Pryibil Beach parking lot, while today it
had returned to Beaver Lake, an original roosting spot; this latter area is
best viewed from the causeway portion of Cleft Road, which crosses the
middle of Beaver Lake - look south for the goose flock but be careful along
the roadway. Parking is available at nearby Shu Swamp.
Out at Montauk Point the CASSIN’S SPARROW continues its residency, seen
through today usually in the short grass area between the entry road at the
Point and the upper parking lot, including along the path down to the road
and towards the Lighthouse. Also look for the lingering GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW there. Seawatching offshore there also pays dividends, a watch
last Saturday recording 5 DOVEKIES, over 400 RAZORBILLS, 13 BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKES and a RED-NECKED GREBE.
The BULLOCK’S ORIOLE was still in East Islip last weekend, moving from
private property occasionally to trees around the parking lot at the
adjoining St. Mary’s School, but with the school now open again, this area
is not available during weekdays.
A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen Thursday in a goose-covered field at the Wolffer
Estate along the south side of the Montauk Highway Route 27 in Sagaponack,
while GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were well scattered in the region, with 2
in Van Cortland Park Sunday down to 1 Tuesday, 1 in Roslyn Pond Town Park
Tuesday to Thursday, 2 at Tung Ting Pond in Centerport and another at
Stehli Beach in Lattingtown Sunday, 1 off Quogue-Riverhead Road in Quogue
today, and 1 back on Playland Lake in Rye as of Wednesday. A Black form of
Brant was nicely photographed at the Floyd Bennett Field boat launch last
weekend, and several CACKLING GEESE have been reported lately.
A Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was found for the Southern Nassau
Christmas Count Saturday on Smith Pond in Roosevelt. An immature TUFTED
DUCK has been present for the last 2 days on New Croton Reservoir in
Westchester, where a female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE has also been noted
recently; other regional BARROW’S include 1 at Shelter Island for the
Orient Count last Saturday and another lingering off Sunken Meadow State
Park. HARLEQUIN DUCKS include 3 off Ditch Plains in Montauk Monday, and 1
at Iron Pier off Pier Avenue in Northville Wednesday.
Eight DOVEKIES were feeding in Shinnecock Inlet today, part of a recent
small regional incursion, this unfortunately not all good news, as 1
yesterday at Jones Beach West End was dispatched by a group of gulls.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was at the Ponquogue Bridge in Shinnecock Wednesday, and
several ICELAND GULLS have been noted this week.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was at Robert Moses State Park Field 5 yesterday, a LARK
SPARROW has continued at Plumb Beach to Wednesday, and several
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are still around.
The Southern Nassau Christmas Count last Saturday tallied 132 species,
including 16 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 11 BALD EAGLES, and 7
LAPLAND LONGSPURS.
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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