Date: 7/26/24 5:15 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - thru 7/25 - more migrants, visitants etc., incl. 14 warbler spp.
On Saturday, July 20th, a Swallow-tailed Kite was seen and extensively photographed -with a phone- in Schenectady County, eastern NY state - the eBird report and its photos are also now archived in the Macaulay Library.
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New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Randalls, Governors, and Roosevelt Islands, and the skies above, and some adjacent waters.
Some additional shorebirds were moving thru with a modest number also stopping in within the county, those including some Semipalmated and Least and Spotted Sandpipers - there were far more shorebirds which seem not to have put down within the county, and simply flew past, and may have comprised a number of other species, including some of the larger regular and expected passage migrants such as yellowlegs, as well as some other types of shorebirds. The Killdeer in the county, including some nesting, have continued in the few sites where very-regular.
Some relatively scant appearances have come from such migratory species as E. Phoebe, and possibly by other migrating flycatcher species including some which are annual breeders in the county - E. Kingbird being among the latter species - and also by such species as Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, and by a few of the sparrow species that can, and do summer - White-throated Sparrows which are not breeding, but regularly summer thru in small numbers in N.Y. City including this county, and Chipping Sparrows which do breed in N.Y. County, including scantly in Central Park, and also elsewhere in the county.
There are some swallows starting to move a bit more, as well as many which are still lingering in the areas where theyve nested or close-by - many of the latter being Barn Swallows. A number of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been appearing in multiple locations, and at this point in summer, some may well be early-returnees making their way south. It is also - and will continue to be for all of the year - a time to have a closer look at any hummingbird with the ongoing possibility of some less-expected species in the east.
Laughing Gulls have been noted in some locations in the county in slightly to more-than slightly higher numbers this summer, compared with other recent summers, some of the sightings also involving fairly good flights, presumed just relatively local in nature, in the countys airspace. A Forsters Tern was reported from the Hudson River this week, and by-far more typically-seen are ongoing Common Terns in this county, the latter especially out in N.Y. Harbor or nearby, and at the countys modest breeding colony out on Governors Island. The likeliest site in the county to encounter Yellow-crowned Night Heron is still at Randalls Island, although a few reports come from elsewhere within the county this month. At least one Hooded Merganser, of three originally at an extremely early July date, has lingered on at the reservoir of Central Park, and is still much earlier than more-typical early-arrival dates for the 2nd half of a year.
Warblers which have been appearing in the past week or less in the county have included - Tennessee, Myrtle -also known as Yellow-rumped-, Northern Parula, Canada, Blue-winged, Worm-eating, Ovenbird, Black-and-white, Northern Waterthrush, Louisiana Waterthrush, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow Warblers - the latter in fairly good numbers as migrators in addition to those found successfully having nested in the county. It is fairly likely that more than just those dozen among American warbler species were on the move thru the county and local region, in this past week. Some sites have been getting both waterthrush species in close proximity to each other at times, recently.
Still staying-on at Bryant Park was at least one male Mourning Warbler, that individual there since at least late May, and certainly not in any way attempting to breed, even if it was singing at times. A few other warblers may also have been summering in that small mid-Manhattan park, and for a few species that is not unprecedented at that site, such as for Ovenbird, or Common Yellowthroat, as 2 examples.
At least some of the migrant stop-ins by warblers have come on Governors as well as Randalls Islands, and with more observers, still more might start to be noted from those islands in N.Y. County. Many of recent warbler sightings in the county were from Central Park, and also from multiple other parks and greenspaces in Manhattan. More migrants, of a variety of species, are fairly-likely in coming days as well. The usual early movements, far-earlier than the main migrations, of Red-winged Blackbirds has been ongoing thru the region, and also starting to filter they are some more Bobolinks.
A hen Wild Turkey was ongoing in the past week on Roosevelt Island, with multiple observers still watching this very-very-long-lingering individual, in such a rather surprising location.
Thanks to many keen observers and photographers, who were finding a lot of the birds in the past week or more. Another update on more migration is likely again soon.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, July 19th 2024* at 11 pm. The highlights of today's vacation shortened tape are AMERICAN FLAMINGO, LITTLE GULL, BROWN PELICAN, WHITE-FACED IBIS, MARBLED GODWIT and WHIMBREL, GULL-BILLED and CASPIAN TERNS, DICKCISSEL and more.
The AMERICAN FLAMINGO did reappear again last Sunday at Georgica Pond in Wainscott, Long Island. We're assuming this to be a single wandering individual. It was back up in Massachusetts Monday through Wednesday before paying a visit to Rhode Island on Thursday. Next stop, who knows?
An immature LITTLE GULL was a notable find at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn on Tuesday photographed nicely before it moved on.
A recent incursion of BROWN PELICANS started with Sunday sightings of one around Jones Inlet, one off Fire Island and 5 over Dune Road in Quogue heading out to the ocean. On Tuesday one was near the Ponquogue Bridge at Shinnecock continuing in Shinnecock Bay to Wednesday and today singles appeared in Brooklyn flying over into Jamaica Bay and off Robert Moses State Park.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge has been seen around the East Pond most days this week, often in the pond's north end but also a little south of there. Decent numbers of shorebirds have also returned to the East Pond including some STILT, and a few PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and a couple of LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and up to 3 GULL-BILLED TERNS continue to visit the East Pond as well. A MARBLED GODWIT was spotted in a marsh in Great South Bay Tuesday and a few WHIMBREL included 9 at Plumb Beach Wednesday and 2 at Fort Tilden the day before. Plumb Beach also featured a GULL-BILLED TERN Tuesday and a CASPIAN TERN Wednesday.
A boat off Montauk last Sunday reported 98 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS and over 160 CORY'S, 26 GREAT, and 5 SOOTY SHEARWATERS and a DICKCISSEL was reported flying over Jones Beach West End today.
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Date: 7/18/24 5:01 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - thru Wed., July 17th - returning migrants, 7/13 Little Blue Heron, etc.
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Randalls, and Governors Islands and the adjacent waters, and skies above - thru Wednesday, July 17th -
A Little Blue Heron in non-adult plumage was seen at Inwood Hill Park's mudflats, at the northern tip of Manhattan, only on July 13th, not re-found after that one evening appearance - a very uncommon visitor for the county, the report -with photos- is in eBird, with photos of the young bird also in the Macaulay Library archives.
Some migrants have begun to be noted with the middle of July now past, and as is expected Louisiana Waterthrushes are among the warblers starting to show, those in the multiple - a very few came thru earlier in this month, but seemed not to linger in the county - by Wednesday 7-17, several of that species were seen in Central Park at various locations and by multiple watchers. Also re-appearing in addition to the local-breeders have been some Yellow Warblers, and there were a few other warbler species on the move, as can be increasingly expected by now, on thru end of the month, and of course on to August, etc.
The early-ish movement of some Tennessee Warblers is interesting, and can be watched for in coming days with any cold front pushing thru, these as many know may be far-more cooperative for visuals in the southbound migrations, as can be for other spring-arboreal species, the Tennessee and other warblers and other tree-loving migrants may come down lower in the woods or shrubby areas, when feeding is good at the lower strata. We also are starting to get some of the typical earliest migrators -along with waterthrushes- in Worm-eating Warbler. Some of the latter breed very nearby to N.Y. City.
Some Ospreys seen may simply be local-wanderers, but it is possible a few are also really moving on, southbound at perhaps slow pace for now. Turkey Vultures have been noted here and there, but these may be fairly local. Sightings and auditory notes of Ravens are ongoing, with many locations in the county.
More observers came out to see the 3 lingering non-adult Hooded Mergansers in the Central Park reservoir, which lingered at least several days there - this seems part of a small trend of that species occurring in this region both much later in -spring- and very-early in summer, with the chance that some are now breeding in areas a lot closer to N.Y. City than had been, or even that in some location not so busy as parks like Central Park in Manhattan are, there may be scarce and rare breeding in the city, which has some quieter parks and green-spaces among its five counties. This was not a first July occurrence of the species in Manhattan, but in the recent - modern era, these dates for July are unusual. Wood Ducks have been noted from several locations in the past week, not just the ongoing and regular at Central Park, as has been found for many many summers, but some likely on the move, and seen in brackish-tidal waters as well as the freshwater sites.
The -cold!?!- front or fronts coming along are of course not quite what most will call cold, they are however ushering in more-northerly winds, esp. in overnights. The high-pitch of summer southbound shorebird movement also has the component of the other groups of birds, including increasing numbers of land-birds on the move already. Some of those include very common species, early-moving Red-winged Blackbirds as one example, even while a lot of the latter are not fully on the move until mid-to later fall. This is a good time to again look for Bobolink on the move, and as well, for a chance of rarer species showing up or passing thru.
Randalls Island has had the ongoing Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, a species also noted for Roosevelt Island, also in N.Y. County, the latter sighting ideally might be added-to by having some photos of the individual night-heron there, in any case, the most-regular of the 2 species are Black-crowned Night-Herons and that latter species is very regular in many locations in the county, all summer long. At Governors Island, the Common Tern colony is doing well. This is now a fairly good time to check in appropriate areas for the possibility of early-moving terns, of multiple species, as with shorebirds which are coming south in numbers, mostly the young-of-the-year, so far.
Many birds, near and far, are still with young, or at least some also having done 2nd nestings -or with some of the ambitious local American Robins, possible 3rd nestings by now- and any native wild birds still dealing with breeding situations, anyhwere, ought to be given every chance to succeed.
Thanks to many keen and patient observers, and photographers, some out in hot hot hot weather, for so many observations. We can hope for a bit of relief, at least on the humidity levels in this area for a little while.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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Date: 7/16/24 9:37 am From: Eileen Schwinn <beachmed...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brown Pelican- Old Ponquogue Bridge, Hampton Bays
Current being seen on the eastern island, just east of the boat launch. Seen by 5 birders with scopes, and initially seen flying in from east across the Shinnecock Inlet. Pelican alternates resting and stretching, and is mixed among DC Cormorants, Great BB Gulls, and Herring Gull.
Eileen Schwinn
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Date: 7/15/24 4:10 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - thru 7/14 - Willet; other shorebirds, lingering or migrant birds, etc.
A Ferruginous Hawk for the state of Maine, a first state record there if accepted by their rare-bird-committee, was seen by a number of observers at the Lewiston Maine airport area, on 7-14 and, if it should not stay in that area and not be re-found might get at least some eastern-NYS birders to keep a watchful eye to the sky. New York states first Ferruginous was also not so very long ago, some will recall...
In New York on 7-14, the American Flamingo was again enjoyed by multiple watchers at Georgica Pond in e. Suffolk County, as in other past days of its showings there. The same cautions on parking restrictions are of course ongoing in that location.
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New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Randalls, and Governors Islands and the skies above and waters adjacent - thru Sunday, July 14 -
A very few shorebird species in the county have included a rare-in-county Willet -seen by L. LaBella- on July 12th off Manhattan along the Hudson River, a species that is very-typical in other places in N.Y. City as a breeding and regularly visiting summer species, but is decidedly rare in N.Y. County, in part due to lack of much habitat really appropriate to their liking. 3 Least Sandpipers showed on the flats at Sherman Creek, just north along the Harlem River from Swindler Cove Park, all east of the east terminus of Dyckman Street in upper Manhattan, on Sunday noted -and photod- by MW. and P. Waldron.
A few American Woodcock have been seen, at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan this is only a long-laggard and might be seen as -trapped' in that park, not a breeder there, while the species at Governors Island has a chance of breeding, as had happened before in areas not fully-accessed by all of the hordes of tourists and other regular visitors each day on that easily-visited island. Common Terns have been nesting in fairly good numbers again, on the piers they are able to use at the Governors Island shore. Killdeer are in a number of N.Y. County locations, including at Randall's, Governors and also on Manhattan island, and there have been a few Spotted Sandpipers, as well as at least 1 early-ish Solitary Sandpiper in the past week, all rather typical for the month. More shorebirds might be watched for any time of this summer, at multiple sites in the county, even if it is certainly not the most-productive county in the city or region from which to try and find a diversity of those diverse birds.
At Randall's Island, sightings have continued of at least one adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, also an uncommon but much more regular species in the county, especially at that one location. In some sites in the county this month, a fair to high number of Snowy or Great Egrets, sometimes both, have been observed, usually as fly-bys, more than any great numbers seen feeding, and Black-crowned Night-Herons are regular in a number of sites; Green Herons as well as nesters, but with relatively few reporters of those.
Reports of 3 Hooded Mergansers, all perhaps nonbreeders in this summer -elsewhere- showed for the Central Park reservoir, a bit earlier than the typical fall arrivals. Wood Duck is continuing at Central Park as is typical about every summer, but with no evidence of any breeding. Other waterfowl have included some Mute Swans seen over the Hudson and also East Rivers lately, and the usual modest numbers of Gadwall and of course Mallards and feral-ish Canada Geese as well, with the occasional American Black Duck sightings for summer.
Both Yellow-billed and, more unusually Black-billed Cuckoo have shown in the county in the past week. Some (perhaps few) warblers have been seen, of which just two species can be placed in a possible-breeding category in N.Y. County, Yellow Warbler and Common Yellowthroat. A Mourning Warbler was still at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan, and is simply stuck there, hopefully at least to get moving south when the time comes. At least one of that species had been in that park for far more than a month.
Some birds of interest for the first half of July in New York County included Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - which has nested in other years in several parks - recently found in Central Park, and at least a few of Scarlet Tanager, and Indigo Bunting, the latter at least having made nests in some county locations into recent years, with varying success in bringing any young up. Many more songbirds and other species have been nesting, and lately raising or fledg young in a number of places in the county, some of these species very quiet and not much noted as they continue in this urban county.
Of other warblers not noted above, at least one or two Black-and-white Warblers, a few American Redstarts, a few Ovenbirds, and at least several other warbler species were all lingering, now considered to be summering in the county, but none of these believed to be trying to breed, although -redstarts- anywhere in N.Y. City in summer might be watched, to see if there is real evidence for any breeding-attempts. Some, but not all of the warblers lingering thru this summer are in Manhattan, including Central Park and also in mid and lower Manhattan. There have been a couple of appearances by Red-breasted Nuthatch, including some at Central Park, in the past week, however whether any trend, or not, will take a bit of time to determine as the year goes on into early fall.
Thanks to many who have been out, with some slight respite from hot weather on just a few days in the county, for so many fine sightings and also many great photos.
Good birding and take real care in the excessive heat for many areas in coming days,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, July 12th 2024* at 11pm. The highlights of today's vacation shortened tape are AMERICAN FLAMINGO, WHITE-FACED IBIS, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and southbound shorebirds, GULL-BILLED and CASPIAN TERNS, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.
The now famous AMERICAN FLAMINGO which was first spotted at Georgica Pond in Wainscott back on May 31st was still noted there last Friday July 5th with likely this same bird making brief trips up to Massachusetts and down to Delaware during that period may have left our area after one more Georgica visit last Monday but don't rule out another reappearance.
A lot of work and effort put into improving the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge has certainly already begun proving its worth, just in time for the commencement of Fall migration. A WHITE-FACED IBIS has been [...] regularly mixing in with Glossy Ibis feeding either at the north end or along the east shore down to the Raunt and today 4 AMERICAN AVOCETS appeared at the pond's south end joining a variety of other southbound shorebirds that this week have included SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and STILT, PECTORAL, WHITE-RUMPED, SOLITARY, LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. Also watch for one or more GULL-BILLED TERNS now visiting both ponds and last Saturday a kayaker also spotted a WILSON'S PHALAROPE out on Ruffle Bar in Jamaica Bay. It's shaping up for a great Fall at the bay.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen last Monday out at Great Gull Island and 12 Common Eider are also lingering there but the great news is that the Great Gull tern colony now contains about 40,000 COMMON and 6,000 ROSEATE TERNS.
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum and BLUE GROSBEAKS seem to be doing nicely in the Calverton area.
Apparently already on the move a LEAST BITTERN needing assistance in Manhattan was retrieved Tuesday at West 125th Street and Broadway and taken to the Wild Bird Fund for rehabilitation.
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Date: 7/10/24 6:14 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Least Bittern, Manhattan NYC - Tues., July 9th
On Tues eve, July 9th, a very unexpected Least Bittern was discovered, and photographed, then carefully brought in to the Wild Bird fund rehabilitation site, from the point of discovery at West 125th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
There is sadly and unfortunately a chance that any injuries or stun received by this Bittern could have occurred due to its coming into the vicinity of recently-constructed, quite tall, mostly glass-surfaced buildings in a complex as part of an expanded Columbia University complex, all near Broadway and all in sight of the Hudson River. Additionally along that portion of Broadway in Manhattan are the elevated subway line tracks of the Broadway local line which is a longtime landmark of that intersection and vicinity, in the West Harlem section of the city. We can only hope that other migratory birds are not affected by these high structures in that area. Some of those buildings, but not much of the elevated subway line, may be visible from the West Side Highway of Manhattan. For an additional reference point, the northwest corner of Central Park in Manhattan is roughly a mile or so to the south. Least Bittern is very rare in Manhattan although we have multiple records of occurrence over many, many decades there, a number of which will not be seen in eBird archives.
Some probable lingerers and non-breeding migratory birds were being found in New York County -of which Manhattan is one part- even into early July, more on those and perhaps some early southbound returnees in July, at a later date.
Good birding - and please stay safe in the heat,
Tom Fiore
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 5, 2024 at
11:00 p.m.
The highlights of today's tape are AMERICAN FLAMINGO, WHITE-FACED IBIS,
POMARINE JAEGER, ARCTIC and GULL-BILLED TERNS, MARBLED GODWIT, RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, PROTHONOTARY and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, BLUE GROSBEAK and
more.
The AMERICAN FLAMINGO residing recently out on Georgica Pond in Wainscott
was seen last Saturday but apparently not again until Wednesday, perhaps
accounting for a report from Delaware on Monday. Whatever the case, it was
still present on Georgica today. With summer now in full swing, parking
for non-residents near Georgica Pond is probably more problematical. One
could still try the small lot at the end of Beach Lane, then walking east
on the beach to the pond, but the chances of a ticket even at earlier hours
has apparently risen.
A decently marked WHITE-FACED IBIS continues its visits to the East Pond at
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, where it has mostly been seen around the north
end with GLOSSY IBIS. GULL-BILLED TERN also continues to be seen at the
Bay, occurring around either Pond.
Birders on a boat Wednesday out in Block Island Sound off Montauk spotted a
POMARINE JAEGER along with roughly 125 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS and 150
CORY’S, 225 GREAT and 100 SOOTY SHEARWATERS plus a nice assortment of
cetaceans.
An immature ARCTIC TERN was photographed on the flats out at Cupsogue Beach
County Park last Saturday, and the next day a MARBLED GODWIT was spotted
flying west past Robert Moses State Park Field 2.
Nine LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were counted out at Breezy Point last
Saturday.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was present in Prospect Park from Saturday to at
least Monday, and two continue along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond off
Schultz Road in Manorville.
An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen again in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn on
Monday. |
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great
River, and multiple BLUE GROSBEAKS remain in the Calverton area.
And slightly extralimital, certainly a very notable record involved a pair
of PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS fledging two young from a weaved basket bird
cavity situated on a balcony at a private residence in Tuxedo Park, Orange
County.
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Date: 7/1/24 2:30 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - to end of June -
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Governors, Randalls, and other islands in the boundaries of the county, as well as waters-adjacent and skies-above.
Thru June 30 -
Many many birds being seen lately are those nesting in the county, even as the very-earliest of southbound migrants can be working into the mix, by now. Some birds also may be in the category of visitants, such as some of the herons or egrets which can be seen regularly in summer, whether feeding, roosting-resting for a while, or simply flying past. The Yellow-crowned Night-Herons which are fairly regular at Randalls Island, with just one bird noted per visit by some birders, are an example of this, unless any surprise-nesting can be discovered by surveyors. A rather-few sightings of Spotted Sandpiper just now in the county are interesting, but might simply pertain to non-breeders that were lingering, and also could be birds already working their ways south, in the usual-slower fashion of our -fall-, i.e. starting-now regional southbound shorebird migrations.
Sightings of Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the county in late June are intriguing - this is a species known to, but rarely-documented as nesting in, this county. One hummer has been seen frequenting flowers at Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan. Obviously, this would be still-more intriguing if any additionals of the species were seen there, or for that matter anywhere in the county in coming days. It is also possible that any non-breeder, or even an early-return-straggler may be seen in the county at around this time of year. We all might also remember to check on any hummingbirds seen at odd times in the year, as vagrant species of hummingbird which would be rare or very-rare in the east, and in NY state, are possible in many months, including the summer months. Thanks are due to Evgenia Ilinishnaya for the eBird reports, from June 27-30th, for the Fort Tryon sightings. There was also a nice find of Field Sparrow from that park, and that observer, from just over a week prior in June.
Least Tern is likely somewhat regular in the N.Y. Harbor at times, in this season, and may be encountered by chance-luck, or more so with a lot of effort, there. One report is in for June 30 in what may have been county waters. I myself have in -past- summers had modest luck in seeing -and photographing- the Least Tern, from the Staten Island ferry but that certainly also is partly luck, as well as being on-watch for petite birds over the waters - some of the sightings also may well be from N.J. waters, or even with good observing conditions, in Kings County, NY waters - referring just to staten island ferry-birding. Common Terns are ongoing - and far more regularly-seen in N.Y. Harbor areas, including the modest colony breeding at Governors Island within N.Y. County.
American Oystercatchers were again noted from Randalls Island, as fly-bys on June 28th. It is hoped they are breeding, with success, at a nearby island in Bronx County waters. Other shorebirds in the last days of June have included at-least Killdeer, in a few known sites, and Spotted Sandpiper, which is not a documented nester in the county, as is Killdeer. It is now the time when both some common-expected, and potentially, rarer species of shorebirds are starting the southbound season, and all should be watched for this month.
Some keen, experienced county-birders have made note that some -reports- coming thru this year of -purple martins-, specifically from Governors Island, could be in error. The typically-seen, definitely-regular species of hirundines there thru summer, and of course part of spring, are Tree, and Barn Swallows, with all others of the northeastern-regular swallows or martin being less, or far-less expected. For that reason, its hoped that any future sightings of martins may be made with photo or video documentation, and of course with some text-notes in addition to be helpful in efforts to continue archiving any records of less-expected birds, or for that matter of those which are fully-expected, as well.
Most warbler reports at the very end of June were of just 2 species, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow Warbler, with the latter having had fledged young for some time in a few locations in the county, while of interest also were American Redstarts in at least 2 locations, and also ongoing Ovenbird and still, Mourning Warbler, the latter at Bryant Park, where at least a few other no-longer-in-time-to-breed migrant species were trapped, and will either summer through or possibly make an escape out of that park, to head in a direction that is either south, north, or... ?
The sightings of Coopers Hawk in at least a few parts of the county recently add to prior years when that species has been present in summer here, and it may be that these are all, or mostly non-breeders, possibly younger birds, but this species is increasingly able to exist near, sometimes surprisingly close-in, with humans and all sorts of human activities. Where Ravens have moved in - our most raptor-like corvid species in many ways, why not more of certain actual-raptors also showing up as potential, and actual nesters. Multiple pairs of Raven have fledged young in the county by now.
Many more species have been nesting in the county, and some are actively tending eggs, nestlings, fledglings, and-or still-begging or dependent young. A bit more may be reported on, once more nestings are successfully concluded. Please continue to give all native nesting birds a break and allow them the space required to go on with this critical phase in the year for any native birds.
Good July birds to all, and thanks to many many keen observers out lately in all sorts of weather. Please stay safe in sun, storms - and on the busy roadways.
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 28,
2024 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today's tape are AMERICAN FLAMINGO, BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCK, SABINE’S GULL, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC
and other TERNS, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, WHIMBREL,
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and more.
The rather accommodating AMERICAN FLAMINGO, potentially New York's
first pending acceptance by NYSARC, continues its residence on
Georgica Pond out in Wainscott, and the best approach to viewing it on
the pond continues to be to park in the small lot at the end of Beach
Lane west of the pond and walk a short distance east along the beach
to the pond overview. For those without local parking permits, plan
your visit for early in the morning, as expensive tickets have been
issued once the beach activity picks up; visiting late in the day
might be another alternative.
A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK made a surprise visit to the lake at
Van Cortlandt Park on Wednesday, staying for the day near the golf
house but moving on overnight.
A nice find Wednesday was a SABINE'S GULL quickly photographed as it
flew by Brooklyn's Plumb Beach, this sub-adult bird continuing east
towards Dead Horse Bay.
There were three reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS this week, starting with
one foraging in the marsh at Captree Island on Monday, another seen
again Tuesday at the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge, and a third flying with Glossy Ibis over the marsh at
the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area today.
A BROWN PELICAN was spotted moving east just off Smith Point County
Park Wednesday morning - hopefully more will follow.
Also seen in flight was an adult ARCTIC TERN spotted over the flats at
Cupsogue Beach County Park Thursday morning, quickly disappearing, but
the good variety of TERNS there also featured 1 GULL-BILLED, 1
CASPIAN, 2 BLACK, 6 ROSEATE and 8 ROYAL, and 10 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS
were counted offshore. Other CASPIAN TERNS included 2 at Great Kills
Park Thursday and 1 Friday at Breezy Point, where 12 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS were counted last Sunday.
With the shorebird season now starting to swing towards the southbound
direction, interesting sightings this week included a WHIMBREL flying
by Idlewild Park in Queens Saturday morning and a WILSON’S PHALROPE
and a STILT SANDPIPER appearing at the north end of the East Pond at
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge yesterday. An AMERICAN AVOCET was also
reported today, but with no details, at Old Inlet on Fire Island, west
of Smith Point County Park.
The LEAST BITTERN at Jamaica Bay was still being seen at Big John’s
Pond at least to Tuesday, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted at
South Haven County Park Wednesday.
An AMERICAN PIPIT was an interesting find at Georgica Pond last
Tuesday, an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was singing in Central Park last
Sunday, and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues at the Bayard Cutting
Arboretum in Great River.
And also as an extralimital update, the adult NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
continues along the Newburgh waterfront up in Orange County.
To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
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Date: 6/27/24 4:31 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - to Wed., 6/26 - mostly lingering or breeding birds
Many observers came in to the southwest part of Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx County, NY on June 26th to view and photograph the single Black-bellied Whistling Duck that remained by the lake, not at all far from the Van Cortlandt golf clubhouse on the lake shore, with other assorted waterfowl nearby, including Wood Duck.
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New York County - in N.Y. City - including Manhattan, Randalls, Roosevelt, and Governors Islands, and adjacent waters and skies above -
thru Wednesday, June 26th -
Some assorted highlights of this week, mostly for ongoing birds.
Scarlet Tanager -male- at Central Parks north end. Very very late if just a straggler.
Purple Martins, 2 by the nest and/or roost structure at Governors Island.
Acadian Flycatchers -seen singing at times- Central Park.
Female Wild Turkey, nicknamed Astoria by area-birders, ongoing at Roosevelt Island.
Mourning Warblers, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroats all continuing on for multiple weeks at Bryant Park, midtown Manhattan. These and some of the other species of migratory birds there can be said to be non-breeding and summering lingerers, and in a real sense some are in practical terms trapped within that urban park, as in one sense of the phrase -migrant-trap-, which can be intended in many other ways also.
Northern Waterthrush, Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, Prairie Warbler, and American Redstart, all still in Central Park, the waterthrush lingering near the Pond in the parks southeast section. As are typical, Yellow Warblers were attempting to, or are nesting in multiple sites in the county, in Manhattan seeming more regular in the northern portions of the island, but with some ongoing even in parts of Central Park. A smaller number of Common Yellowthroats are in some areas of the county as potential nesters, as well.
Many other species were ongoing, and nesting, some of those to be noted in a further report in due course. Thanks as always to so many keen, quiet observers and photographers who were out and about, finding a lot of the above-noted and many more birds.
Activity with breeding and visiting birds has continued on Randalls Island as well, and a check of that site might be worthwhile and just after good soaking rain as had occurred from Wed. night.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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