New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, July 22, 2022:

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 22, 2022
* NYNY2207.22


- Birds mentioned
BAR-TAILED GODWIT+
ANHINGA+ (Rockland County)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT+ (Orange County)
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Bonaparte's Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Gull-billed Tern
BROWN PELICAN
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER

- Transcript

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

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: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, July 22nd 2022* at 11pm. Another vacation shortened report. The highlights of today's tape are BAR-TAILED GODWIT, ANHINGA, NEOTROPIC CORMORANT, BROWN PELICAN, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BLACK-HEADED GULL, HUDSONIAN GODWIT and other Jamaica Bay specialties, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and more.

A large shorebird photographed in Moriches Inlet late Tuesday was identified as a BAR-TAILED GODWIT which has been obligingly present around the sand flats on the bay side of Cupsogue Beach County Park through today. The bird moves around, based on the tide conditions, between the bars that form along the inlet and further in to the more extensive flats as they appear. A WHIMBREL was among the other shorebirds present today. Note that there is an admission charge at Cupsogue between 8:30am and 6pm and be careful of attempting to negotiate the channels to the flats and watch the incoming tide.

Another great find this week was an ANHINGA spotted Wednesday on Lake Tappan in Orangeburg, Rockland County and still around today. The bird is sometimes seen perched on branches along the lake and sometimes in flight as it changes locations, occasionally soaring high as it does so. Roads from which it has been seen have especially included Convent Road which bisects the lake giving views both north and south.

The NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was also still present today up in Newburgh, Orange County continuing to use the offshore pilings and related structures around the private Global Oil terminal off River Road south of the Newburgh ferry terminal.

BROWN PELICAN sightings slowed down this week. The one Sunday was seen going east early off Breezy Point and later off Shinnecock Inlet.

The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge remains very productive. One or two WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen mostly at the north end during this week. Their plumage fading slowly as has been the head pattern of the long staying BLACK-HEADED GULL. It and the BONAPARTE'S GULLS still present today. An HUDSONIAN GODWIT in decent plumage found last Saturday was still lingering in the north end today, usually around Dead Man's Cove. A good variety of shorebirds and up to 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS have also been frequenting the East Pond.

YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River.

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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