New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, February 24, 2023:

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 24, 2023
* NYNY2302.24


- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
TRUMPETER SWAN
EURASIAN WIGEON
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form)
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson’s Snipe
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
Northern Gannet
Red-headed Woodpecker
RED CROSSBILL
Vesper Sparrow
Northern Waterthrush
Pine Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER

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 nysarc44nybirdsorg

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, February 24 at 10:00 p.m.

The highlights of today's tape are PINK FOOTED GOOSE, EARED GREBE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS, TRUMPETER SWAN, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

But first, we very sadly report the recent passing of John Yrizarry at age 96. A long-time Brooklyn resident before moving upstate, John was quite influential in local birding activities besides being an excellent artist and a wonderfully entertaining individual. Our condolences especially to his wife Mary – he will certainly be missed.

A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was being seen at least to Wednesday at the north end of Hempstead Lake, where construction activities do hamper observation opportunities of the Goose flock.

An EARED GREBE was still present mid-week in Hendrix Creek off the southeast side of Brooklyn’s Shirley Chisholm State Park, and similarly a THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at least to Monday out in Montauk’s Fort Pond Bay, usually in the southeast corner of the Bay. A TRUMPETER SWAN was also still residing on Fort Pond itself to Tuesday, favoring the northwest section of the pond, while at Montauk Point Sunday there were four BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 135 RAZORBILLS.

An immature LITTLE GULL was photographed with BONAPARTE’S GULLS in Jones Inlet off the Fireman’s Park at Point Lookout last Sunday, where 58 RAZORBILLS were also counted. Lingering BLACK-HEADED GULLS were noted in Brooklyn at Plumb Beach Monday and off Coney Island Creek Park Thursday, with one still around Setauket Harbor to Tuesday.

The Westchester GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still on the Bowman Avenue pond in Rye Brook today.

A female EURASIAN WIGEON is often seen around the Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 but has also been noted north of there around Bush Terminal Piers Park, and a male was reported again on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last Saturday.

A EURASIAN form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still present today on Smith Pond in Rockville Centre, where other residing birds include a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, up to 3 WILSON’S SNIPE and 3 PINE WARBLERS.

A drake KING EIDER was still with the COMMON EIDER flock inside Shinnecock Inlet last Saturday.

A group of 7 HARLEQUIN DUCKS continues in Jones Inlet, often around the Jones Beach West End jetty, and a drake was at the Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Noyack Monday, while the drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was still present off Crab Meadow Beach in Northport last Sunday.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES, along with 600 NORTHERN GANNETS and a RAZORBILL, were noted off Coney Island Beach yesterday, and 6 RAZORBILLS were in Long Island Sound off Rye Town Park on Wednesday.

Single ICELAND GULLS were noted in Sheepshead Bay to Tuesday, at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 to Wednesday, and at Breezy Point today.

The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in Brooklyn’s Marine Park was still near Stuart Street and Avenue T on Wednesday.

AMERICAN WOODCOCK are now displaying at appropriate locations.

Six RED CROSSBILLS were still along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond off Schultz Road in Manorville on Monday.

A VESPER SPARROW has been present recently at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center off Yaphank Avenue, and interesting over-wintering birds feature the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Brooklyn Bridge Park and the SUMMER TANAGER at a private feeder in Islip.

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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