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| New York City Rare Bird Alert Sponsored by The Linnaean Society of New York and The National Audubon Society. The list below will be updated weekly. An up-to-the-minute Rare Bird Alert, describes on a frequently updated recorded message unusual birds seen in the Greater New York area. Telephone: 212-979-3070 |
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| RBA New York New York City February 23, 2001 Hotline: New York City RBA Date: February 23, 2001 Number: 1-212-979-3070 To report: 1-631-734-4126 (Long Island) 1-212-697-0606 (NYC) Compiler: Tom Burke Transcriber: Christina Wilkinson BEGIN TAPE Greetings, this is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 23rd at 10 am. The highlights of today's tape are: BLACK GUILLEMOT, SNOWY OWL, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON, GLAUCOUS, ICELAND, LESSER BLACK-BACKED and BLACK-HEADED GULLS and DICKCISSEL . Last Saturday afternoon at Montauk Point, a BLACK GUILLEMOT was spotted flying by the Point. It could not be relocated on Sunday, but the activity around the Point kept things exciting. At least 60 RAZORBILLS were counted Sunday, these joining thousands of SCOTERS feeding offshore. The flock also contained up to 8 KING EIDERS and a small number of COMMON EIDERS, with a drake HARLEQUIN DUCK appearing there Sunday. Other highlights at the Point included about 20 BLACK- LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 50 NORTHERN GANNETS, plus a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a flyover BALD EAGLE on Sunday. Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS were also off Essex Street in the town of Montauk on Saturday. The immature GLAUCOUS GULL continues around the south end of Agawam Pond or along the adjacent beach in Southampton. This or a different GLAUCOUS GULL was also seen flying around a fishing boat off Mecox on Sunday. The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL remains on the western end of the fishing docks at Shinnecock. The SNOWY OWL at Shinnecock was last seen on the 16th, but several AMERICAN BITTERNS and BOAT- TAILED GRACKLES continue along Dune Road. The 2 EURASIAN WIGEONS were still in Patchogue on Sunday, one each on West Lake and Patchogue Lake. Both of these lakes are just north of Main Street, Route 27A on the western side of Patchogue. There was no sign of the TUFTED DUCK in Southhaven County Park on Sunday where birds did include COMMON SNIPE and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON. Finishing the East End, 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS remain around Horton Point in Peconic on the north fork. And an adult BALD EAGLE was spotted over Wading River on Wednesday. Twelve WILD TURKEYS were at the Wertheim Preserve in Brookhaven. Interesting at Jones Beach last Sunday and Monday were brief views of a small palish LONGSPUR in a HORNED LARK flock that was reminiscent of there CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR seen there on January 5th. The bird was not associating with 4 LAPLAND LONGSPURS also present, but generally was in a separate HORNED LARK flock. The bird was looked for yesterday but no LONGSPURS at all could be found. Yesterday, a DICKCISSEL was turned up at Gilgo; the bird with HOUSE SPARROWS near the first house east of the entrance. The SNOWY OWL was also seen at Jones Beach West End yesterday, while at Point Lookout, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS were in the BONAPARTE'S GULL flock that gathers in the Inlet, generally on the falling tide. Three RED-NECKED GREBES and 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were also still there, and an ICELAND GULL was still seen at a clamkill at Robert Moses State Park, parking field number 5. Four SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at Dubos Point in the Rockaways Tuesday afternoon. In Central Park, an AMERICAN WOODCOCK showed up at the Ramble Wednesday, when 2 RING- NECKED DUCKS appeared on the Lake. A BROWN THRASHER and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW remain at Strawberry Fields, a MERLIN was seen this week, 6 WOOD DUCKS and a GREEN-WINGED TEAL also continue along with such passerines as YELLOW- BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. A WOOD DUCK continues in Prospect Park, and 4 RING-NECKED DUCKS were on the Lake Wednesday with 2 HOODED MERGs there 2 days earlier. About 25 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were still coming into the Van Cortlandt Park roost Tuesday evening. A trip to Spiffing Mountain in Pine Plains, Duchess County on Sunday did produce views of a GOLDEN EAGLE about a half-mile south of the tower. A BALD EAGLE was also present, and good but diminishing numbers of BALD EAGLES continue along the Hudson River from the Bear Mountain Bridge south as well as at Croton Reservoir. BLACK VULTURES remain regular visitors around the Route 6-202 overlook that is just south of the Bear Mountain Bridge on the east side of the River. To phone in reports, on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at 631-734-4126, or during the day except Sunday, call Tom Burke at 212-697-0606. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. END TAPE END TRANSCRIPT |
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