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
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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, August 29th 2025* at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, WILSON'S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, SCOPOLI'S and SARGASSO SHEARWATERS, LARK SPARROW, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, GOLDEN-WINGED, PROTHONOTARY and CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, DICKCISSEL and more.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to be a very productive destination despite the continuing higher than desired water level on the East Pond. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN continues usually at the north end of the pond working there among the Mute Swans though it does go elsewhere on occasion. Decent numbers of shorebirds on the pond have this week, especially during high tide, featured up to 3 each of RED-NECKED and WILSON'S PHALAROPES moving between the north and south ends and a good variety including a couple of MARBLED GODWITS, RED KNOT and STILT, WHITE-RUMPED, PECTORAL and WESTERN SANDPIPERS. A SORA also continues along the western shore of the south end and watch for GULL-BILLED, CASPIAN and other terns there.
A couple of MARBLED GODWITS were on the flats at Mecox Wednesday with another back at Jones Beach field 10 today and an HUDSONIAN GODWIT last Sunday visited Cupsogue Beach County Park where today one BLACK, 2 CASPIAN and 125 ROYAL TERNS were present.
Hawk season is beginning and single SANDHILL CRANES have already flown by 2 local watches, the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Butler Sanctuary in Bedford Monday and the Quaker Ridge Hawkwatch at the Greenwich Audubon Center Tuesday.
Other shorebirds this week featured 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at Crab Meadow Beach in Northport today, single WHIMBRELS out on Jamaica Bay Sunday, at Plumb Beach Monday and at Croton Point Park in Westchester Thursday and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the flats Sunday at Great Kills Park where a young GULL-BILLED TERN visited during the week.
A LARK SPARROW found Wednesday near Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was still present there Thursday.
Single YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were spotted in Central Park Sunday and Tuesday with another found deceased Tuesday in lower Manhattan, a building strike victim.
A good selection of warblers this week featured single GOLDEN-WINGEDS in Central Park Tuesday and Wednesday and another Wednesday in Battery Park, a male PROTHONOTARY in Central Park's Ramble Monday, and a CONNECTICUT nicely photographed at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye today. Decent numbers also included some arriving MOURNING, HOODED, BAY-BREASTED, and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS,
This week's large variety of migrants included increasing numbers of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in the evening flights, several OLIVE-SIDED and some YELLOW-BELLIED and other flycatchers, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BOBOLINK and a few usually coastal DICKCISSELS often noted as they pass overhead early on detected by their distinctive but sometimes embarrassing calls.
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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