New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, March 3, 2017: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Mar. 3, 2017 * NYNY1703.03 – Birds mentioned TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ ROSS’S GOOSE KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK BARROW’S GOLDENEYE EARED GREBE Osprey Northern Goshawk SANDHILL CRANE American Woodcock Razorbill BLACK-HEADED GULL Iceland Gull GLAUCOUS GULL Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow LAPLAND LONGSPUR – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44 nybirds{dot}org.

New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, February 24, 2017: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb. 24, 2017 * NYNY1702.24 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ Extralimital: CLARK’S GREBE+ GREAT GRAY OWL+ Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose ROSS’S GOOSE Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Eurasian Wigeon KING EIDER BARROW’S GOLDENEYE Red-necked Grebe EARED GREBE SANDHILL CRANE American Woodcock DOVEKIE Razorbill BLACK GUILLEMOT Bonaparte’s Gull BLACK-HEADED GULL LITTLE GULL Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Red-headed Woodpecker Lapland Longspur Orange-crowned Warbler – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at You can also send reports and digital image files via … (more)

New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, February 3, 2017: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb. 3, 2017 * NYNY1702.03 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ ROSS’S GULL+ MEW GULL+ GYRFALCON+ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ PAINTED BUNTING+ GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Ross’s Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan EURASIAN WIGEON TUFTED DUCK KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Great Egret Rough-legged Hawk SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-HEADED GULL ICELAND GULL Lesser Black-backed Gull GLAUCOUS GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Ovenbird Lincoln’s Sparrow – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44 nybirds{dot}org.

New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, February 3, 2017: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb. 3, 2017 * NYNY1702.03 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ ROSS’S GULL+ MEW GULL+ GYRFALCON+ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ PAINTED BUNTING+ GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Ross’s Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan EURASIAN WIGEON TUFTED DUCK KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Great Egret Rough-legged Hawk SANDHILL CRANE BLACK-HEADED GULL ICELAND GULL Lesser Black-backed Gull GLAUCOUS GULL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Ovenbird Lincoln’s Sparrow – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44 nybirds{dot}org.

New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, January 27, 2017: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 27, 2017 * NYNY1701.27 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ TRUMPETER SWAN+ ROSS’S GULL+ MEW GULL+ GYRFALCON+ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ PAINTED BUNTING+ Ross’s Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Eurasian Wigeon Green-winged Teal King Eider Barrow’s Goldeneye Black Vulture SANDHILL CRANE Dovekie Razorbill Black-legged Kittiwake Black-headed Gull Glaucous Gull Red-headed Woodpecker Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Evening Grosbeak – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44 nybirds{dot}org.

New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, January 6, 2016: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 6, 2017 * NYNY1701.06 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ Greater White-fronted Goose ROSS’S GOOSE Cackling Goose TUNDRA SWAN Eurasian Wigeon Blue-winged Teal KING EIDER Harlequin Duck Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe American Bittern Great Egret Tricolored Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Osprey Bald Eagle Virginia Rail Sora SANDHILL CRANE DOVEKIE Razorbill Black-legged Kittiwake BLACK-HEADED GULL Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull SNOWY OWL Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker NORTHERN SHRIKE LAPLAND LONGSPUR NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Palm Warbler YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER Yellow-breasted Chat Savannah Sparrow … (more)

New York City Rare Bird Alert

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, December 30, 2016: – RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Dec. 30, 2016 * NYNY1612.30 – Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ THICK-BILLED MURRE+ GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ROSS’S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE TUNDRA SWAN Eurasian Wigeon GREEN-WINGED TEAL KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Surf Scoter Northern Gannet Black Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Clapper Rail Virginia Rail American Woodcock DOVEKIE Razorbill Black-legged Kittiwake Black-headed Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Black Skimmer Barn Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Merlin NORTHERN SHRIKE Common Raven Marsh Wren LAPLAND LONGSPUR Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Chipping Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Nelson’s Sparrow DICKCISSEL RED CROSSBILL – Transcript If followed by please submit documentation of your … (more)