New York Rarities


The following notations denote species for which documentation should be submitted to the New York State Avian Records Committee: Jeanne Skelly, Secretary for NYSARC, 420 Chili Scottsville Road, Churchville, NY 14428 Also, please submit info to our Regional Kingbird Editor, Jane Graves. Email Jane
See NYSARC home page for more details NYSARC HomePage (has a link for a report form)
 
N Species for which documentation should be submitted to NYSARC for observations anywhere within New York State.
U Species for which documentation should be submitted to NYSARC only when observed in upstate New York.
A Species for which documentation should be submitted to NYSARC only when observed outside the Adirondacks.
S Species for which spring records (especially upstate) should be submitted to NYSARC for review.
SPECIES
Family Gaviidae – Loons
      Pacific Loon   Gavia pacifica (N)
      Yellow-billed Loon  G. adamsii (N)
      Family Podicipedidae – Grebes
      Western Grebe  Aechomophorus occidentalis (N)
Family Diomedeidae – Albatrosses
      Yellow-nosed Albatross  Thalassarche chlororhynchos (N)
Family Procellariidae – Shearwaters and Petrels
      Northern Fulmar  Fulmarus glacialis (U)
      Herald Petrel  P. arminjoniana (N)
      Mottled Petrel  P. inexpectata (N)
      Black-capped Petrel  Pterodroma hasitata (N)
      Cory’s Shearwater  Calonectris diomedea (U)
      Greater Shearwater  Puffinus gravis (U)
      Sooty Shearwater  P. griseus (U)
      Manx Shearwater  P. puffinus (U)
      Audubon’s Shearwater  P. lherminieri (N)
Family Hydrobatidae – Storm-Petrels
      Wilson’s Storm-Petrel  Oceanites oceanicus (U)
      White-faced Storm-Petrel  Pelagodroma marina (N)
      Leach’s Storm-Petrel  Oceanodroma leucorhoa (N)
Family Phaethontidae – Tropicbirds
      White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus (N)
      Red-billed Tropicbird  P. aethereus (N)
Family Sulidae – Boobies and Gannets
      Brown Booby  Sula leucogaster (N)
      Northern Gannet  S. bassanus (U)
Family Pelecanidae – Pelicans
      American White Pelican   Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (N)
      Brown Pelican   P. occidentalis (N)
Family Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants
      Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo (U except Hudson River)
Family Anhingidae - Darters
      Anhinga  Anhinga anhinga (N)
Family Fregatidae – Frigatebirds
      Magnificant Frigatebird  Fregata magnificens (N)
Family Ardeidae – Bitterns, Herons, and Allies
      Tricolored Heron  Egretta tricolor (U)
Reddish Egret  E. rufescens (N)
      Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  Nyctanassa violacea (U) *
Family Threskiornithidae – Ibises and Spoonbills
      White Ibis  Eudocimus albus (N)
      White-faced Ibis  Plegadis chihi (N)
      Roseate Spoonbill  Ajaia ajaja (N)
Family Ciconiidae – Storks
      Wood Stork  Mycteria americana (N)
Family Cathartidae – American Vultures
      Black Vulture  Coragyps atratus (U)
Family Anatidae – Geese, Swans, and Ducks
      Fulvous Whistling-Duck  Dendrocygna bicolor (N)
      Ross’s Goose  Chen rossii  (N)
      Barnacle Goose  Branta leucopsis (N)
      Cinnamon Teal  Anas cyanoptera (N)
      Tufted Duck  A. fulgula (U)
      Common Eider  Somateria mollissima (U)
      Smew  Mergellus albellus (N)
Family Accipitridae – Kites, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies
      Swallow-tailed Kite  Elanoides forficatus (N)
      White-tailed Kite  Elanus leucurus (N)
      Mississippi Kite  Ictinia mississippiensis (N)
      Swainson’s Hawk  Buteo swainsoni  (N)
Family Falconidae – Caracaras and Falcons
      Gyrfalcon  Falco rusticolus (N)
Family Phasianidae – Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys
      Spruce Grouse  Falcipennis canadensis (A)*
Family Rallidae – Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
      Yellow Rail  Coturnicops noveboracensis (N)
      Black Rail  Laterallus jamaicensis (U) *
      Corn Crake  Crex crex (N)
      Clapper Rail  Rallus longirostris (U) *
      King Rail  R. elegans (N) *
      Purple Gallinule  Porphyrula martinica (U)
      Azure Gallinule  P. flavirostris (N)
Family Gruidae – Cranes
      Sandhill Crane  Grus canadensis (N)
Family Charadriidae – Plovers and Lapwings
      Northern Lapwing  Vanellus vanellus (N)
      Wilson’s Plover  Charadrius wilsonia (N)
      Piping Plover  C. melodus (U)*
Family Haematopodidae – Oystercatchers
      American Oystercatcher  Haemantopus mexicanus (U)*
Family Recurvirostridae – Stilts and Avocets
      Black-necked Stilt  Himantopus mexicanus (U)
      American Avocet  Recurvirostra americana (U)
Family Scolopacidae – Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
      Spotted Redshank  Tringa erythropus (N)
      Wood Sandpiper  T. glareola (N)
      Eurasian Curlew  N. arquata (N)
      Long-billed Curlew  N. americanus (N)
      Bar-tailed Godwit  Limosa lapponica (N)
      Marbled Godwit  L. fedoa (U)
      Western Sandpiper  Calidris mauri (S, U)
      Red-necked Stint  C. ruficollis (N)
      Little Stint  C. minuta (N)
      Baird’s Sandpiper  C. bairdii (S)
      Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  C. acuminata (N)
      Curlew Sandpiper  C. ferruginea (U)
      Broad-billed Sandpiper  Limicola falcinellus (N)
Family Laridae – Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
      Great Skua  Catharacta skua (N)
      South Polar Skua  C. maccormicki (N)
      Long-tailed Jaeger  Stercorarius longicaudus (N)
      Mew Gull  Larus canus (N)
      California Gull  L. californicus (N)
      Thayer’s Gull  L. thayeri (N)
      Slaty-backed Gull  L. schistisagus (N)
      Sabine’s Gull  Xema sabini  (S)
      Ross’s Gull  Rhodostethia rosea (N)
      Ivory Gull  Pagophila eburnea (N)
      Gull-billed Tern  Sterna nilotica (U)*
      Royal Tern   S. maxima (U)
      Sandwich Tern  S. sandivicensis (N)
      Roseate Tern  S. dougallii (U)*
      Arctic Tern  S. paradisaea (N)
      Bridled Tern  S. anaethetus (N)
      Sooty Tern  S. fuscta (N)
      White-winged Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus (N)*
      Black Skimmer  Rynchops niger (U)*
Family Alcidae – Auks, Murres, and Puffins
      Dovekie  Alle alle (U)
      Common Murre  Uria aalge (N)
      Thick-billed Murre  U. lomvia (U)
      Razorbill  Alca torda (U)
      Black Guillemot  Cepphus grylle  (U)
      Long-billed Murrelet  Brachyramphus perdix (N)
      Ancient Murrelet  Synthliboramphus antiquus (N)
      Atlantic Puffin  Fratercula arctica (N)
Family Columbidae – Pigeons and Doves
      White-winged Dove  Zenaida asiatica (N)
Family Strigidae – Typical Owls
      Northern Hawk Owl  Surnia ulula (N)
      Burrowing Owl  Athene cunicularia (N)
      Great Gray Owl  Strix nebulosa  (N)
      Boreal Owl  Aegolius funereus (N)
Family Caprimulgidae – Goatsuckers
      Chuck-will’s-widow  Caprimulgus carolinensis (U)*
Family Trochilidae – Hummingbirds
      Anna’s Hummingbird   Calypte anna (N)
      Rufous Hummingbird  Selasphorus rufus (N)
Family Picidae – Woodpeckers and Allies
      Lewis’s Woodpecker  Melanerpes lewis (N)
      Three-toed Woodpecker   Picoides tridactylus (A)*
      Black-backed Woodpecker  P. arcticus (A)*
Family Tyrannidae – Tyrant Flycatchers
      Say’s Phoebe  Sayornis saya (N)
      Vermilion Flycatcher  Pyrocephalus rubinus (N)
      Ash-throated Flycatcher  Myiarchus cinerascens (N)
      Western Kingbird  Tyrannus verticalis (U)
      Gray Kingbird  T. dominicensis (N)
      Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  T. forficatus (N)
      Fork-tailed Flycatcher  T. savana (N)
Family Vireonidae – Vireos
      Bell’s Vireo  Vireo bellii (N)
Family Corvidae – Jays, Magpies, and Crows
      Gray Jay  Perisoreus canadensis (A)*
      Black-billed Magpie Pica pica (N)
Family Hirundinidae – Swallows
      Cave Swallow  Petrochelidon fulva (N)
Family Sittidae – Nuthatches
      Brown-headed Nuthatch  Sitta pusilla (N)
Family Troglodytidae – Wrens
      Rock Wren  Salpinctes obsoletus (N)
      Bewick’s Wren  Thryomanes bewickii (N) *
Family Turdidae – Thrushes
      Northern Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe (N)
      Mountain Bluebird  Sialia currucoides (N)
      Townsend’s Solitaire  Myadestes townsendi (N)
      Bicknell’s Thrush  Catharus bicknelli (N outside known breeding area)*
      Fieldfare  Turdus pilaris (N)
      Redwing  T. iliacus (N)
Family Mimidae – Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
      Sage Thrasher   Oreoscoptes montanus (N)
Family Parulidae – Wood Warblers
      Black-throated Gray Warbler  Dendroica nigrescens (N)
      Townsend’s Warbler  D. townsendi (N)
      Yellow-throated Warbler  D. domenica (U)*
      Swainson’s Warbler  Limnothlypis swainsonii (N)
      Painted Redstart  Myioborus pictus (N)
Family Thraupidae – Tanagers
      Summer Tanager  Piranga rubra (U)
      Western Tanager  P. ludoviciana (N)
Family Emberizidae – New World Sparrows
      Green-tailed Towhee  Pipilo chlorurus (N)
      Spotted Towhee  P. maculatus (N)
      Bachman’s Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis (N)
      Lark Sparrow  Chondestes grammacus (U)
      Lark Bunting  Calamospiza melanocorys (N)
      Baird’s Sparrow  Ammodramus bairdii (N)
      Le Conte’s Sparrow  A. leconteii (N)
      Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow  A. nelsoni (N)
      Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow  A. caudacutus (U)*
      Seaside Sparrow  A. maritimus (U)*
      Harris’s Sparrow  Zonotrichia querula (N)
      Golden-crowned Sparrow  Z. atricapilla (N)
      Smith’s Longspur  Calcarius pictus (N)
      Chestnut-collared Longspur  C. ornatus (N)
Family Cardinalidae – Grosbeaks and Buntings
      Black-headed Grosbeak  Pheucticus melanocephalus  (N)
      Blue Grosbeak  Guiraca caerulea (U)*
      Lazuli Bunting  P. amoena (N) 
      Painted Bunting  Passerina ciris (N)
Family Icteridae – Icterines
      Brewer’s Blackbird  Euphagus cyanocephalus (N)
      Boat-tailed Grackle  Quiscalus major (U)*
      Bullock’s Oriole  Icterus bullockii (N)
Family Fringillidae – Fringilline and Cardueline Finches 
      Brambling  Fringilla montifringilla (N)
      Hoary Redpoll  Carduelis hornemanni (N)
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