NYSARC - Reports and Decisions Summary

This page provides a gateway into a database or inventory of submissions to the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) since our inception in 1977. It should be stressed from the outset that this not a database of all "reported occurrences" in New York State. In an ideal world, these should be one and the same but in reality there are many instances where adequate documentation of important sightings has not been submitted to us. We strongly encourage all observers to browse the individual species entries by following the links or downloading the PDF file and where possible help us to fill the obvious gaps. Think to yourself, what rare or uncommon birds have I seen over the years? Are they already represented in the database or not? There is no 'statute of limitations' on submission to NYSARC and we are happy to receive descriptions of birds from years gone by, especially if you can refer to some form of documentation (field notes, photos, sketches etc.) rather than rely on memory alone. As any student of psychology, or crime novels for that matter, can tell you, it is all too easy for memories to become "contaminated" by later sightings or images from books and magazines. Thus contemporaneous notes are an invaluable tool for accurately recalling past events.

NYSARC HISTORICAL DATABASE 1977-2020 UPDATED 7/16/22
The database currently lists over 3000 observer reports reviewed by NYSARC, from its inception in 1977 through 2020. To access the interactive species list, scroll down on this page and click on any species for which you'd like to see the list of reviewed reports. There is a popup chart for each species, with basic where/when/who/decision information, along with clickable links to the NYSARC reports and articles in The Kingbird that contain the discussions for the individual submissions.

The entire historical database is available for download in both pdf and csv formats. Links and terms of use appear below, following the interactive species list.

We would like to hear from users of this database and other components of the NYSARC web site. Your feedback will help us arrange the information in such a way as to be most useful to birders and ornithologists alike. We very much want to hear from you if there are errors - spelling mistakes, dates, incorrect county assignments etc. - some of which may trace back to the original committee reports. One beauty of the Internet is that things can be readily corrected and updated. So please with your comments and corrections.

Please note that not all birds in this list are on the current list of species reviewed by NYSARC. The NYSARC Review List is updated from time to time to reflect changes in species occurrence. To see which species reports are currently reviewed by NYSARC, and how to report the rare birds you've observed, refer to the NYSARC Review List on this website.

The number of reports shown for each species is as of the NYSARC Annual Report for 2018, plus some decisions made in committee that will be included in future NYSARC reports.

To see the list of reports submitted to NYSARC for any species below, click on the name of the species.

Order ANSERIFORMES		Reports
	Family Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, and Swans
	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis updated 7/14/22	18
	Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor updated 7/14/22	6
	Ross's Goose Anser rossii updated 7/14/22	49
	Greater White-fronted Goose A. albifrons updated 7/14/22	9
	Pink-footed Goose A. brachyrhynchus updated 7/14/22	25
	Brant (Black) Branta bernicla nigricans updated 7/14/22	9
	Barnacle Goose B. leucopsis updated 7/14/22	40
	Cackling Goose B. hutchinsii updated 7/14/22	28
	Black Swan Cygnus atratus added 7/14/22	1
	Trumpeter Swan C. buccinator updated 7/14/22	26
	Tundra Swan C. columbianus	1
	Whooper Swan C. cygnus added 7/14/22	1
	Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	1
	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna updated 7/14/22	2
	Ruddy Shelduck T. ferruginea added 7/14/22	2
	Garganey Spatula querquedula updated 7/14/22	2
	Cinnamon Teal S. cyanoptera updated 7/14/22	5
	White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis updated 7/14/22	1
	Green-winged Teal A. crecca crecca updated 7/14/22	7
	Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina added 7/14/22	1
	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	1
	Tufted Duck A. fuligula updated 7/14/22	30
	King Eider Somateria spectabilis	1
	Common Eider S. mollissima updated 7/14/22	13
	Common Eider S. mollissima v-nigrum updated 7/14/22	1
	Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica updated 7/14/22	1
	Smew Mergellus albellus	1
	Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser added 7/14/22	1
Order GALLIFORMES
	Family Phasianidae — Partridges, Grouse, and Turkeys
	Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus updated 7/14/22	1
	Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus added 7/14/22	1
	Chukar Alectoris chukar added 7/14/22	3
Order PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
	Family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
	American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber added 7/14/22	2
Order PODICIPEDIFORMES
	Family Podicipedidae — Grebes
	Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus added 7/14/22	1
	Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	1
	Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis updated 7/14/22	36
	Clark's Grebe A. clarkii updated 7/14/22	3
Order COLUMBIFORMES
	Family Columbidae — Pigeons and Doves
	Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata	1
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto updated 7/14/22	16
	Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis added 7/14/22	1
	Inca Dove Columbina inca updated 7/14/22	1
	Common Ground Dove C. passerina updated 7/14/22	2
	White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica updated 7/14/22	25
Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES
	Family Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
	Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis updated 7/14/22	4
Order APODIFORMES
	Family Apodidae — Swifts
	Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica updated 7/14/22	1
	White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis added 7/14/22	1
	Family Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
	Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris	1
	Black-chinned Hummingbird A.alexandri added 7/14/22	2
	Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna updated 7/14/22	3
	Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope updated 7/14/22	5
	Rufous Hummingbird S. rufus updated 7/14/22	50
	Calliope/Rufous Hummingbird S. calliope/rufus	1
	Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird S. rufus/sasin updated 7/14/22	2
	"Selasphorus" Hummingbird Selasphorus species updated 7/14/22	3
	Broad-billed Hummingbird Cyanthus latirostris updated 7/14/22	3
Order GRUIFORMES
	Family Rallidae — Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
	King Rail Rallus elegans updated 7/14/22	15
	Clapper Rail R. crepitans updated 7/14/22	2
	Corn Crake Crex crex updated 7/14/22	1
	Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus updated 7/14/22	14
	Azure Gallinule P. flavirostris updated 7/14/22	1
	Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis updated 7/14/22	10
	Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis updated 7/14/22	5
	Family Gruidae — Cranes
	Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis updated 7/14/22	60
	Common Crane Grus grus added 7/14/22	1
	Whooping Crane Grus americana added 7/14/22	2
Order CHARADRIIFORMES
	Family Recurvirostridae — Stilts and Avocets
	Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus updated 7/14/22	15
	American Avocet Recurvirostra americana updated 7/14/22	14
	Family Charadriidae — Lapwings and Plovers
	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus updated 7/14/22	4
	American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica	2
	Pacific Golden-Plover P. fulva updated 7/14/22	1
	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	2
	Piping Plover C. melodus updated 7/14/22	11
	Wilson's Plover C. wilsonia updated 7/14/22	17
	Family Scolopacidae — Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
	Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus updated 7/14/22	4
	Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica updated 7/14/22	3
	Black-tailed Godwit L. limosa updated 7/14/22	1
	Marbled Godwit L. fedoa updated 7/14/22	25
	Ruff Calidris pugnax updated 7/14/22	22
	Broad-billed Sandpiper C. falcinellus updated 7/14/22	1
	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper C. acuminata updated 7/14/22	5
	Stilt Sandpiper C. himantopus updated 7/14/22	4
	Curlew Sandpiper C. ferruginea updated 7/14/22	11
	Red-necked Stint C. ruficollis updated 7/14/22	7
	Dunlin C. alpina updated 7/14/22	1
	Baird's Sandpiper C. bairdii	5
	Little Stint C. minuta updated 7/14/22	4
	Buff-breasted Sandpiper C. subruficollis updated 7/14/22	1
	Western Sandpiper C. mauri (S,U) updated 7/14/22	6
	Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus griseus updated 7/14/22	1
	Long-billed Dowitcher L. scolopaceus	1
	Dowitcher species Limnodromus species added 7/14/22	1
	Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria cinnamomea updated 7/14/22	1
	Willet T. semipalmata updated 7/14/22	1
	Willet T. semipalmata inornata	1
	Spotted Redshank T. erythropus updated 7/14/22	5
	Common Greenshank T. nebularia added 7/14/22	2
	Wood Sandpiper T. glareola updated 7/14/22	3
	Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor updated 7/14/22	2
	Family Stercorariidae — Skuas and Jaegers
	Great Skua Stercorarius skua updated 7/14/22	1
	South Polar Skua S. maccormicki updated 7/14/22	14
	Pomarine Jaeger S. pomarinus	2
	Parasitic Jaeger S. parasiticus updated 7/14/22	2
	Long-tailed Jaeger S. longicaudus updated 7/14/22	26
	Family Alcidae — Murres, Puffins, and Allies
	Dovekie Alle alle updated 7/14/22	3
	Common Murre Uria aalge updated 7/14/22	15
	Thick-billed Murre U. lomvia updated 7/14/22	20
	Razorbill Alca torda updated 7/14/22	6
	Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle updated 7/14/22	5
	Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix updated 7/14/22	3
	Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus updated 7/14/22	2
	Murrelet species added 7/14/22	1
	Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	7
	Alcid species added 7/14/22	1
	Family Laridae — Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
	Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	1
	Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea updated 7/14/22	10
	Sabine's Gull Xema sabini updated 7/14/22	16
	Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1
	Black-headed Gull C. ridibundus updated 7/14/22	1
	Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus updated 7/14/22	1
	Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea updated 7/14/22	13
	Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla updated 7/14/22	2
	Franklin's Gull L. pipixcan updated 7/14/22	25
	Pallas's Gull Icthyaetus icthyaetus added 7/14/22	1
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris updated 7/14/22	2
Mew Gull - species split 2021: Common Gull and Short-billed Gull
Common Gull L. canus updated 7/14/22	12
Short-billed Gull L. brachyrhynchus updated 7/14/22	10
Common/Short-billed Gull L. canus/brachyrhynchus updated 7/14/22	4
Western Gull L. occidentalis	1
California Gull L. californicus updated 7/14/22	50
Yellow-legged Gull L. michahellis updated 7/14/22	1
Iceland Gull L. glaucoides thayeri (Thayer's lumped w/ Iceland 2017) updated 7/14/22	64
Lesser Black-backed Gull L. fuscus intermedius updated 7/14/22	1
Slaty-backed Gull L. schistisagus updated 7/14/22	17
Kelp Gull L. dominicanus updated 7/14/22	1
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus added 7/14/22	2
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus updated 7/14/22	20
Bridled Tern O. anaethetus updated 7/14/22	18
Least Tern Sternula antillarum updated 7/14/22	3
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica added 7/14/22	1
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus updated 7/14/22	6
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii updated 7/14/22	4
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea updated 7/14/22	88
Forster's Tern S. forsteri	3
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus updated 7/14/22	1
Sandwich Tern T. sandvicensis updated 7/14/22	40
Sandwich Tern T. sandvicensis eurygnathus updated 7/14/22	1
Elegant Tern T. elegans updated 7/14/22	3
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger updated 7/14/22	5
Order PHAETHONTIFORMES
	Family Phaethontidae — Tropicbirds
	White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	5
	Red-tailed Tropicbird P. rubricauda added 7/14/22 (replaced Red-billed on this list)	1
Order GAVIIFORMES
	Family Gaviidae — Loons
	Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	1
	Arctic Loon G. pacifica added 7/14/22	1
	Pacific Loon G. pacifica updated 7/14/22	37
	Arctic/Pacific Loon G. arctica/pacifica added 7/14/22	2
	Yellow-billed Loon G. adamsii updated 7/14/22	5
Order PROCELLARIIFORMES
	Family Diomedeidae — Albatrosses
	Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos updated 7/14/22	7
	Black-browed Albatross T. melanophris updated 7/14/22	2
	Albatross species added 7/14/22	1
	Family Oceanitidae — Southern Storm-Petrels
	Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus updated 7/14/22	5
	White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina updated 7/14/22	21
	Family Hydrobatidae — Northern Storm-Petrels
	European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus added 7/14/22	1
	Leach's Storm-Petrel H. loucorhous updated 7/14/22	16
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel H. castro updated 7/14/22	11
	Family Procellariidae — Fulmars, Shearwaters and Petrels
	Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	4
	Trindade Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana	2
	Black-capped Petrel P. hasitata updated 7/14/22	12
	Fea's Petrel P. feae updated 7/14/22	3
	Pterodroma species updated 7/14/22	1
	Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii added 7/14/22	1
	Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis updated 7/14/22	3
	Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus updated 7/14/22	2
	Audubon's Shearwater P. lherminieri updated 7/14/22	7
Order CICONIIFORMES
	Family Ciconiidae — Storks
	Wood Stork Mycteria americana updated 7/14/22	8
Order SULIFORMES
	Family Fregatidae — Frigatebirds
	Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens updated 7/14/22	15
	Frigatebird species Fregata species	1
	Family Sulidae — Boobies and Gannets
	Brown Booby Sula leucogaster updated 7/14/22	16
	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus updated 7/14/22	34
	Family Anhingidae — Darters
	Anhinga Anhinga anhinga updated 7/14/22	13
	Family Phalacrocoracidae — Cormorants
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo updated 7/14/22	14
	Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianus updated 7/14/22	5
Order PELECANIFORMES
	Family Pelecanidae — Pelicans
	American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos updated 7/14/22	40
	Brown Pelican P. occidentalis updated 7/14/22	18
	Family Ardeidae — Bitterns, Herons, and Allies
	Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis	1
	Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias occidentalis added 7/14/22	3
	Little Egret Egretta garzetta updated 7/14/22	3
	Western Reef-Heron E. gularis updated 7/14/22	1
	Little Blue Heron E. caerulea updated 7/14/22	1
	Tricolored Heron E. tricolor updated 7/14/22	25
	Reddish Egret E. rufescens updated 7/14/22	3
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis updated 7/14/22	1
	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	1
	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea updated 7/14/22	23
	Family Threskiornithidae — Ibises and Spoonbills
	White Ibis Eudocimus albus updated 7/14/22	16
	White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi updated 7/14/22	26
	Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja updated 7/14/22	3
Order CATHARTIFORMES
	Family Cathartidae — New World Vultures
	California Condor Gymnogyps californianus added 7/14/22	1
	Black Vulture Coragyps atratus updated 7/14/22	26
Order ACCIPITRIFORMES
	Family Pandionidae — Osprey
	Osprey Pandion haliaetus updated 7/14/22	1
	Family Accipitridae — Kites, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies
	White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus updated 7/14/22	2
	Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus updated 7/14/22	22
	White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla added 7/14/22	1
	Steller's Sea-Eagle H. pelagicus added 7/14/22	1
	Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis updated 7/14/22	56
	Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus added 7/14/22	1
	Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni updated 7/14/22	48
	Zone-tailed Hawk B. albonotatus updated 7/14/22	2
	Red-tailed Hawk (Western) B. jamaicensis calurus updated 7/14/22	6
	Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) B. jamaicensis harlani	2
	Rough-legged Hawk B. lagopus	2
	Ferruginous Hawk B. regalis updated 7/14/22	7
Order STRIGIFORMES
	Family Strigidae — True Owls
	"Snyder's" Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus scalariventris added 7/14/22	1
	Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus updated 7/14/22	1
	Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula updated 7/14/22	23
	Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia updated 7/14/22	1
	Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa updated 7/14/22	42
	Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus updated 7/14/22	18
Order PICIFORMES
	Family Picidae — Woodpeckers and Allies
	Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis updated 7/14/22	6
	Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus updated 7/14/22	1
	Yellow-bellied x Red-naped Sapsucker S. thyroideus x nuchalis updated 7/14/22	1
	American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis updated 7/14/22	7
	Black-backed Woodpecker P. arcticus updated 7/14/22	8
	Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii updated 7/14/22	1
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker D. scalaris added 7/14/22	1
	Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus	1
Order FALCONIFORMES
	Family Falconidae — Falcons
	Crested Caracara Caracara plancus updated 7/14/22	4
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus added 7/14/22	2
	Merlin F. columbarius updated 7/14/22	2
	Merlin F. c. suckleyi updated 7/14/22	1
	Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo added 7/14/22	1
	Gyrfalcon F. rusticolus updated 7/14/22	71
Order PSITTACIFORMES
	Family Psittacidae — Parrots
	Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus updated 7/14/22	4
	Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis updated 7/14/22	1
	Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday added 7/14/22	1
	Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis added 7/14/22	1
Order PASSERIFORMES
	Family Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers
	Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens updated 7/14/22	25
	Nutting's Flycatcher M. nuttingi	1
	Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus added 7/14/22	1
	Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus added 7/14/22	1
	Couch's Kingbird T. couchii updated 7/14/22	1
	Cassin's Kingbird T. vociferans uupdated 7/14/22	3
	Western Kingbird T. verticalis updated 7/14/22	23
	Western Kingbird x Eastern Kingbird hybrid T. verticalis x T. tyrannus	1
	Gray Kingbird T. dominicensis updated 7/14/22	13
	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher T. forficatus updated 7/14/22	25
	Fork-tailed Flycatcher T. savana updated 7/14/22	10
	Tyrannus Flycatcher T. species updated 7/14/22	1
	Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii	1
	Hammond's Flycatcher E. hammondii updated 7/14/22	3
	Western Flycatcher E. difficilis updated 7/14/22; lump Pacific-slope & Cordilleran 2023	2
	Cordilleran Flycatcher E. occidentalis updated 7/14/22	1
	Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans added 7/14/22	1
	Say's Phoebe S. saya updated 7/14/22	25
	Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus updated 7/14/22	2
	Family Vireonidae — Vireos
	White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseu updated 7/14/22	2
	Bell's Vireo V. bellii updated 7/14/22	6
	Hutton's Vireo V. huttoni added 7/14/22	1
	Cassin's Vireo V. cassinii	2
	Blue-headed Vireo V. solitarius updated 7/14/22	1
	Warbling Vireo V. gilvus swainsoni	1
	Family Laniidae — Shrikes
	Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus updated 7/14/22	12
	Northern Shrike L. borealis updated 7/14/22	1
	Lanius species added 7/14/22	1
	Family Corvidae — Jays, Magpies, and Crows
	Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis updated 7/14/22	3
	Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri	1
	Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia added 7/14/22	1
	Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula added 7/14/22	1
	Hooded Crow C. cornix hudsonia added 7/14/22	1
	Fish Crow C. ossifragus	1
	Family Paridae — Chickadees and Titmice
	Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis added 7/14/22	1
	Boreal Chickadee P. hudsonicus updated 7/14/22	4
	Great Tit Parus major added 7/14/22	1
	Family Hirundinidae — Martins and Swallows
	Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina added 7/14/22	1
	Purple Martin Progne subis	1
	Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva updated 7/14/22	34
	Family Bombycillidae — Waxwings
	Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	1
	Family Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea updated 7/14/22	2
	Family Troglodytidae — Wrens
	Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus updated 7/14/22	1
	House Wren Troglodytes aedon	1
	Family Mimidae — Mockingbirders, Thrashers, and Allies
	Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus added 7/14/22	1
	Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus added 7/14/22	3
	Family Cinclidae — Dippers
	American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus added 7/14/22	1
	Family Turdidae — Thrushes
	Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides updated 7/14/22	16
	Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi updated 7/14/22	20
	Veery Catharus fuscescens updated 7/14/22	4
	Veery Catharus fuscescens salicicolus added 7/14/22	1
	Bicknell's Thrush C. bicknelli updated 7/14/22	7
Swainson's Thrush C. ustulatus updated 7/14/22	1
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina updated 7/14/22	2
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	1
Fieldfare T. pilaris	1
Redwing T. iliacus updated 7/14/22	2
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius updated 7/14/22	19
Family Muscicapidae — Old World Flycatchers
European Robin Erithacus rubecula added 7/14/22	1
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe updated 7/14/22	25
Family Ploceidae — Weavers and Bishops
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus	1
Family Estrildidae — Waxbills and Allies
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata	1
Family Passeridae — Old World Sparrows
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus added 7/14/22	1
Family Motacillidae — Wagtails and Pipits
"Yellow" Wagtail Motacilla flava/tschutschensis updated 7/14/22	2
"Black-backed" Wagtail M.alba lugens added 7/14/22	1
American Pipit Anthus rubescens	1
Sprague's Pipit A. spragueii added 7/14/22	1
Family Fringillidae — Finches and Crossbills
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla updated 7/14/22	2
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis updated 7/14/22	2
Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii added 7/14/22	1
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris updated 7/14/22	3
Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	1
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea rostrata updated 7/14/22	3
Hoary Redpoll A. hornemanni updated 7/14/22	70
Hoary Redpoll A. h. hornemanni	2
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis added 7/14/22	3
Family Calcariidae — Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus updated 7/14/22	4
Smith's Longspur C. pictus updated 7/14/22	2
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	1
McKay's Bunting P. hyperboreus	1
Family Emberizidae — Old World Buntings
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella added 7/14/22	1
Family Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii updated 7/14/22	1
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus updated 7/14/22	22
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys updated 7/14/22	10
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida updated 7/14/22	1
Field Sparrow S. pusilla arenacea	1
Brewer's Sparrow S. breweri added 7/14/22	1
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca updated 7/14/22	1
"Sooty" Fox Sparrow P. iliaca unalaschensis or fuliginosa updated 7/14/22	1
Fox Sparrow P. iliaca schistacea added 7/14/22	1
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis oreganus updated 7/14/22	2
Dark-eyed Junco J. h. oreganus, or J. h. montanus, or J. h. shufeldti updated 7/14/22	3
Dark-eyed Junco J. h. mearnsi updated 7/14/22	2
Dark-eyed Junco J. h. aikeni	1
Dark-eyed Junco J. h. caniceps	2
White-crowned Sparrow Z. leucophrys gambelii updated 7/14/22	4
Golden-crowned Sparrow Z. atricapilla updated 7/14/22	6
Harris's Sparrow Z. querula updated 7/14/22	24
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii updated 7/14/22	29
Nelson's Sparrow A. nelsoni updated 7/14/22	31
Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii	1
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis princeps updated 7/14/22	1
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii	1
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus	1
Spotted Towhee P. maculatus updated 7/14/22	2
Family Icteridae— Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus updated 7/14/22	28
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta updated 7/14/22	4
Western x Eastern Meadowlark hybrid S. neglecta x magna added 7/14/22	1
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii updated 7/14/22	7
Scott's Oriole I. parisorum	1
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus updated 7/14/22	1
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus	1
Brewer's Blackbird E. cyanocephalus updated 7/14/22	43
Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major updated 7/14/22	4
Family Parulidae — Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla updated 7/14/22	1
Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii added 7/14/22	1
Blue-winged Warbler V. cyanoptera	1
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea added 7/14/22	1
Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii updated 7/14/22	12
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina	1
Orange-crowned Warbler L. celata	1
Virginia's Warbler L. virginiae updated 7/14/22	5
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis updated 7/14/22	4
MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei updated 7/14/22	5
Mourning Warbler G. philadelphia	1
Kentucky Warbler G. formosa	2
Common Yellowthroat G. trichas chryseola updated 7/14/22	1
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii updated 7/14/22	4
Cape May Warbler S. tigrina	1
Northern Parula S. americana added 7/14/22	1
Cerulean Warbler x Northern Parula hybrid S. cerulea x americana added 7/14/22	1
Yellow Warbler S. petechia	1
Palm Warbler S. palmarum	1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's S. coronata auduboni updated 7/14/22	9
Yellow-throated Warbler S. dominica updated 7/14/22	41
Grace's Warbler S. graciae	1
Black-throated Gray Warbler S. nigrescens updated 7/14/22	12
Townsend's Warbler S. townsendi updated 7/14/22	14
Hermit Warbler S. occidentalis updated 7/14/22	2
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus added 7/14/22	1
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla updated 7/14/22	1
Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus updated 7/14/22	2
Family Cardinalidae — Tanagers, Cardinals, and Allies
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra updated 7/14/22	29
Scarlet Tanager P. olivacea updated 7/14/22	1
Western Tanager P. ludoviciana updated 7/14/22	31
Piranga species added 7/14/22	1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus	2
Black-headed Grosbeak P. melanocephalus updated 7/14/22	6
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea updated 7/14/22	27
Lazuli Bunting P. amoena updated 7/14/22	2
Indigo Bunting P. cyanea updated 7/14/22	1
Painted Bunting P. ciris updated 7/14/22	31
Dickcissel Spiza americana	1
Saffron Finch Sicalis la added 7/14/22	1

Each database entry contains (i) the NYSARC reference number, (ii) the date(s) of the sighting, (iii) the county involved, (iv) the status ('accepted' or 'not accepted' by the review committee), (v) the issue of The Kingbird (KB) that contains the relevant NYSARC Annual Report, Special Report, or article with more details (plus a link to the online Report) and lastly, (vi) the names of the persons who contributed 'accepted' reports (we rarely include the names of contributors of reports that were not 'accepted' after review). The NYSARC number provides the least ambiguous way to refer to a given submission and should be used in any correspondence. When written or photographic materials are received, the NYSARC Secretary - currently Gary Chapin - assigns a unique identifier number (e.g. 1986-3-A) representing the year of observation (1986), an arbitrary number (3) reflecting the order of receipt and a single letter code (A) that is used to keep track of multiple submissions that pertain to the same bird or birds. The majority of entries represent species that are truly rare in New York State and the committee expects documentation of all occurrences (see Review List for details). In some cases, the sightings become frequent enough for us to drop the species from the official review list. Good examples are Sandhill Crane and Black Vulture, which have become sufficiently regular across much of the state that they no longer require NYSARC review although they may still require documentation at the local level. Other entries (e.g. Wilson's Phalarope) reflect species that are not as rare but are extremely irregular breeders. Lastly there are species that are occasionally recorded outside the usual seasons. Examples of this loosely defined category include wintering Neotropical migrants (e.g. Veery) or summering arctic breeders (e.g. Rough-legged Hawk).