Annual Report - 2022
 

REPORT OF THE NEW YORK STATE AVIAN RECORDS COMMITTEE FOR 2022

The New York State Avian Records Committee (hereafter “NYSARC” or the “Committee”) evaluated 35 formal submissions involving 26 occurrences of New York State review species from 2022. There were no formal submissions received of New York State review species from previous years. Reports were received from across the state, with 13 of the 62 counties represented plus the pelagic zone. The number of reports accompanied by photographs remains high and naturally benefits the value of the archive. The Committee wishes to remind readers that reports submitted to listservs, local bird clubs, rare bird alerts (RBAs) and even the Kingbird Regional Editors are not necessarily passed along to NYSARC. Doing so, therefore, remains the responsibility of the observer(s). The best way to ensure a rarity is reviewed by NYSARC is to submit a formal report to the Committee, which would include written details and possibly photographs or audio recordings. Submitting an acceptable report to eBird also works, although NYSARC review of eBird reports may lag slightly behind reviews of formal submissions. As is well known by now, the use of the internet and mobile phones has had a very positive impact on the timely dissemination of rare bird sightings and has made it easier for birders to locate rarities found by others. The Committee has always held that receipt of multiple independent reports provides a much fuller documentation of the sighting and can in some cases increase the likelihood of acceptance. We therefore urge ALL observers, not just the finder, to submit written reports and/or photographs. The names of the 26 contributors that submitted materials for the formal submissions (written reports, photographs, video and audio recordings, and sketches) are listed alongside accepted reports and again at the end of the formal submissions section of this document. Where possible, the name(s) of the original finder(s) is (are) included in the narratives. Production of this Annual Report is a team effort. In addition to the contributors referenced above, some Kingbird Regional Editors and eBird reviewers have helped observers to prepare and submit documentation.

HOW TO SUBMIT REPORTS

Advice on how to prepare and submit a report is provided on the NYSARC pages within the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) web site: http://nybirds.org/NYSARC/index.htm

Although it may go without saying that photographs and/or audio recordings of the reported bird(s) can be vitally important to getting a record accepted by the Committee, it cannot be emphasized enough that a thorough written description of the bird(s) and the circumstances of the observation, as well as other pertinent details, can also propel a record to acceptance. Unfortunately, eBird reports are frequently very short on details and when those reports lack hard evidence, such as photos or audio recordings, it becomes difficult for the Committee to accept them. This highlights an important distinction between NYSARC and eBird. Some eBird reports are accepted by eBird reviewers in large part because the observer is considered experienced. While NYSARC may consider the observer’s experience, we require accepted records to have archived documentation that can be reviewed by anyone in the future. As such, some reports from very experienced observers that have few or no substantial details and which were accepted by eBird reviewers, will not be accepted by NYSARC.

Also on the NYSARC pages is a list of species requested for review by NYSARC (The Review List) as well as illustrated copies of previous annual reports. The Committee is very grateful to Carena Pooth (NYSOA Web Master) for updating and continuously improving the NYSARC web site. An on-line reporting form allows observers to compose a written report and attach up to three digital image files (maximum size 7 MB per photo). Documentation (written reports, photographs, audio recordings) and any other correspondence for the Committee can also be sent via email to the NYSARC Secretary, Gary Chapin, at nysarc44@nybirds.org. As a last resort, you can also use regular mail to get your report to Gary:

Gary Chapin, 125 Pine Springs Drive, Ticonderoga, NY 12883

HIGHLIGHTS

2022 was another extraordinary year for New York State ornithology with six species added to the checklist. Choose your adjective—remarkable, extraordinary, unbelievable, etc.—to long-time followers of bird records in our state, the addition of eleven species in 2021 and 2022 is simply extremely difficult to fathom. But fathom—and celebrate—we will. No doubt, the ubiquity of birders with cameras helped with obtaining the required documentation as did the internet and text alert apps, which allowed more birders with the right equipment to see and better document some of these birds than would have been possible in the not-so-distant past. It should be noted that one of the new species—Scopoli’s Shearwater—is due to a taxonomic split, with the first accepted record actually occurring in 2012. The five other species added in 2022 were Mottled Duck, Limpkin, Bermuda Petrel, Zone-tailed Hawk, and Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher. You can read all the details about these thrilling occurrences, along with additional first state records, in Healy (2024). At the end of 2022, the state list stood at 508 species.

COMMITTEE NEWS

The 2022 annual meeting was held via Zoom on 19 November 2023. Note that the annual meeting year refers to the latest reports reviewed at that meeting. Voting on one formal submission and about 17 eBird records was finalized at the meeting. The terms of Tom Burke and Willie D’Anna expired at the end of 2023. Tom, who first joined NYSARC in 1988, agreed to extend his service for another term. His wealth of knowledge and experience continues to be of great benefit to the Committee. Willie decided that it was time for him to rotate off of the Committee. He has served as the Chair since 2017 and has been a Committee member for most of the years since first joining in 2000. His service to the Committee began before eBird and he has witnessed the profound effect that that entity has had upon the ornithological record. As formal submissions to NYSARC declined, it became evident to him and the rest of the Committee that they could soon become irrelevant if nothing was done. This was not necessarily a bad thing, if eBird could do as good a job as the Committee has done since its inception in 1977. However, the acceptance of some records in eBird with only minimal documentation concerned Committee members, as this is not the standard to which the Committee has aspired. So, NYSARC bit the bullet and started to review accepted eBird records, while continuing to review formal submissions. It was not without considerable effort, thought, and discussion, as well as the programming skills of friends of the Committee and Committee members, such as Dean DiTommaso and Jay McGowan. Presently, with several years of eBird records review now under our belts, we believe we have a successful and sustainable system to carry us into the future.

In a desire to help NYSARC in the timely performance of its duties, Willie has agreed to continue assisting with writing the annual reports until the Committee is caught up with them. As such, the main authors of this report are Willie and the Secretary, Gary Chapin. Taking Willie’s slot on NYSARC is Tim Healy. Since the first word Tim ever spoke was “bird”, you might think that he was a natural to serve on the Committee, and you would be so right! Growing up on Long Island and still living there, this life-long birder honed his skills at various sites on the island but especially at Jones Beach, certainly one of the best places in New York to experience a wide variety of birds. He has an incredible wealth of knowledge, not only about birds in New York but much more widely as well. Tim got his Bachelor of Science degree at Cornell University and has field experience from working in Alaska and Maine. Changes in bird distribution and vagrancy have been avid interests, and, as a result, he is an expert in this area among the Committee members, which says a lot! We welcome Tim, who has already proven to be a valuable asset by starting to work on Committee activities before he was even officially installed by NYSOA.

The NYSARC remains caught up on formal submissions, reviewing reports within a year after the close of the previous year. At the time of this writing (June 2025), we have now reviewed accepted 2019-2023 eBird records concurrently with formal submissions from the same year. We have also reviewed accepted eBird records from 2010 through 2018. As eBird was launched in 2002, we only have eight more years to evaluate. Of course, eBird now has many records from years prior to its launch. However, documentation in eBird for most of these older records is very limited, so the Committee will have to decide if it is worth the effort to compile and review these as well.

Since the annual reports have been lagging behind the reviews by a few years, there is a discrepancy between the current Committee members and those listed at the end of this annual report. The current members of the Committee, as of June 2025, are Michael McBrien (Chair), Gary Chapin (Secretary), Tom Burke, Patricia Lindsay, Jay McGowan, Shawn Billerman, Tim Healy, and Mike Cooper. The lead authors of this report are Willie D’Anna and Gary Chapin, with Mike McBrien chipping in as well.

2022 Formal Submissions Accepted

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
2022-1-A One, Stony Brook, Suffolk, 23 Jan (Adrian Burke). eBird 10-16, 18-24, 27 Jan This Pink-footed Goose, found by Isaac Ahuvia and documented for NYSARC by Adrian Burke, provides yet another record for Suffolk County which has by far the most records of any county in New York. Due to an increasing number of records of this species, especially in Kingbird Region 10 but also in central and eastern mainland areas of New York, NYSARC has removed this species from the review list for the entire state. It should be noted, however, that many counties and four entire Kingbird Regions (1, 3, 4, and 6) still do not yet have any records of this goose. In addition to this formal submission record, there were seven eBird records of this species in 2022 that were accepted by NYSARC.

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
2022-28-A/D One, Montauk, Suffolk, 3, 20 Feb 2023 (Stephen Savage, David Gillen, Janet Gillen, Thomas Gillen, ph S. Savage). eBird 17-24, 26-30 Dec 2022, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13,
16, 18, 21-25, 28-31 Jan, 1, 2, 5, 6, 10-14, 18-21, 26, 27 Feb, 5 Mar 2023
This individual was discovered by Brent Bomkamp on 17 Dec 2022 while combing the Lake West territory for rarities during the Montauk Christmas Bird Count. It was seen by many observers that day, as well as over the following months. The Committee received formal submissions for dates of observation in 2023 only, but assigned a 2022 formal submission report number, the year when the swan was discovered and observed by many. While the continued expansion of this species has been noted upstate for more than a decade, Trumpeter Swan is still a major rarity in the Downstate region, particularly on the outer coast of Long Island. This record represents only the third report of Trumpeter Swan for Region 10, all from Suffolk County. This includes a long-returning wintering pair (and later just a single surviving bird) in Yaphank from 2009 to 2013 (NYSARC 2009-13A/B, Kingbird 61(1): 17-18, as well as a wing-tagged individual from Southampton during the winter of 2010-2011. The former was originally accepted with the designation Origins Unknown or Unnatural, but in reviewing 2013 eBird records, with the benefit of hindsight, the Committee came to a consensus on this record that the birds should be considered wild and that labeling the record as Origins Unknown or Unnatural no longer seemed appropriate. The latter record was an eBird report not reviewed by the Committee as it was not yet on the New York State checklist; its interesting story can be read in Kingbird 61(2): 188, 191.

Mottled Duck
photo © John Gluth
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Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
2022-6-A/D One, Amityville, Suffolk, 8 Apr 2022, 29 Mar 2023 (John Gluth, Tim Healy, Shai Mitra, David Gillen/Thomas Gillen, ph J. Gluth, T. Healy, S. Mitra, T. Gillen). eBird 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17-20, 23, 24 Apr, 15 May, 18-24 Oct, 4, 8, 9, 11-13, 15 Nov 2022,
15-20, 22-24, 26, 27, 29, 31 Mar, 1-3, 6-11, 13, 14 Apr 2023
Ernst Mutchnick had the great fortune to discover this duck on 5 Mar 2022 at his local birding patch and also the knowledge and experience to recognize it as being different from the Mallards, American Black Ducks, and Mallard-Black Duck hybrids that are typically seen. With the last spring sighting on 15 May, birders were surprised to see the Mottled Duck return in October, leave again in mid November, then return once more in March 2023. For a full account of this first state record, see Healy (2024).

Calliope Hummingbird
photo © Darlene Massey
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Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphoruscalliope)
2022-22-A One, Eastport, Suffolk, 6-23 Nov (Darlene Massey, ph D. Massey). eBird 6-23 Nov
Just the fifth record for New York, this stunning adult male Calliope Hummingbird delighted birders for over two weeks. It was attracted to the plantings in the yard of Darlene Massey. Since she had not seen any hummingbirds in her yard since the Ruby-throateds left in September, Darlene studied the bird carefully, tentatively identified it, and after confirmation, welcomed birders to her property for a chance to see this little jewel.

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
2022-19-A/B One, Lewiston, Niagara, 16 Nov (Tim Healy, Shai Mitra/Patricia Lindsay, ph T. Healy, S. Mitra). eBird 15-18 Nov

Limpkin
photo © Tim Healy
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Western New York charter fishing captain Frank Campbell occasionally notes unusual birds while working the Niagara River and Lake Ontario. A strange-looking bird at the Lewiston boat launch on the river caught his attention several times between the 9th and 15th of Nov. It was large and often hidden in the weeds next to the harbormaster building. When it finally presented itself out in the open on the mowed grass on 15 Nov, Campbell took the opportunity to snap an image on his cell phone. He texted the photo to his contact at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Connie Adams. Suspecting that it could be a Limpkin, which she knew would be extremely rare, Connie sent the photo to Willie D’Anna for confirmation. Willie immediately left home after sending out an alert about the Limpkin to local birders. After searching for over an hour, he finally located the bird in the weeds next to the harbormaster building. This first state record lingered at the location until 18 Nov, when it was captured by wildlife rehabilitators ahead of an approaching winter storm of potentially historic proportions. For a full account of this record, see Healy (2024) and D’Anna (2023).

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
2022-11-A One, Hampton Bays, Suffolk, 5 Jun (Eileen Schwinn, ph E. Schwinn). eBird 5 Jun
Eileen Schwinn was scanning the shoreline at Tiana Beach when she found this Black-necked Stilt. She immediately phoned some local birders and waited for them to arrive, in order to give them the best chance for seeing the shorebird. There were also three eBird records accepted in 2022. Records of Black-necked Stilt have been increasing for some time and, as a result, NYSARC removed it from the review list in Nov 2023 for sightings anywhere in the state.

Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
2022-3-A/B One, Shinnecock Inlet/Tiana Beach, Suffolk, 23 Jan, 2 Feb (Adrian Burke, Eileen Schwinn). eBird 22, 23, 28 Jan, 2 Feb
Jay Rand found this Thick-billed Murre on the water on 22 Jan, allowing several observers to view it over the following ten days. Adrian Burke and Eileen Schwinn submitted formal reports to NYSARC. There were also seven eBird records accepted by NYSARC in 2022. Due to fairly consistent appearances in recent times, this species was removed from the review list for Downstate areas in November 2023. It remains on the list for Upstate regions.

Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
2022-25-A/B One, Randalls Island, New York, 23 Dec (Tim Healy, Andrew Farnsworth, ph T. Healy). eBird 23 Dec 2022, 3, 19 Jan 2023
Strong winds and flooding rain prompted Andrew Farnsworth to check and see if any birds were deposited in the fields on Randalls Island at the confluence of the Harlem and East Rivers. His hunch was correct, as he found several gulls of interest there, including this one. Farnsworth’s observation led him to strongly suspect this species, rather than the similar Common Gull, but it was the images of the spread wing, obtained by Tim Healy, that clinched the identification. Of particular importance is the pattern on p8, that is, the third primary from the tip of the wing. It shows a bold white “tongue-tip” and less black than the same primary on a Common Gull. While nearby Brooklyn has several records of this species, as well as the formerly-considered same species, Common Gull, this is a first record of either for New York County.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
2022-8-A Sixteen, Bashakill WMA, Sullivan, 13 May (John H. Haas, ph J. Haas). eBird 13 May
Perhaps the most remarkable ornithological event of 2022 was the unprecedented incursion of Arctic Terns into the Hudson Valley on 13-14 May. At least a few of this species likely flies overland on its way from the Atlantic coast to Hudson Bay every spring, as evidenced by records during most years on the Ottawa River at the Canadian capital of Ottawa. In New York, however, records away from Long Island beaches and mudflats are exceedingly scarce. In fact, prior to this event, there were only six records away from the coast that were reviewed and accepted by NYSARC (NYSARC Online Database), as well as a specimen collected by Ludlow Griscom at the north end of Cayuga Lake (Bull 1985). May 2022 saw a remarkable ten upstate records, including this formal submission and nine additional eBird records, several of which involved multiple individuals, such as an astounding 26 individuals in Albany County. The Sullivan County record of 16 Arctic Terns, submitted by the discoverer, John Haas, was the only formal submission received by NYSARC but most of the eBird records were supported by photos as well. This event was not limited to New York but also included New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. There is not universal agreement on exactly what caused this phenomenon but there is agreement that persistent easterly winds had something to do with it. These winds likely pushed terns that were migrating over the open ocean toward the East coast, as evidenced by coastal records to the south of the state prior to arriving in New York (eBird, accessed Dec 2024). One theory has it that the birds had difficulty moving north over the open ocean in the strong winds and simply started moving northward on an overland route after the winds slackened (Fogarty 2022). Others speculated that fog and poor visibility on 13 May caused them to unknowingly move inland (Shai Mitra, pers. comm.), likely after already being pushed close to shore by the persistent winds. The birds then corrected this navigational error by retreating back down the Hudson River, as documented by counts of as many as 29 Arctic Terns flying south toward the ocean while being viewed from Manhattan on the evening of 13 May. One has to wonder if some of the terns did not backtrack, however, and simply continued northward along the Hudson, through Lakes George and Champlain to the St. Lawrence River, and then to the Ottawa River, where as stated, the species is somewhat regular in spring and thus, cutting off hundreds of miles from an alternative route via the ocean to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. The earliest arrivals in Ottawa in 2022 were not until 26 May and the northern-most record in New York was at Saratoga Lake on 20 May, a week after the main event in the lower Hudson Valley, so this possibility seems plausible. Being strong fliers and breeding on Hudson Bay, one might surmise that an inland route would be taken on at least a somewhat regular basis. As inland birders learn the nuances of this difficult identification, that theory may as yet be borne out. Indeed there are already several inland spring records in eBird for neighboring states and the province of Ontario, which support this.

Pacific Loon
photo © John Gluth
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Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
2022-4-A One, Great River, Suffolk, 19 Feb (John Gluth, ph J. Gluth). eBird 19 Feb
To an avid birder, few things beat getting close views of a rare species, especially when it is an identification challenge. Although this loon did not cooperate for other birders, despite the finder John Gluth’s, efforts to notify them, the close proximity of the bird allowed Gluth to acquire outstanding diagnostic photos. There were two other eBird records of this species accepted in 2022. Due to a significant increase in records starting in the 1990s, Pacific Loon was taken off of the review list for the entire state at the 19 Nov 2023 NYSARC meeting. The Committee reminds birders that this is a challenging identification and that both Common and Red-throated Loons should be carefully ruled out before a record of this species is claimed.

Bermuda Petrel
photo © Sean Sime
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Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow)
2022-26-A/B One, Hudson Canyon, Pelagic, 17 Oct (Tim Healy, Sean Sime, ph T. Healy, S. Sime). eBird 17 Oct
This outstanding first record for New York State occurred during a pelagic trip organized by American Princess Cruises, making for a huge celebration among the many birders gathered aboard the boat. For a full account of this record, see Healy (2024).

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
2022-13-A One, Lake Tappan, Rockland, 21 Jul (Moe Lehmann, ph M. Lehmann). eBird 20-31 Jul, 1-3, 5-8, 18, 19, 24, 26-29, 31 Aug, 3-5 Sep
This Anhinga on Lake Tappan in Rockland County was only the sixth accepted record for New York. Discovered by Isaac Ruschak on 20 Jul, the bird lingered for nearly seven weeks.

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
2022-20-A One, Owego, Tioga, 16-17 Oct (Caleb Kline)
Although White-faced Ibis has shown a great increase in records during the past two decades, most are from just a few areas: Long Island, which has the majority of records, and Montezuma, Braddock Bay, and Iroquois National Wildlife Refuges. Most of the counties in the state do not have a record of this species, so the bird found in Tioga County provided a very rare record outside of the areas mentioned. Although this species is somewhat localized in its appearances, it is widespread enough and with increasing records that the Committee decided to remove it from the review list for the entire state.

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
2022-12-A One, Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, 22 May (Peter Paul, ph P. Paul). eBird 21, 22 May
Anticipating the possibility of this species, Peter and Daisy Paul were birding at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. When a raptor flew over, Peter deftly snapped some photos in the few seconds of opportunity that he had. He did not even have time to look at it in binoculars but with his naked-eye view, he still suspected this species and his photos confirmed his suspicion. With sightings by several birders on the previous day in eBird, the NYSARC has judged these reports from both days as being of the same individual. However, it is not entirely clear that that was the case and being in an area where spring migrants are occasionally seen, it is possible that more than one individual was involved. NYSARC accepted 15 other records in eBird. See the “2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC” and the “Other 2022 eBird Records Accepted by NYSARC” further on in this report. Since 1985, NYSARC has accepted records of this species in most years, despite the difficulties that some birders have in identifying raptors, as well as the difficulty in obtaining photographic documentation of fly-by individuals, which is how most kites are observed in New York. These difficulties are primarily what have kept the Committee from taking the species off of the review list. However, with a rapidly growing body of accepted records, at the 19 Nov 2023 NYSARC meeting, Mississippi Kite was taken off of the review list for the entire state.

Zone-tailed Hawk
photo © Seth Barr
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Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
2022-5-A One, Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, 2 Apr (Seth Barr, ph S. Barr). eBird 2 Apr The ubiquity of birders with cameras, as well as a location with many birders, has a lot to do with the procurement of this amazing first-state record from Brooklyn’s famed Green-Wood Cemetery. Only observed flying overhead, a handful of people, birding separately, were able to spot this incredible rarity, with at least two of them obtaining photos, including Seth Barr, who documented his sighting for NYSARC. For a full account of this record, see Healy (2024).

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
2022-14-A/B One, Camp Hero State Park/Gardiners Island, Suffolk, 2, 16 Sep (Elias Markee-Ratner, Andrew Farnsworth, ph E. Markee-Ratner). eBird 2, 16, 17 Sep
Elias Markee-Ratner was gobsmacked when he observed this bird in Montauk. He had been preparing to do a seawatch and was returning to the car for a sweater when he spotted the Crested Caracara in flight. He snapped some photos and, fortunately, the bird landed, allowing Elizabeth Ratner to see it as well. Two weeks later, Andrew Farnsworth saw what is presumed to be the same bird, on Gardiners Island. According to Farnsworth, Jim Weber discovered the bird there on 7 Sep and it was last viewed on 7 Nov. At the request of the owners of this private island, the observations on Gardiner’s Island were kept quiet until after the bird disappeared. This is the fifth record for the state, all since 2015.

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
photo © Gabriel Willow
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Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
2022-17-A/C One, Wave Hill, Bronx, 9 Oct (John H. Haas, Gabriel Willow, Sean Sime, ph J. Haas, G. Willow, S. Sime). eBird 9 Oct
While guiding a walk with more than 20 people on the Wave Hill estate in the Bronx, Gabriel Willow discovered this Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, a first for the state. The species was not on the radar of most knowledgeable birders, as only one prognosticator selected it as a possibility in Doug Gochfeld’s most recent compilation of the next new species to arrive in New York (Gochfeld 2023). For a full account of this remarkable record, see Healy (2024).

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
2022-10-A One, Stony Kill Farm EEC, Dutchess, 9 Jun (Carena Pooth, ph C. Pooth). eBird 9, 10 Jun
The Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center was the site of this fortuitous find by Stacey Adams, who worked there. She contacted Barbara Michelin, who in turn alerted birders to the flycatcher’s presence, allowing many to see this exciting rarity over the two days that it was present.

Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
2022-23-A One, Bashakill WMA, Sullivan, 9-10 Dec (John H. Haas, ph J. Haas). eBird 9, 10 Dec
When John Haas found this flycatcher at Bashakill WMA, he knew it was not one of the typical Empidonax species of the region, all of which he was familiar with. The exceptionally late date also suggested to him the possibility of it being a western stray. When he heard it calling, he made sure to get a recording, which enabled him to identify the bird and, in turn, got several birders out to see this rare vagrant the next day. This is the fourth record for the state and the furthest north, with the other records coming from Nassau, Westchester, and New York Counties.

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
2022-2-A One, Esopus Meadows Preserve and Lighthouse Park, Ulster, 19 Jan (Adrian Burke). eBird 11, 15-25 Jan, 1 Feb
Although found by Jim Yates on 11 Jan, it was not until four days later that other birders were able to relocate this Mountain Bluebird. It was then seen regularly over the following ten days. This is the first accepted record away from the coast since 2005, when one was seen in Tompkins County.

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
2022-15-A One, Yonkers, Westchester, 7 Sep (Brendon Kelly, ph B. Kelly). eBird 7 Sep While working at the Hillview Reservoir, Brendon Kelly found this very rare Northern Wheatear foraging on the rocks and grass adjacent to the reservoir. This is the second earliest fall migrant for New York. Westchester also has the distinction of having the earliest fall migrant in the state, which occurred on 6 Sep 2011. One other record of Northern Wheatear in 2022 was accepted by NYSARC, a bird at Jones Beach SP in Nassau County. See the “2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC” further on in this report.
 

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
2022-7-A One, Prospect Park, Kings, 28 Apr (Ryan Mandelbaum, ph R. Mandelbaum). eBird 28-30 Apr
Ryan Mandelbaum found this Black-throated Gray Warbler at heavily birded Prospect Park. Although his obstructed initial views were inconclusive, he suspected this species and got the word out to other birders. This was a winning strategy, as the bird was relocated, photographed well, and its identification confirmed. One other record of this warbler occurred in New York in 2022, a bird found in Nassau County. See the “2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC” further on in this report.

Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
2022-9-A One, Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, 20 May (Seth Barr, ph S. Barr). eBird 20, 21 May
2022-21-A One, Fort Greene Park, Kings, 22 Nov (Anke Frohlich, ph A. Frohlich). eBird 16-24, 26 Nov, 3, 8, 10, 13-15, 17-21 Dec
Cedric Duhalde found the singing male Townsend’s Warbler at Green-Wood Cemetery. Word spread quickly after discovery, allowing many birders to see it that day, as well as the following. Amazingly, a Townsend’s Warbler was seen at this same location during the previous fall. Brooklyn’s third Townsend’s Warbler in a little more than a year occurred at Fort Greene Park, found by the indefatigable Doug Gochfeld, who also found the first! One other record of this warbler was found in 2022, a bird seen in Buffalo. See the “Other 2022 eBird Records Accepted by NYSARC” further on in this report.

Western Tanager
photo © Terry Bohling
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Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
2022-16-A One, Town of Conesus, Livingston, 16 Apr (Terry Bohling, ph T. Bohling). eBird 16-22 Apr
This male Western Tanager was coming to the feeding station of Lynne Parsons, who welcomed birders into her home to see this first record for Livingston County. Seven additional records of this tanager in 2022 were accepted by NYSARC. See the “2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC” and the “Other 2022 eBird Records Accepted by NYSARC” further on in this report. Due to a marked increase in records of this species in recent years, Western Tanager was taken off of the review list for the entire state in November 2023.

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
2022-24-A One, Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Nassau, 10 Dec (David Gillen). eBird 9-11 Dec
Found by Linda Karlin on 8 Dec, many birders were able to see this female or immature male Painted Bunting over the following three days. There were three additional records in 2022 that were also accepted by the Committee. See the “2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC” further on in this report. Due to a marked increase in records of this species in recent years, Painted Bunting was taken off of the review list for the entire state in November 2023.

2022 Formal Submission Not Accepted

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
2022-18-A One, Manhattan, New York, 11 Oct
This report included a photo of a dead bird that was found in Manhattan, possibly the victim of a building strike. The photo shows a bird with a damaged bill, which Committee members agreed was actually a Bay-breasted Warbler.

Formal Submission Contributors:

Robert Atkinson, Seth Barr, Terry Bohling, Adrian Burke, Andrew Farnsworth, Anke Frohlich, David Gillen, Janet Gillen, Thomas Gillen, John Gluth, John H. Haas, Tim Healy, Brendon Kelly, Caleb Kline, Moe Lehmann, Patricia J. Lindsay, Ryan Mandelbaum, Elias Markee-Ratner, Darlene Massey, Shaibal S. Mitra, Peter Paul, Carena Pooth, Stephen Savage, Eileen Schwinn, Sean Sime, Gabriel Willow.

2022 eBird Records

The Committee began to review accepted eBird records for the first time in 2020. The 2019 eBird records were reviewed concurrently with the 2019 formal submissions in 2020 and published together in the 2019 annual report (see D’Anna, et al., 2023), marking the first time that the Committee has published eBird records that we reviewed and accepted. Due to the much greater number of reviews that are necessary with the addition of eBird records, we have developed some time-saving procedures. The “auto-accept list” is a list of species reported to eBird which we will automatically accept, if the record includes an unambiguous photo, usually determined by the secretary, Gary Chapin. The species on this list are usually ones that are straightforward to identify in a photo and are not extreme vagrants. Records accepted in this manner are listed in this report under “2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC”. For the remaining eBird records, we have developed a procedure whereby each member only reviews three-sevenths of the records. Every eBird record is reviewed by three Committee members. If all three members vote to accept, the record is thereby accepted. Although this may seem like a lower standard than we use for reviewing formal submissions, it should be remembered that the record has already been reviewed and accepted by an eBird reviewer. In addition, if just one member or more votes not to accept, the record is then adjudicated by the entire Committee, using the same voting procedures as for formal submissions. And finally, any decisions on eBird records can be challenged and reviewed by the entire Committee at any time, should a member request it. Records accepted in this manner are listed in this report under “Other 2022 eBird Records Accepted by NYSARC”.

This is the fourth annual report that includes decisions on eBird records. Only eBird records which we decided to accept are included. For eBird records for which we also reviewed a formal submission, the record is only listed with the formal submissions. Unlike with a formal submission, where an observer voluntarily submits a report to NYSARC, observers of an eBird record have not requested that NYSARC review their report. Therefore, to avoid possible embarrassment, eBird records which we did not accept are not shown. Also, to save time and space, the observers’ names for the accepted eBird records have been left out.

NYSARC’s policy has always been that it is where the location of the bird is that matters, not the observer. However, eBird’s policy is that the location should be mapped (pinned) approximately where the observer is. This is a problem when a bird is in one county while being viewed from another. One example of this is the “Great White Heron” (2022-195e) that was always in Rockland County but was viewed three times from across the Hudson River in Westchester County. If we are aware of this, as in this example, we only list the bird as occurring in one county, in this case Rockland. This can also be a problem when a bird occurs across the boundary of another state or even another country. The first state record Limpkin (2022-19), in Niagara County, was on the US side of the Niagara River, while birders in Ontario, Canada were able to view it from the other side. Although this was not an issue with NYSARC, it was a concern to the Ontario Bird Records Committee because, at the time, there were no records of the species in Ontario, even though eBird was now showing that there was.

As with formal submissions, eBird records are given a unique NYSARC number. The number refers to all the accepted eBird reports at all of the locations and dates where and when that individual bird or birds occurred. An “e” at the end of the number distinguishes eBird records from formal submission records. Unlike formal submission reports, which may have eBird reports that also support the same record, there are no formal submissions supporting these eBird records, unless a formal submission was made after the eBird record was reviewed by NYSARC.

The Committee would like to know about any errors and omissions found by the reader. This will enable us to keep a more accurate and complete database. Sightings can be added to eBird or removed from eBird at any time after the sighting, even years afterward. The records listed here were captured at one moment in time and may differ from the current eBird record shown online. There could be discrepancies between the dates of accepted records listed and those that currently appear in eBird. If a record does not appear here but shows in eBird, it could be because it was accepted by an eBird reviewer but not accepted by NYSARC. It is also possible that the record was added to eBird after records from that year were reviewed by the Committee. Also, if you notice a record listed here that does not show in eBird, it could be because the checklist was deleted by the observer or hidden from public view. For any of these, we would greatly appreciate hearing about them—please email the NYSARC secretary, Gary Chapin, at: nysarc44@nybirds.org.

2022 eBird Records Automatically Accepted by NYSARC

Note: These are eBird records that were accepted on the basis of an unambiguous photograph.

2022-100e Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, One, Miller Field, Richmond, 18-23, 25-31 May, 1, 2 Jun
2022-101e Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Four, West Islip, Suffolk, 10 Jun
2022-102e Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, One-four, Avalon Nature Preserve, Suffolk, 12, 29 Jun
2022-103e Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Two, Mattituck, Suffolk, 21 Jun
2022-105e Pink-footed Goose, One, Dutchess Rail Trail and James Baird SP, Dutchess, 14-17 Jan, 2 Mar
2022-107e Pink-footed Goose, Two, Midland Beach, Richmond, 31 Dec
2022-108e Pink-footed Goose, One, Mattituck, Suffolk, 28 Jan
2022-109e Pink-footed Goose, One, Southhaven County Park, Suffolk, 5 Feb
2022-111e Pink-footed Goose, One-two, Northport, Greenlawn, and Centerport, Suffolk, 27, 28 Nov, 1-4 Dec 2022, 4, 7, 27-30 Jan, 12-16 Feb 2023
2022-114e Barnacle Goose, One, Tracy Rd, Sherburne, Chenango, 3 Mar
2022-120e Tufted Duck, One, Wertheim NWR, Suffolk, 19, 20 Dec
2022-123e White-winged Dove, One, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Kings, 22 Nov
2022-124e White-winged Dove, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 9, 10 Jun
2022-133e Black-necked Stilt, One, Lido Beach Passive Nature Area, Nassau, 28 May
2022-135e Black-necked Stilt, One, Scallop Pond Preserve, Suffolk, 17, 19-24 May
2022-137e Ruff, One, Townline Rd, Somerset, Niagara, 30 Apr, 1-5 May
2022-138e Ruff, One, Armitage Rd, Seneca and Wayne, 20-22 Oct
2022-147e Thick-billed Murre, One, Gravesend Bay and Coney Island Creek, Kings, 20 Feb
2022-148e Thick-billed Murre, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 26 Feb
2022-149e Thick-billed Murre, One, Fort Tilden, Queens, 24 Jan
2022-150e Thick-billed Murre, One, Great Kills Park, Richmond, 4-6 Feb
2022-151e Thick-billed Murre, One, Bellport Bay Yacht Club, Suffolk, 17 Jan
2022-155e Atlantic Puffin, Two, Pelagic (39.4984905, -72.3664917 and 39.5564457, - 72.4580697), Suffolk, 23 May
2022-174e White-faced Storm-Petrel, One, Pelagic (39.4894, -71.4745), Suffolk, 15 Aug
2022-196e Tricolored Heron, One, Tifft Nature Preserve and Times Beach Nature Preserve, Erie, 21, 23-30 Aug
2022-197e Tricolored Heron, One, Perch River WMA, Jefferson, 4-7, 10-13, 16, 21, 24 Jun
2022-198e White Ibis, One, Calvert Vaux Park, Kings, 12 Apr
2022-199e White Ibis, One, Oakwood Beach, Richmond, 10-23, 25-30 Aug
2022-200e White Ibis, One, River Rd marshes and RR tracks, Richmond, 11 Sep
2022-201e White Ibis, One-seven, West Meadow Wetlands Reserve, Suffolk, 13-18, 20, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31 Aug, 1 Sep
2022-202e White Ibis, One-two, Cedar Beach and Seganus Thatch, Suffolk, 21, 30 Sep
2022-203e White Ibis, One, The Landing, Dobbs Ferry, Westchester, 29 Aug

2022-204e White-faced Ibis, One, Braddock Bay, Monroe, 26, 27 Apr
2022-205e White-faced Ibis, One, Tonawanda WMA-Paddy One, Niagara, 22-27 May
2022-206e White-faced Ibis, One, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, 7 Jun
2022-207e White-faced Ibis, One-two, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, 12-14, 16, 17, 19, 22-27, 30 Jul
2022-208e White-faced Ibis, One-three, Northern Montezuma WMA, Wayne, 27-30 Apr, 2-6 May
2022-209e Swallow-tailed Kite, One, Spook Hill Rd, Dutchess, 5 May
2022-212e Swallow-tailed Kite, One, Derby Hill Hawk Watch and Bishop Rd, Pulaski, Oswego, 3 May
2022-220e Mississippi Kite, One, Central Park and Carl Schurz Park, New York, 21 May
2022-222e Mississippi Kite, One, Sterling Forest SP, Orange, 22, 23 May
2022-224e Mississippi Kite, One, Mt Loretto Unique Area, Richmond, 17 May
2022-228e Mississippi Kite, One-two, Country Knolls, Saratoga, 5-8, 10-22, 24-28, 30 Jun, 1-5, 7, 9-11, 16, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31 Jul, 9 Aug
2022-2 29e Mississippi Kite, One, Ridge, Suffolk, 20 May
2022-231e Mississippi Kite, One, Beechwood SP, Wayne, 20 May
2022-246e Cave Swallow, One, Coney Island Pier, Kings, 8 Nov
2022-248e Cave Swallow, One, Fort Tilden, Queens, 14 Nov
2022-250e Townsend’s Solitaire, One, Oak Beach, Suffolk, 29 Oct
2022-258e Northern Wheatear, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 21 Sep
2022-260e Lark Sparrow, One, Woodlawn, Erie, 21, 22 Dec
2022-261e Lark Sparrow, One, Jacobs Rd and Redman Rd, Monroe, 14 Apr
2022-262e Lark Sparrow, One, Station Rd West, Maybrook, Orange, 17-26, 28-30 Jan, 1, 5 Feb
2022-278e Black-throated Gray Warbler, One, Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area,Nassau, 16 Nov
2022-280e Western Tanager, One, Prospect Park, Kings, 25 May
2022-281e Western Tanager, One, Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, 16 Nov
2022-282e Western Tanager, One, Edgemere Dr, Monroe, 14 Apr
2022-283e Western Tanager, One, Putnam Valley, Putnam, 9 Jan
2022-284e Western Tanager, One, Fort Tilden, Queens, 27 Nov
2022-286e Western Tanager, One, Waverly, Tioga, 28 Apr
2022-287e Blue Grosbeak, One, Ulster Park, Ulster, 17 Jul
2022-288e Painted Bunting, One, Central Park, New York, 19 May
2022-289e Painted Bunting, One, Montauk, Suffolk, 17 Dec
2022-290e Painted Bunting, One, North Fork Preserve, Suffolk, 25 Dec

Other 2022 eBird Records Accepted by NYSARC

Note: These are records, other than automatically accepted records, that were accepted after being reviewed according to the procedures outlined above under “2022 eBird Records”.

2022-104e Tundra Bean-Goose, One, Seneca Lake SP and Savannah Mucklands, Seneca, Ontario, and Wayne, 9, 10, 13, 14 Mar
2022-106e Pink-footed Goose, Two, Glen Head, Nassau, 18 Dec
2022-110e Pink-footed Goose, One, Southampton, Suffolk, 7 Feb
2022-113e Brant (Black), One, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, 6 Feb
2022-115e Barnacle Goose, One, Wilson, Niagara, 1-4 Jun
2022-117e Trumpeter Swan, One, Lake Tappan, Rockland, 8 Mar
2022-118e Trumpeter Swan, One, Fort Pond, Suffolk, 17-24, 26-30 Dec 2022, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21-25, 28-31 Jan, 1, 2, 5, 6, 10-14, 18-21, 26, 27 Feb, 5 Mar 2023
2022-119e Cinnamon Teal, One, Groveland Flats, Livingston, 21, 27-31 Mar, 2-4 Apr
2022-121e Common Eider, One, Ontario Beach to Manitou Beach, Monroe, 27, 28, 30, 31 Jan, 1, 8, 14, 16, 19-21, 26, 27 Feb, 1, 2, 9, 13-15, 18, 20, 21, 26, 31 Mar, 1-4, 10, 12, 19, 20, 22, 27 Apr, 1 May
2022-125e Rufous Hummingbird, One, Elsmere, Albany, 5 Aug
2022-126e Rufous Hummingbird, One, Chenango Valley SP, Broome, 19, 21, 28, 31 Aug
2022-127e Rufous Hummingbird, One, Great Valley, Cattaraugus, 18, 21, 26 Nov, 3, 10, 14 Dec
2022-128e Rufous Hummingbird, One, Goshen, Orange, 9-11 Aug
2022-129e Rufous Hummingbird, One, Carmel Hamlet, Putnam, 1, 3, 10, 30 Dec 2022, 2, 5 Jan, 5, 10 Apr 2023
2022-130e Rufous Hummingbird, One, Rocky Point, Suffolk, 22-23, 25-28 Nov
2022-132e Yellow Rail, One, Candor, Tioga, 17 Oct
2022-134e Black-necked Stilt, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 17 Sep
2022-136e Bar-tailed Godwit (Siberian), One, Cupsogue Beach CP, Suffolk, 19-31 Jul, 1, 2, 4-10 Aug
2022-139e Curlew Sandpiper, One, Montezuma NWR, Seneca, 12-14 May
2022-140e Western Sandpiper, One, Braddock Bay-East Spit, Monroe, 25, 27 Sep
2022-141e Western Sandpiper, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 9 Jun
2022-142e Western Sandpiper, One, Breezy Point Tip, Queens, 23 Jun
2022-143e Western Sandpiper, One, Montezuma NWR, Seneca, 10 Sep
2022-144e Western Sandpiper, One, Moriches Bay, Suffolk, 30 May
2022-292e Western Sandpiper, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 10 Jun. Note: this is a different individual than the bird seen here the day previous (2022-141e).
2022-145e South Polar Skua, One, Robert Moses SP, Suffolk, 2 Jul
2022-146e Thick-billed Murre, One, Coney Island Creek Park, Kings, 17 Jan
2022-152e Thick-billed Murre, One, Camp Hero SP, Suffolk, 29 Dec 2022, 2, 18, 21 Jan 2023
2022-153e Razorbill, One-two, Fort Niagara SP, Niagara, 4, 6, 7 Dec
2022-154e Atlantic Puffin, Two, Pelagic (39.911119,-72.761121), Suffolk, 21 Feb
2022-156e California Gull, One, Van Cleef Lake and Cayuga Lake, Seneca, 21, 22, 26 Dec
2022-159e Slaty-backed Gull, One, Central Park, New York, 31 Jan, 1-3, 8, 10-12 Feb
2022-160e Slaty-backed Gull, One, Niagara Falls SP, Niagara, 5, 16 Jan
2022-161e Least Tern, Two, Braddock Bay and Ontario Beach Park, Monroe, 12 Jun
2022-162e Arctic Tern, Five-eleven, Basic Creek Reservoir, Albany, 13 May
2022-163e Arctic Tern, Two-nine, Beacon to Rhinecliff, Dutchess, 13, 14, 16, 17 May
2022-164e Arctic Tern, One-two, Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill NWR, Orange, 13 May
2022-165e Arctic Tern, Four-seven, Glenmere Lake, Orange, 13 May
2022-166e Arctic Tern, Three, Washington Lake, Orange, 13 May
2022-167e Arctic Tern, 26, Garrison Landing Historic District, Putnam, 13 May
2022-168e Arctic Tern, Two, Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer, 13 May
2022-169e Arctic Tern, One, Saratoga Lake, Saratoga, 20 May
2022-171e Arctic Tern, One-four, Kingston Point, Ulster, 17 May
2022-172e Pacific Loon, One, Hamlin Beach SP, Monroe, 7 Nov
2022-173e Pacific Loon, One, Fort Pond Bay, Suffolk, 30 Dec 2022, 1, 21, 25, 28 Jan 2023
2022-175e White-faced Storm-Petrel, One, Pelagic (39.558,-72.398), Suffolk, 4 Sep
2022-176e Leach’s Storm-Petrel, One, Montauk Point, Suffolk, 3 Oct
2022-177e Northern Fulmar, One, Long Beach, Nassau, 31 Dec

2022-178e Northern Fulmar, One, Robert Moses SP, Suffolk, 23 Dec
2022-179e Black-capped Petrel, One, Pelagic (39.4232588,-72.3022391), Suffolk, 23 May
2022-180e Black-capped Petrel, Three, Pelagic E,G,H, Suffolk, 15 Aug
2022-181e Black-capped Petrel, 31, Pelagic B,C,D,E,F, Suffolk, 17 Oct
2022-182e Scopoli’s Shearwater, Two, Pelagic (40.826567,-71.784815), Suffolk, 10 Aug
2022-183e Scopoli’s Shearwater, One, Pelagic (41.077330,-71.847268), Suffolk, 29 Aug
2022-184e Scopoli’s Shearwater, One, Pelagic (40.908962,-71.901331), Suffolk, 31 Aug
2022-185e Magnificent Frigatebird, One, Orient Point to Greenport and Gardiner’s Island, Suffolk, 24, 27 May
2022-187e Brown Booby, One, Governors Island, New York, 7 Sep
2022-188e Brown Booby, One, Richmond Terrace waterfront, Richmond, 30 Oct, 1-8, 10-13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26 Nov
2022-189e Brown Booby, One, Smith Point CP and Cupsogue Beach CP, Suffolk, 5, 7 Jul
2022-190e Brown Booby, One, Gardiners Bay, Suffolk, 28 Jul
2022-192e Brown Booby, One, Montauk Point, Suffolk, 1 Nov
2022-193e Neotropic Cormorant, One, Delaware Park, Erie, 5-10, 12-17, 19-23, 25-30 Oct, 2, 4, 9 Nov
2022-194e Neotropic Cormorant, One, Hudson River at Newburgh, Orange, and Beacon, Dutchess. Orange: 28-30 May, 1-8, 10-15, 18, 20, 24-26, 28, 29 Jun, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14-17, 23, 24, 26, 29-31 Jul, 1-4, 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 20, 22, 26 Aug, 5, 11, 21, 23, 28 Sep, 2, 3, 6, 9 Oct 2022, 27-30 June, 1, 4, 5, 7-9, 15, 19-22, 26, 28-30 July, 1-3, 6, 7, 12-17, 21, 24, 26, 28-31 Aug, 1, 3-6, 10-12, 15, 17, 20, 24, 26, 28 Sep, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-11 Oct 2023; Dutchess: 29 May, 2 Jun, 6, 7 Jul, 3 Aug 2022, 28 Jun, 4, 5, 9, 17, 21, 24, 25 July, 1, 4, 5 Aug, 18, 20 Sep 2023
2022-195e Great Blue Heron (Great White), One, Piermont Pier, Rockland, 15, 19, 22-31 Jul, 2-17, 19, 20, 23-30 Aug, 1, 3-6, 8-15, 19, 20, 22-25, 27, 30 Sep, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13-16, 20, 21, 24-27, 30 Oct, 3, 4, 6, 8 Nov. This long staying “Great White Heron” was apparently only seen at Piermont Pier in Rockland County, although it was also viewed from the Westchester County side of the Hudson River.
2022-210e Swallow-tailed Kite, One, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, 8 May
2022-211e Swallow-tailed Kite, One, Jones Beach SP, Nassau, 27 Apr
2022-213e Swallow-tailed Kite, One, Far Rockaway, Queens, 20 Aug
2022-214e Swallow-tailed Kite, One, Fresh Kills Park and Staten Island Academy, Richmond, 21 Apr
2022-215e Mississippi Kite, One, Braddock Bay SP, Monroe, 20 May
2022-216e Mississippi Kite, One, West Irondequoit, Monroe, 28 May
2022-217e Mississippi Kite, One, Port Washington North, Nassau, 16 May
2022-219e Mississippi Kite, One, Inwood Hill Park, New York, 14 May
2022-221e Mississippi Kite, One, Central Park, New York, 23 May
2022-226e Mississippi Kite, One, Miller Field, Richmond, 21 May
2022-227e Mississippi Kite, One, Brookfield Park, Richmond, 5 Jun
2022-230e Mississippi Kite, One, Ulster Park, Ulster, 10 Jun
2022-232e Mississippi Kite, One, Kensico Reservoir, Westchester, 23 May
2022-233e Swainson’s Hawk, One, Braddock Bay SP, Monroe, 16 Jun
2022-234e Swainson’s Hawk, One, Braddock Bay-East Spit, Monroe, 19 Sep
2022-236e Ash-throated Flycatcher, One, Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, 24 Nov
2022-238e Tropical Kingbird, One, Breezy Point Tip, Queens, 28 Oct
2022-239e Western Kingbird, One, Beechwood SP, Wayne, 9 Apr
2022-240e Gray Kingbird, One, Miller Field, Richmond, 22 Sep
2022-241e Fork-tailed Flycatcher, One, Greig Farm, Red Hook, Dutchess, 17 Sep
2022-242e Loggerhead Shrike, One, South Hannibal, Oswego, 2, 3 Sep

2022-243e Loggerhead Shrike, One, Shawangunk Grasslands NWR, Ulster, 9 Nov, 2, 5, 10, 12, 27 Dec 2022, 13, 18, 28-30 Jan 2023
2022-244e Loggerhead Shrike, One, Croton Point Park, Westchester, 2 Aug
2022-245e Cave Swallow, Two, Crown Point Historic Site, Essex, 6 Nov
2022-247e Cave Swallow, Three, Olcott, Niagara, 5 Nov
2022-249e Cave Swallow, One, Myers Point, Tompkins, 6 Nov
2022-251e Bicknell’s Thrush, One, Prospect Park, Kings, 20-21 May
2022-252e Bicknell’s Thrush, One, Green-Wood Cemetery, Kings, 21 May
2022-253e Bicknell’s Thrush, One, Central Park, New York, 10-15 May
2022-255e Bicknell’s Thrush, One, Central Park, New York, 20-22 May
2022-259e Smith’s Longspur, One, Leicester, Livingston, 13-15 Mar
2022-263e Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), One, Wells College Campus, Cayuga, 27 Feb
2022-264e Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus), One, Groveland Ave, Porter, Niagara, 16 Feb
2022-265e Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), One, East Shelby, Orleans, 23-25, 27 Dec 2022, 10, 15 Jan, 2-5, 19, 27 Feb, 29 Mar 2023
2022-267e White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s), One, Erie Basin, Buffalo, Erie, 5-8 Dec
2022-268e White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s), One, Black Dirt Region, Orange, 18 Jan
2022-269e White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s), One, Derby Hill Hawk Watch,Oswego, 7 May
2022-270e White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s), One, Mattituck, Suffolk, 4, 5 May
2022-271e White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s), One, Hurleyville Swamp, Sullivan, 7 Oct
2022-272e White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s), One, Kingston Point, Ulster, 2, 7 Nov, 8 Dec, 11, 13, 18 Jan, 6 Feb, 8, 18, 22, 24 Mar, 11, 21 Apr
2022-274e Western Meadowlark, One, Shawangunk Grasslands NWR, Ulster, 28 Nov
2022-275e Kirtland’s Warbler, One, Fort Drum, Jefferson, 16 May
2022-276e Kirtland’s Warbler, One, Braddock Bay-Owl Woods, Monroe, 15 May
2022-277e Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s), One, Lansing Station Rd, Tompkins, 3 Mar
2022-279e Townsend’s Warbler, One, Erie Basin, Buffalo, Erie, 29 Sep

2022 eBird Records Accepted in Revised Form

2022-291e Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird, One, Babylon, Suffolk, 21 Nov. The reviewed checklist was submitted as a Rufous Hummingbird but the Committee could only accept it to the species pair shown.
2022-186e frigatebird species, One, Robert Moses SP, Suffolk, 4 Jun. The reviewed checklist submitted this as a Magnificent Frigatebird but the Committee could only accept it as a frigatebird species.

Submitted on behalf of the New York State Avian Records Committee:
 

Willie D’Anna (Chair), Gary Chapin (Secretary), Shawn Billerman, Thomas W. Burke,
Patricia J. Lindsay, Michael McBrien, Curt McDermott, Jay McGowan

LITERATURE CITED

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Healy. T. 2024. Special Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee: Addition of 17 new species to the New York Checklist. In The Kingbird 74(3):218-235.
New York State Avian Records Committee. 2024. NYSARC Online Database. An Online database of rare bird sightings in New York State. https://nybirds.org/NYSARC/RecordsSummary.htm Accessed Nov 2024.