This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending February 2, 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Thirty-nine were species reported this week. The most-reported species include Carolina Wren (9 reports), Pileated Woodpecker (6) and Bald Eagle (6). The best birds of the week were: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Coxsackie Grasslands 1/29. SNOW BUNTING: Old Chatham 1/29; Saratoga County Airport 1/30 (10+); Mechanicville 1/30 (25-30). EVENING GROSBEAK: Stony Creek 1/28 (16-19). Other notable reports: Mute Swan: Nassau 1/31. Wild Turkey: Glenville 1/28 (14); Lake Desolation 1/30 (30+). Cooper's Hawk: Niskayuna 1/29; Guilderland 1/29. Barred Owl: Fort Edward 1/26; Stillwater 1/30. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Old Chatham 1/27. Common Raven: Stony Creek 1/28 (2); Wilton 1/28; Lake Desolation 1/30 (2); Niskayuna 2/2. Horned Lark: Coxsackie Grasslands 1/29; Saratoga County Airport 1/30 (8-10). Brown Creeper: Stillwater 1/30; Colonie 1/30. Eastern Bluebird: Guilderland 1/29 (4), 1/30 (5). Northern Mockingbird: Old Chatham 1/29. Purple Finch: Claverack 1/27 (7); Vischer Ferry 1/30 (7). Common Redpoll: Stony Creek 1/28 (60-80); Old Chatham 1/29; Galway 1/30; New Scotland 2/1. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Susan Beaudoin (Stillwater), Cathie Bryant (Wilton), Alan French (Glenville), Elisabeth Grace (Old Chatham), Ron Harrower (Lake Desolation, Saratoga County Airport), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Stony Creek, Wilton), Priscilla Leonard (Mechanicville), Anne Magee (Cohoes Falls), Alan Mapes (New Scotland), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga), Ellen Pemrick (Fort Edward, Colonie), Bob Ramonowski (Vischer Ferry), Alan Schroeder (Niskayuna, Guilderland), Kurt Weiskotten (Galway), Tom Williams (Coxsackie Grasslands), Chad Witko (Claverack) and 4 anonymous reports (St. Johnsville, Green Island, Fort Hunter, Glenmont). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
