This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending February 16, 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Fifty-one species were reported this week. The best birds were: MERLIN: Coxsackie 2/10. LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Ancramdale 2/10; Northumberland 2/10 (7); Catskill 2/16 (2). WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL: Glenville 2/8 (2); Stony Creek 2/10, 2/11 (9), 2/12 (2); Loudonville 2/13. EVENING GROSBEAK:Stony Creek 2/10, 2/12 (~50). Other notable sightings: Wild Turkey: Glenville 2/13 (~30); Greenwich 2/14 (21); Rexford 2/16 (8).. Turkey Vulture: Palenville 2/13; Ravena 2/15. Bald Eagle: Cohoes Falls 2/10 -- 2/12 (2); Stillwater 2/10 (2); Crescent 2/11. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Five Rivers 2/12. Cooper's Hawk: Quaker Springs 2/10; Cohoes Falls 2/11. Rough-legged Hawk: Coxsackie 2/10; Northumberland 2/10, 2/11. American Kestrel: Northumberland 2/10. Peregrine Falcon: Northumberland 2/10; Green Island 2/11. Barred Owl: Poestenkill 2/11; Troy 2/12; Greenwich 2/14. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Rotterdam 2/14. Northern Flicker: Quaker Springs 2/10. Common Raven: Stony Creek 2/12; Five Rivers 2/13. Horned Lark: Ancramdale 2/10; Northumberland 2/10 (50++), 2/13 (125+); Catskill 2/16 (36). Carolina Wren: Fort Miller 2/10; Brunswick 2/12; Saratoga 2/13; Rotterdam 2/14. Eastern Bluebird: Five Rivers 2/13 (11). Northern Mockingbird: Saratoga 2/15. Snow Bunting: Rexford 2/11; Stony Creek 2/12 (4); Brunswick 2/12 (~15); Northumberland 2/13 (12). Common Redpoll: Northumberland 2/11 (30); 2/12 (20+); Stillwater 2/12 (5). Pine Siskin:Stillwater 2/12 (8). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Stony Creek 2/12, Saratoga 2/15), Susan Beaudoin (Stillwater), Marilyn Boyd (Greenwich), Larry Federman (Palenville, Catskill), Alan French (Glenville), Jason Goldsmith (Greenwich), Betty Grindrod (Ancramdale), Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie, Ravena), Ken Harper (Stony Creek 2/10), Ron Harrower (Saratoga, Northumberland 2/13), John Hershey (Stony Creek 2/11, Northumberland 2/11),Jesse Hoffman (Brunswick), Deb Kral (Ancramdale), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Cliff Lamere (Loudonville), Bill Lee (Northumberland 2/10, Fort Miller, Quaker Springs), Sandy deWaal Malefyt (Poestenkill, Brunswick), Alan Mapes (Five Rivers 2/13), Curt Morgan (Cohoes Falls, Green Island, Crescent), Bob Ramonowski (Five Rivers 2/12), Nancy Slack (Glenville 2/8), Brad Walker (Troy) and anonymous (Rotterdam). -- 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/ --
