This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 2 March 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Fifty-five species were reported this week. The most-reported species was Red-winged Blackbird (8 reports). The best birds of the week were: TUNDRA SWAN: Stafford Bridge 2/26. REDHEAD: Stafford Bridge 2/26 (3). RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Stafford Bridge 2/25. GOLDEN EAGLE: Voorheesville 2/23. ICELAND GULL: Cohoes/Crescent 2/28 (2), 3/1. GLAUCOUS GULL: Cohoes/Crescent3/1. LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Saratoga 2/26. Other notable reports: Lesser Scaup: Stafford Bridge 2/26. Pied-billed Grebe: Stafford Bridge 2/26. Wild Turkey: Austerlitz 2/26 (16), 3/2 (5); East Greenbush 3/1 (31); Rexford 3/2 (13). Turkey Vulture: Voorheesville 2/25; Brunswick 2/28, 2/28; Rexford 3/2; Niskayuna 3/2. Bald Eagle: Cohoes 2/24 (2); Stafford Bridge 2/26, 2/27; Cohoes Falls 2/26; Glens Falls 3/1. Northern Harrier: Latham 2/24; Cohoes Falls 2/24. Peregrine Falcon: Claverack 2/25. American Coot: Stafford Bridge 2/25, 2/26. Barred Owl: Stillwater 2/26. Common Raven: Austerlitz 2/28; East Greenbush 3/2.. Horned Lark: Saratoga 2/26 (70); Coxsackie 3/1 (20). Northern Mockingbird: Saratoga 2/26. Cedar Waxwing: Saratoga 2/26. Savannah Sparrow: Coxsackie 3/1. Snow Bunting: Saratoga 2/26 (15); Coxsackie 3/1 (40). Purple Finch: Austerlitz 2/26 (4); 2/28 (2). Common Redpoll: Austerlitz 2/28. Thanks toPhil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Stafford Bridge 2/26, Saratoga 2/26), Susan Beaudoin (Stafford Bridge 2/26), John Bevis (Saratoga 2/26), Larry Federman (Claverack), Brian Ginett (Cohoes Falls), Jason Goldsmith (Glens Falls), Bernie Grossman (Rexford, Niskayuna), Rich Guthrie (New Baltimore, Coxsackie), Nancy Kern (Austerlitz), John Hershey (Stafford Bridge 2/26, 2/27, Cohoes/Crescent 2/28, 3/1), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Margaret Krolick (Voorheesville), Jerry Lazarczyk (Stafford Bridge 2/25, Stillwater 2/25), Bill Lee (Cohoes, Cohoes Falls), Joel Ralston (Stafford Bridge 2/26, Stillwater 2/26), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Bob Reilly (Latham), Brad Walker (Brunswick) and Chad Witko (Claverack). -- 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/ --
