This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 30 March 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Sixty-two species were reported this week. The best birds were: RING-NECKED PHEASANT: Old Chatham 3/27. HORNED GREBE: Ferry Drive 3/24; Fort Miller 3/26. GREAT CORMORANT: Coeymans Landing 3/30; New Baltimore 3/30. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Papscanee 3/29. RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Vischer Ferry 3/23 (50+). HOARY REDPOLL: Saratoga 3/27. Other notable sightings: Snow Goose: Colonie 3/27; Papscanee 3/29. Mute Swan: Northumberland 3/26 (2); Fort Edward 3/30 (2). Gadwall: Vischer Ferry 3/27 (6), 3/28. American Widgeon: Black Creek Marsh 3/24; Ferry Drive 3/24; Vischer Ferry 3/27 (34), 3/28. Northern Shoveler: Vischer Ferry 3/27 (3), 3/28. Northern Pintail: Burnt Hills 3/26. Greater Scaup: Vischer Ferry 3/23 (2); Northumberland 3/26 (5). Lesser Scaup: Vischer Ferry 3/27 (2). Ruddy Duck: Fort Miller 3/26. Pied-billed Grebe: Vischer Ferry 3/27 (2). Osprey: Collins Lake 3/30. Bald Eagle: Broadalbin 3/24 (2); Fort Edward 3/30 (2). Northern Harrier: Northumberland 3/26. Cooper's Hawk: Colonie 3/26. Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic): Center Berlin 3/26. American Kestrel: Northumberland 3/26; Coxsackie 3/27; Fort Edward 3/30 (7-8). Northern Flicker: Watervliet Reservoir 3/24. Eastern Phoebe: Black Creek Marsh 3/24. Fish Crow: Papscanee 3/29 (2); New Baltimore 3/30 (2). Carolina Wren: Collins Lake 3/30. Eastern Bluebird: Black Creek Marsh 3/24 (3); Colonie 3/27. Fox Sparrow: Averill Park 3/25. Eastern Meadowlark: Saratoga Battlefield 3/30 (3). Common Redpoll: Colonie 3/25 (3), 3/26 (5-6); Saratoga 3/27 (~25), 3/30. Thanks toPhil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Northumberland, Fort Miller, Saratoga 3/27), Linda Eastman (Broadalbin), Elisabeth Grace (Old Chatham), Rich Guthrie (Coeymans Landing, New Baltimore), Ken Harper (Fort Edward), Ron Harrower (Vischer Ferry 3/23), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 3/27), Jesse Jaycox (Center Berlin), Naomi Lloyd (Papscanee), Jeff Nadler (Collins Lake), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Alan Schroeder (Black Creek Marsh, Watervliet Reservoir, Colonie 3/27), Brian Smith (Averill Park), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills) and Tom Williams (Ferry Drive, Vischer Ferry 3/24, Coxsackie, Saratoga Battlefield). -- 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/ --