This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 16 November 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
This week's report does not include telephone reports from 11/16 due to equipment problems. Sixty-seven species were reported this week. The most-reported species include Common Loon (7 reports), Bufflehead (6 ), American Coot (5), Ruddy Duck (5) and Northern Harrier (5). The best birds were: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: Queensbury 11/13. LONG-TAILED DUCK: Collins Lake 11/11(3); Stockport Flats 11/15 (2). RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Stanton Pond 11/13, 11/15. RED-NECKED GREBE: Tomhannock 11/11, 11/12. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Vosburgh Marsh 11/15. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: Fort Edward 11/10. MERLIN: Stockport Flats 11/15. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Saratoga 11/13. AMERICAN PIPIT: Livingston 11/13 (15). Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Tomhannock 11/11. Mute Swan: Tomhannock 11/11 (6), 11/12 (6). Northern Shoveler: Stanton Pond 11/13 (4), 11/15 (8). Greater Scaup: Tomhannock 11/11. White-winged Scoter: Lake George 11/15 (11). Horned Grebe: Tomhannock 11/11 (2), 11/12 (3). Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 11/11 (2), 11/12 (2); Alcove Reservoir 11/15. Dunlin: Collins Lake 11/16. Carolina Wren: Tomhannock 11/11 (3); Collins Lake 11/16. Golden-crowned Kinglet: Tomhannock 11/11 (3), 11/12. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Tomhannock 11/11, 11/12. Fox Sparrow: Tomhannock 11/11. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga), Larry Alden (Tomhannock), Mona Bearor (Queensbury), Alan French (Glenville), Naomi King (Copake Lake), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Easton, Fort Miller, Fort Edward, Northumberlad), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Burden Lake), Alan Mapes (Vischer Ferry), Neil Reilly (Collins Lake), Will Raup (Coxsackie, Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Reservoir, Stockport Flats, Vosburgh Marsh, Stanton Pond 11/15, Alcove Reservoir), Brian Smith (Burden Lake), Tom Williams (Basic Creek Reservoir, Alcove Reservoir, Stanton Pond 11/13),and Will Yandik (Livingston). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
