This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 25 January 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Fifty-six species were reported this week. The best birds were: BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 1/21. MERLIN: Schenectady 1/19. AMERICAN PIPIT: Northumberland 1/20 (4). SNOW BUNTING: Northumberland 1/20 (~150). RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Delmar 1/ws 22 (8-10). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 1/21. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/19 (5), 1/20 (~300) Wood Duck: Athens 1/25. Greater Scaup: Stillwater 1/19 (2). Bufflehead: Stillwater 1/19; Lake George 1/23 (15-20). Common Loon: Lake George 1/19, 1/20, 1/21; Fort Miller 1/20. Great Blue Heron: Tomhannock 1/21. Turkey Vulture: South Glens Falls 1/22. Bald Eagle: Fort Miller 1/20 (2); Northville 1/21; Tomhannock 1/21. Cooper's Hawk: Austerlitz 1/22. Rough-legged Hawk: Northumberland 1/19; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/25. American Kestrel: Meadowdale 1/20. Great Horned Owl: Colonie 1/21. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: East Greenbush 1/22 (2). Fish Crow: Colonie 1/22 (5). Common Raven: Austerlitz 1/22 (2). Horned Lark: Brunswick 1/22 (~100); South Glens Falls 1/22 (~50). Carolina Wren: Voorheesville 1/19; Burnt Hills 1/21; South Glens Falls 1/22; Malta 1/24; Averill Park 1/24. Hermit Thrush: Five Rivers 1/21. White-crowned Sparrow: Delmar 1/21; Malta 1/24. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Mona Bearor (Fort Miller 1/21, South Glens Falls), John Hershey (Niskayuna), Naomi King (Averill Park), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Margaret Krolick (Voorheesville), Jim Macione (Tomhannock), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Northumberland 1/20, Fort Miller 1/20, Brunswick), Alan Mapes (Delmar 1/21, 1/22, Five Rivers), Steve Mesick (Delmar 1/22, Athens, Coxsackie Grasslands), Jeff Nadler (Burnt Hills, Northville), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Gregg Recer (Malta), Alan Schroeder (Colonie), Brian Smith (Averill Park) and Tom Williams (Colonie, Delmar 1/21). Stillwater and Northumberland 1/19 sightings are from Bill Lee's Thursday group. -- 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/ --
