This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 15 February 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Thirty-seven species were reported this week. The best birds were: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE:Fort Miller 2/9. BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 2/10 (2). Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Fort Miller 2/9 (~100), 2/10 (4), 2/12 (~25). Wood Duck: Livingston 2/10 (4). Greater Scaup: Stillwater 2/12 (2). Green Heron (possible): Meadowdale 2/9. Turkey Vulture: Queensbury 2/10 (2). Bald Eagle: Cohoes 2/9 (2); Green Island 2/10; Easton 2/12. Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 2/12 (8). Sharp-shinned Hawk: Green Island 2/9. Cooper's Hawk: Troy 2/11. Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic): Rensselaer 2/11. Rough-legged Hawk: Fort Edward 2/12. Peregrine Falcon: Green Island 2/11 (2), 2/13 (2). Belted Kingfisher: Cohoes 2/9; Easton 2/12. Common Raven: Lake Desolation road 2/15. Horned Lark: Fort Edward 2/12 (large flock). Eastern Bluebird: North Greenbush 2/11 (2). Northern Mockingbird: North Greenbush 2/11; Fort Edward 2/12. Pine Siskin: Stony Creek 2/12 (large flock). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Ken Harper (Fort Miller 2/10), John Hershey (Fort Miller 2/9, Stony Creek), Heidi Klinowski (North Greenbush, Troy), Jory Langner (Lake Desolation), Bill Lee (Cohoes, Green Island 2/9, 2/11), James Macione (Green Island 2/13), Curt Morgan (Rensselaer), Sue Pierce (Queensbury), Will Raup (Easton, Stillwater, Fort Miller 2/12, Fort Edward), Chad Witko (Hudson) 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/ --
