This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 28 March 2012. In order to be included in the weekly summary, reports should be emailed to birdl...@hmbc.net <mailto:birdl...@hmbc.net>or posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday.
Seventy-four species were reported this week. Most-reported species include Turkey Vulture (9 reports), Song Sparrow (8), Killdeer (6) and Pileated Woodpecker (6). The best birds were: LONG-TAILED DUCK: Collins Lake 3/25; Lock 7 3/25 (2). GREAT CORMORANT: Germantown 3/24 (several), 3/27 (3). MERLIN: Ghent 3/22. VIRGINIA RAIL: Livingston 3/27. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH: Five Rivers 3/25. RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Ballston 3/25 (large flock). Other notable reports: Mute Swan: Germantown 3/27 (2). White-winged Scoter: 4-mile Point 3/25. Ruffed Grouse: Burnt Hills 3/25. Wild Turkey: Guilderland 3/21 (14); Pine Bush 3/21 (7); Kinderhook 3/23 (6); Ghent 3/24 (3). Pied-billed Grebe: Ghent 3/24; Livingston 3/27 (2). Black Vulture: Delmar 3/25 (5+). Bald Eagle: Vischer Ferry 3/22; 4-mile Point 3/25. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Chatham 3/22. American Kestrel: Stuyvesant 3/23 (4); Ghent 3/24; Germantown 3/27; Schenectady Co. Airport 3/28. Wilson's Snipe: Ghent 3/22 (5), 3/24. Barred Owl: Glenville 3/21. Winter Wren: Dyken Pond 3/21 (3); Five Rivers 3/22; Saratoga Battlefield 3/24. Common Raven: Dyken Pond 3/21; Ghent 3/24. Horned Lark: Schenectady County Airport 3/28. Tree Swallow: Five Rivers 3/24; 4-mile Point 3/25 (many). Carolina Wren: Vischer Ferry 3/22; Greenport 3/23 (2). Golden-crowned Kinglet: Vischer Ferry 3/22; Saratoga Battlefield 3/24. Hermit Thrush: Five Rivers 3/22, 3/24. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Greenport 3/23). Eastern Towhee: Cobleskill 3/26. Chipping Sparrow: Guilderland 3/22; West Sand Lake 3/24. Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 3/22; Chatham 3/22; Greenport 3/23 (3); Saratoga Battlefield 3/24 (2). Eastern Meadowlark: Ghent 3/22; Chatham 3/22. Purple Finch: East Greenbush 3/26 (2); Providence 3/26 (3). Pine Siskin: Providence 3/26 (2). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Barbara Brabetz (Cobleskill), Nancy Castillo (Providence), Deb Ferguson (Five Rivers 3/24), C. Franks (Germantown, Ghent 3/24), Alan French (Glenville), Don Gresens (Collins Lake, Lock 7), Rich Guthrie (4-mile Point), Drew Hopkins (Ghent 3/22, Greenport, Kinderhook), John Kent (Five Rivers 3/25), Nancy Kern (Chatham, Stuyvesant, Ghent 3/24, Livingston, Germantown), Mark Kirker (Schenectady County Airport), Bill Lee (Vischer Ferry), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), James Macione (Tomhannock), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Dyken Pond, Poestenkill), Jeff Nadler (Ballston), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga Battlefield), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland, Pine Bush), Susan Stewart (Burnt Hills),Tom Williams (Delmar, Five Rivers 3/22) 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/ --
