This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 18 April 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.
Ninety-six species were reported this week. Best birds: BLACK SCOTER: Saratoga Lake(2), 4/15; RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Galway Lake(2), 4/16 HORNED GREBE: Saratoga Lake(12), 4/15; RED-NECKED GREBE: Saratoga Lake(7), 4/15; GREAT EGRET: Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/11; Other Notable Reports: Mute Swan: Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/15; Wood Duck: VFHP (5), 4/13, 4/18; Five Rivers, 4/15, 4/16; Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/15; Great Flats, 4/11; Gadwall: VFHP(2), 4/13; American Wigeon: Black Creek Marsh, 4/12; Blue-winged Teal: VFHP(2), 4/13; Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/15; Northern Shoveler: Nisky RR Station(2), 4/15; Green-winged Teal: VFHP(2), 4/13; Lesser Scaup: Saratoga Lake, 4/15; Bufflehead: Galway Lake, 4/16; Hooded Merganser: Five Rivers, 4/15, 4/16; Collins Lake, 4/11; Ruddy Duck: Saratoga Lake, 4/15; Ruffed Grouse: Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/15; Common Loon: Saratoga Lake(2), 4/15; New Baltimore, 4/15; Tomhannock Res, 4/15; Galway Lake, 4/16; Pied-billed Grebe: Saratoga Lake, 4/15; Double-crested Cormorant: Coxsackie Boat Launch, 4/11; Collins Lake, 4/11 American Bittern: Meadowdale Rd, 4/16; Green Heron: Five Rivers, 4/16 Osprey: Ft. Miller Rt 4, 4/15; Collins Lake, 4/11; Bald Eagle: Ferry Dr., 4/13; Schodack Town Park, 4/15 Northern Harrier: Five Rivers, 4/15; Cooper's Hawk: Stuyvesant, 4/13; Red-shouldered Hawk: Luther Rd., 4/16; Broad-winged Hawk: Palenville, 4/11; Cherry Plain, 4/15; Guilderland, 4/13; Luther Rd, 4/16; Rough-legged Hawk: Guilderland, 4/13; American Kestrel: VFHP, 4/13 Virginia Rail: Black Creek Marsh (2), 4/12; Great Flats(2), 4/11; Wilson's Snipe: VFHP, 4/13; Five Rivers, 4/15; Black Creek Marsh, 4/17; Barred Owl: Cherry Plain, 4/15; Chimmey Swift: Albany, 4/7; Belted Kingfisher: Black Creek Marsh(2), 4/17; Great Flats, 4/11; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Cherry Plain, 4/15; Colonie(3), 4/16; Pileated Woodpecker: Five Rivers, 4/15; Blue-headed Vireo: Five Rivers, 4/15; Common Raven: Black Creek Marsh, 4/12; Cherry Plain, 4/15; Red-breasted Nuthatch: Pine Bush, 4/12; House Wren: Meadowdale Rd, 4/18; Brown Creeper: Pine Bush, 4/12; Colonie, 4/16; Guilderland, 4/15; Great Flats, 4/11; Golden-crowned Kinglet: Colonie, 4/16; Ruby--crowned Kinglet: Five Rivers, 4/15; Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/15; Albany, 4/18; VFHP, 4/18; Hermit Thrush: Five Rivers, 4/15; Cherry Plain, 4/15; Great Dune, 4/16; Gray Catbird: VFHP, 4/18; Meadowdale Rd, 4/18; Brown Thrasher: Meadowdale Rd, 4/12, 4/18; 4/18; Five Rivers, 4/16; Yellow-rumped Warbler: Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/15; Five Rivers, 4/16, 4/18; Pine Warbler: Pine Bush, 4/12; Louisiana Waterthrush: Five Rivers, 4/15; Eastern Towhee: Pine Bush, 4/12; Five Rivers, 4/15; Albany, 4/18; Savannah Sparrow: Picture, 4/16 Swamp Sparrow: Schodack Town Park, 4/15; Great Flats, 4/11; Eastern Meadow Lark: Ft. Edward, 4/15; Rusty Blackbird: Black Creek Marsh(20), 4/17 Purple Finch: Colonie, 4/16; Pine Siskin: Providence, 4/16; Thanks to: Don Gresens compiler, (Mansion Sq site); Larry Federman, (Palenville); Rich Guthrie, (Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Boat Launch, Vosburgh's Marsh, New Baltimore); Alan Mapes, (Black Creek Marsh, Five Rivers); Tom Williams, (Pine Bush, Five Rivers, Great Dune,VFHP); Larry Alden, (Meadowdale Rd);Nancy Jane K, (Stuyvesant); John Hershey, (VFHP, Ferry Dr.); Tom McClenahan, (Saratoga Lake); Ken Harper, (Ft. Edward, Ft Miller Rt 4); Bob Yunick, (Nisky RR Station); Naomi Lloyd,( Cherry Plain); Curt Morgan, (Schodack Town Park, Picture); Ellen Pemrick, (Colonie, Tomhannock Res); Alan Schroeder, (Guilderland); Barb Beebe,( Five Rivers); Susan Beaudoin, (Luther Rd); Alan French, (Glenville); Stephen ?, (Galway Lake); Will Raup, (Albany); Nancy Castillo, (Providence); Jason Mesick, (Black Creek Marsh); Thurs Gp, (Collins Lake, Great Flats); -- 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/ --
