This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending May 19, 2010.
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147 species were reported this week including 24 warbler species, 7
flycatchers and 5 vireos.
(* new for this year )
Most notable birds:
*BRANT: Lake George 5/14 (~125); New Scotland 5/17 (200-300).
LONG-TAILED DUCK: Saratoga Lake 5/13.
RING-NECKED PHEASANT: Columbia County 5/15.
*SANDHILL CRANE: Five Rivers 5/14; Black Creek Marsh 5/14, 5/15; Vischer
Ferry 5/15 (2).
BONAPARTE'S GULL: Saratoga Lake 5/13 (6), Lake George 5/14 (10), 5/16 (2).
COMMON TERN: Saratoga Lake 5/13.
*WHIP-POOR-WILL: Cold Spring Road 5/13 (2+).
*PHILADELPHIA VIREO: Columbia County 5/15.
*PURPLE MARTIN: Saratoga Lake 5/13 (6).
SWAINSON'S THRUSH: Albany 5/13, 5/14; Columbia County 5/15.
*TENNESSEE WARBLER: Columbia County 5/15
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER: Columbia County 5/15
*CERULEAN WARBLER: Hannacroix Preserve 5/18.
MOURNING WARBLER: Bog Meadow Brook 5/18.
*WILSON'S WARBLER: Columbia County 5/15, Schodack Island 5/15.
CANADA WARBLER: Schodack Island 5/16; Fox Hill 5/16 (4).
VESPER SPARROW: Saratoga County Airport 5/13.
*GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: Saratoga County Airport 5/18.
LINCOLN'S SPARROW: Black Creek Marsh 5/18.
ORCHARD ORIOLE: Rensselaer Tech Park 5/15 (2), 5/16.
Other highlights [number of reports in brackets]:
Common Loon [2]
Osprey [2]
Bald Eagle [4]
Virginia Rail [1]
Greater Yellowlegs [1]
Lesser Yellowlegs [1]
Semipalmated Sandpiper [2]
*Least Sandpiper [4]
American Woodcock [1]
Yellow-billed Cuckoo [1]
Black-billed Cuckoo [3]
Eastern Screech-Owl [1]
*Alder Flycatcher [5]
*Willow Flycatcher [4]
Great Crested Flycatcher [9]
Winter Wren [1]
Veery [8]
Wood Thrush [10]
Brown Thrasher [4]
Northern Parula [2]
Blackburnian Warbler [2]
Savannah Sparrow [2]
White-crowned Sparrow [3]
Indigo Bunting [4]
Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga, Schodack
Island 5/16, Rensselaer Tech Park 5/16, Burden Pond), Larry Alden
(Meadowdale, Black Creek Marsh, New Scotland), Mona Bearor (South Glens
Falls), Barb Beebe (Black Creek Marsh), Chris Connell (Bog Meadow Brook,
Wilton Preserve, Camp Saratoga), Deb Ferguson (Delmar), Alan French
(Glenville), Bernie Grossman (Rexford, Hadley Mountain), John Hershey
(Cold Spring Road), Nancy Kern (Columbia County century run), John Kent
(Hannacroix Preserve), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Jory Langner (Black
Creek Marsh), Bill Lee (Saratoga Lake, Saratoga County Airport 5/13,
Black Creek Marsh 5/18, Thacher Park), Anne Magee (Niskayuna), Neil
Manning (Vischer Ferry 5/17), Alan Mapes (Five Rivers), David Martin
(Black Creek Marsh 5/14), Jeff Nadler (Fox Hill Road), Marne Onderdonk
(Saratoga Battlefield), Bob Ramonowski (Reist Sanctuary), Will Raup
(Albany), Brenda Stiffen (Colonie Town Park), Tom Williams (Black Creek
Marsh, Saratoga County Airport 5/17, Rensselaer Tech Park 5/15, Schodack
Island 5/15), Clint___ (Vischer Ferry 5/15, Oakwood Cemetery) and Dodi
___ (Malta).
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