This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week
ending 2 March 2011.
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Fifty-five species were reported this week. The most-reported species
was Red-winged Blackbird (8 reports).
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stopped at upper yaphank lake today to check out the reported trumpeter
swansdidnt have my scope so was unable to get good looks at the swans.
While there a common raven circled calling rising up and flying
north.towards warbler woods then turning and heading westDan Heglund
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Barb Saunders and I (Ardith Bondi) found about a dozen Common Redpolls
foraging in the median across from the entrance to the Coast Guard
Station. They were accompanied by several Red-breasted Nuthatches.
Otherwise, a scarcity of birds. Someone reported having seen American
Pipit, but we did no
This afternoon around three pm, well after I had left (I've got to stop
leaving!) Rob Stone called to tell me the massive Snow Goose flock had
resettled in the Turf Nursery. After an extensive search he found a ROSS'
GOOSE! I zoomed down as fast as possible, but just before I got there
everyt
The goose Bonanza continued this morning in the Black dirt region of Orange
County. I went directly to the Camel Farm this morning where I immediately
located eight (8) Greater White-fronted Geese! The birds were in my opinion
two family groups of four. There were four adults and four immatur
Dear NY Birders,
With regards to the EARED GREBES recently found on Eastern Long Island, I
have little doubt that there are actually two different individuals: the one
at Ditch Plains, Montauk and the other at Amagansett. The location where
Carl Starace found the Amagansett bird was the same place
An Eared Grebe was observed Thursday afternoon with three Horned Grebes from
the end of Indian Wells Plain Highway in Amagansett. This individual is perhaps
the same bird seen by birders further east off Atlantic Avenue the day before.
This particular bird is not a well-marked individual, lackin