This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending September 30
Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk Region (NYSOA region 8) to
[email protected].
Eighty-six species were reported this week. Here are the highlights:
Gadwall: Stanton Pond 9/28 (12).
American Wigeon: Stanton Pond 9/28 (25).
Blue-winged Teal: Vischer Ferry 9/24 (20-30), 9/27; Vosburgh Marsh 9/26 (~12).
Northern Pintail: Vischer Ferry 9/27; Stanton Pond 9/28 (5).
Common Loon: Lake George 9/27.
RED-NECKED GREBE: Collins Lake 9/30.
Great Egret: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/25; Vischer Ferry 9/27.
Green Heron: Clifton Park 9/25; Malta 9/26.
Osprey: Vosburgh Marsh 9/26.
Northern Harrier: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/25 (2), 9/26 (3), 9/28 (4).
American Kestrel: Vischer Ferry 9/26; High Point 9/26; Coxsackie
Grasslands 9/27.
MERLIN: Livingston 9/26.
Greater Yellowlegs: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/28.
Lesser Yellowlegs: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/25 (2), 9/26, 9/28.
Semipalmated Sandpiper: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/26.
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/24, 9/25, 9/26, 9/28, 9/29, 9/30.
Wilson's Snipe: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/29.
Great Horned Owl: Livingston 9/26 (2); 4-mile Point 9/26.
Blue-headed Vireo: Vischer Ferry 9/27.
Common Raven: High Point 9/26 (3+).
Tree Swallow: Vischer Ferry 9/24 (~6).
Carolina Wren: Vischer Ferry 9/26; Niskayuna 9/26.
Winter Wren: Vischer Ferry 9/24, 9/28.
Marsh Wren: Vischer Ferry 9/27.
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Vischer Ferry 9/27.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Vischer Ferry 9/26.
Brown Thrasher: East Greenbush 9/29.
AMERICAN PIPIT: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/26, 9/28.
Magnolia Warbler: Vischer Ferry 9/24 (3).
Blackburnian Warbler: Vischer Ferry 9/26.
Palm Warbler: Vischer Ferry 9/24 (2-3); Coxsackie Grasslands 9/28.
Ovenbird: High Point 9/26.
CANADA WARBLER: 4-mile Point 9/29.
Savannah Sparrow: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/26.
LINCOLN'S SPARROW: Vischer Ferry 9/24; Coxsackie Grasslands 9/24,
9/25, 9/26, 9/28.
RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Livingston 9/26 (~550).
Thanks to Phil Whitney(compiler), Rosalyn Chuvala (Malta, Clifton
Park), Carol Coogan (Albany), Larry Federman (Coxsackie Grasslands
9/24, 9/28), Alan French (Glenville), Elizabeth Grace (Chatham), Don
Gresens (Coxsackie Grasslands 9/25), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie
Grasslands 9/24, 9/26, 9/30), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 9/27,
9/28), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Vischer Ferry 9/24,
Niskayuna , Collins Lake), David Martin (Coxsackie Grasslands 9/26),
Steve Mesick (Coxsackie Grasslands 9/29, 4-mile Point 9/29), Marne
Onderdonk (Vischer Ferry 9/26), Will Raup (Coxsackie Grasslands 9/25,
9/26, 4-mile Point 9/26, Vosburgh Marsh) and Will Yandik
(Livingston). High Point (Helderbergs) reports are from HMBC trip led
by Gary Goodness.
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