This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 20 July 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
Seventy-seven species were reported this week. The best birds were: LEAST BITTERN: Black Creek Marsh 7/16. MISSISIPPI KITE: Root 7/14 (2). NORTHERN GOSHAWK: Saratoga 7/17. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Saratoga County Airport 7/14. UPLAND SANDPIPER: Ames 7/16 (2). EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL: Malta Tech Park 7/16 (~9). GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: Saratoga County Airport 7/14; Ames 7/16. LINCOLN'S SPARROW: Rensselaerville 7/14. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL: Edinburg 7/19. Other notable reports: Common Loon: Moreau Lake 7/16. Bald Eagle: Shenantaha Creek Park 7/14. Northern Harrier: Ames 7/14 (2). Broad-winged Hawk: Shenantaha Creek Park 7/14 (2). American Kestrel: Black Creek Marsh 7/16. Lesser Yellowlegs: Rensselaerville 7/14. Wilson's Snipe: Rensselaerville 7/14. Barred Owl: Stillwater 7/14 (2). Common Raven: Edinburg 7/19. Carolina Wren: Albany County Rail Trail 7/13 (3); East Greenbush 7/18. Hermit Thrush: Edinburg 7/19. Wood Thrush: Albany County Rail Trail 7/13; Shenantaha Creek Park 7/14. Northern Parula: Shenantaha Creek Park 7/14. Blackpoll Warbler: Rensselaerville 7/14. Scarlet Tanager: Albany County Rail Trail 7/13; Shenantaha Creek Park 7/14; Malta Tech Park 7/16. Savannah Sparrow: Ames 7/14. Swamp Sparrow: Black Creek Marsh 7/16. Bobolink: Ames 7/14. Eastern Meadowlark: Ames 7/14. Purple Finch: Stillwater 7/14. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga), Susan Beaudoin (Shenantaha Creek Park, Stillwater), Gerry Colborn (Rensselaerville), Ken Harper (Shenantaha Creek Park), Ron Harrower (Saratoga County Airport, Edinburg), John Hershey (Ames 7/16, Malta Tech Park), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Jory Langner (Root), Bill Lee (Ames, Root), Steve Mesick (Albany County Rail Trail), Jeff Nadler (Moreau Lake) and Tom Williams (Black Creek Marsh). -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
