This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 28 September 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
Ninety-six species were reported this week. The best birds were: LITTLE BLUE HERON: Papscanee 9/25, 9/27. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Lake George 9/24. AMERICAN AVOCET: Troy 9/21 (5). CAPE MAY WARBLER: Brunswick 9/26. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER: Brunswick 9/25. CONNECTICUT WARBLER: Coxsackie Grasslands 9/25. WHITE-WINGEDCROSSBILL: Florida 9/26 (5). Other notable reports: Blue-winged Teal: Papscanee 9/23 (140); 9/25 (25). Common Loon: Lake George 9/24. Great Egret: Papscanee 9/23, 9/25(2), 9/27; Brunswick 9/25; Coxsackie Boat Launch 9/25. Osprey: Lake George 9/24; Brunswick 9/26. Bald Eagle: Papscanee 9/24. Peregrine Falcon: Brunswick 9/25. Greater Yellowlegs: Cohoes Flats 9/22 (3). Lesser Yellowlegs: Papscanee 9/23. Pectoral Sandpiper: Papscanee 9/23 (4). Wilson's Snipe: Papscanee 9/23 (2). Yellow-billed Cuckoo: Albany 9/27. Eastern Screech-Owl: Niskayuna 9/27. Common Nighthawk: South Glens Falls 9/22 (7). Yellow-throated Vireo: Austerlitz 9/25. Common Raven: Five Rivers 9/24; Saratoga Battlefield 9/25. Carolina Wren: Albany 9/27; Niskayuna 9/27. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Providence 9/26. Hermit Thrush: Providence 9/21 (3). Brown Thrasher: Five Rivers 9/24 (4); Providence 9/25; Albany 9/27. Northern Parula: Brunswick 9/25. Prairie Warbler: Five Rivers 9/24. Palm Warbler: Providence 9/21; Meadowdale 9/24; Austerlitz 9/25 (2). Blackpoll Warbler: Brunswick 9/25, 9/26. CanadaWarbler: Austerlitz 9/25. Scarlet Tanager: Peebles Island 9/22; Austerlitz 9/25. Lincoln's Sparrow: Five Rivers 9/24; Meadowdale 9/24. Eastern Meadowlark: Saratoga Battlefield 9/25. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Mona Bearor (South Glens Falls), Nancy Castillo (Providence), AlanFrench (Glenville), Carl George (Florida), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie Boat Launch, Coxsackie Grasslands), Nancy Kern (Papscanee, Austerlitz), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Cohoes Flats, Peebles Island, Niskayuna), Naomi Lloyd (Papscanee), Ellen Pemrick (Saratoga Battlefield), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Will Raup (Albany), Gregg Recer (Troy), Alan Schroeder (Colonie), Brad Walker (Brunswick) and Tom Williams (Five Rivers). -- 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/ --
