This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 26 October 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
One-hundred one species were reported this week including 28 waterfowl species. Most-reported species include American Coot (11 reports), Yellow-rumped Warbler (10), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (10), Golden-crowned Kinglet (8) and Common Raven (8). The best birds were: CACKLING GOOSE: Brunswick 10/20, 10/24. RING-NECKED PHEASANT: Kinderhook 10/26. RED-NECKED GREBE: Galway Lake 10/24. BLACK VULTURE: Powell Sanctuary 10/25. GOLDEN EAGLE: Powell Sanctuary 10/25. NORTHERN GOSHAWK: Powell Sanctuary 10/25. MERLIN: Brunswick 10/20; Ann Lee Pond 10/20 (2); Guilderland (10/25). AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: Charlton 10/23. TENNESSEE WARBLER: Tomhannock 10/23. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Greenwich 10/21 (75); Poestenkill 10/26 (30). Brant: Tomhannock 10/19 (20); Brunswick 10/20 (8). Mute Swan: Kinderhook Lake 10/25. American Wigeon: Stanton Pond 10/22 (14); Clifton Park 10/23; Galway Lake 10/24 (2). Northern Shoveler: Stanton Pond 10/22 (2). Northern Pintail: Stanton Pond 10/22 (12). Greater Scaup: Loughberry Lake 10/26 (8). Lesser Scaup: Galway Lake 10/24 (6). Surf Scoter: Tomhannock 10/23 (7). White-winged Scoter: Tomhannock 10/20 (21), 10/21(3); Nassau Lake 10/20, 10/21 (6+); Lake George 10/26 (10). Ruffed Grouse: Poestenkill 10/25. Common Loon: Tomhannock 10/23 (3); Brunswick 10/25. Pied-billed Grebe: Galway Lake 10/24 (2); Tomhannock 10/24 (2). Horned Grebe: Galway Lake 10/24. Great Egret: Ann Lee Pond 10/20. Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 10/20; Austerlitz 10/21 (3). Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 10/23 (4). Black-bellied Plover: Colonie 10/20. Pectoral Sandpiper: Stuyvesant 10/25 (4). Dunlin: Stuyvesant 10/25. Wilson's Snipe: Stuyvesant 10/25. Blue-headed Vireo: Vischer Ferry Power Plant 10/23. Tree Swallow: Tomhannock 10/19 (20). Winter Wren: Ann Lee Pond 10/20; Vischer Ferry 10/22. Veery:Vischer Ferry 10/23. Swainson's Thrush: Vischer Ferry 10/22, 10/23. Hermit Thrush: Ann Lee Pond 10/20; Brunswick 10/21; Powell Sanctuary 10/25. Brown Thrasher: Meadowdale 10/24. American Pipit: Greenwich 10/21 (40); Fort Edward 10/23 (200+); Halfmoon 10/24; Stuyvesant 10/25 (60). Blackpoll Warbler: Tomhannock 10/21, 10/23; Vischer Ferry 10/23. Savannah Sparrow: Greenwich 10/21 (6); Stuyvesant 10/25 (3). Lincoln's Sparrow: Collins Lake 10/24. Rusty Blackbird: Ann Lee Pond 10/20 (30+); Halfmoon 10/24. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline Compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Colonie, Nassau Lake, Saratoga), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Susan Beaudoin (Loughberry Lake), Alan French (Glenville), Bernie Grossman (Vischer Ferry, Rexford), Rich Guthrie (Charlton, Tomhannock 10/23), David Harrison (Charlton, Clifton Park, Vischer Ferry Power Plant, Galway Lake, Collins Lake, Halfmoon, Powell Sanctuary, Ooms, Kinderhook Lake), John Hershey (Colonie, Vischer Ferry, Charlton), Nancy Kern (Tomhannock 10/19,20,21, Grafton Lakes SP, Greenwich, Nassau Lake, Austerlitz, Stockport Flats, Stuyvesant), Naomi King (Kinderhook), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Ann Lee Pond, Colonie, Charlton, Rexford, Tomhannock), Priscilla Leonard (Glenville), Jim deWaal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Curt Morgan (Colonie), Will Raup (Guilderland), Jim Ries (Fort Edward), Scott Stoner (Vischer Ferry), Brad Walker (Brunswick) and Tom Williams (Stanton Pond). -- 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/ --
