This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 11 January 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
Sixty-one species were reported this week. The most frequently reported species included Bald Eagle (6 reports), Common Goldeneye (5) and Eastern Bluebird (5). The best birds were: MERLIN: Schenectady 1/8; Colonie 1/9. SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 1/6 (3), 1/7 (6). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Schenectady 1/9. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Fort Miller 1/5, 1/6 (~1500). American Wigeon: Copake 1/8 (8). Green-winged Teal: Fort Miller 1/6. Bufflehead: Tomhannock 1/8 (3). Common Loon: Saratoga Lake 1/5; Vischer Ferry 1/7; Lake George 1/8 (2). Great Blue Heron: Halfmoon 1/9 (2). Northern Harrier: Coxsackie Flats 1/6; Fort Edward 1/6 (4), 1/7. Rough-legged Hawk: Stillwater 1/8; Galway 1/9. Peregrine Falcon: Schenectady 1/7. American Coot: Copake 1/8 (11). Eastern Screech-Owl: Fort Edward 1/6. Great Horned Owl: Troy 1/8. Fish Crow: Coeymans Landing 1/6 (4). Common Raven: Chatham 1/8; Copake 1/8 (10); Niskayuna 1/10. Winter Wren: Four-mile Point 1/6. Northern Mockingbird: Fort Edward 1/6 (4), 1/7; Chatham 1/8; Latham 1/10. Purple Finch: Partridge Run 1/7 (15); Chatham 1/8. Pine Siskin: Partridge Run 1/7 (40). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Mona Bearor (Fort Miller), Chris C. (Galway), Suzanne Cardinal (Colonie), Bruce Dudek (Partridge Run), Bill Dwyer (Troy), Alan French (Glenville), Dan Furbish (Saratoga), Ron Harrower (Saratoga, Stillwater), John Hershey (Halfmoon), John Kent (Tomhannock), Nancy Kern (Chatham, Copake, Fort Edward 1/6, Fort Miller, Saratoga Lake),Bill Lee (Schenectady 1/7, 1/8, Crescent, Cohoes), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Alan Mapes (Lake George), Steve Mesick (Schodack Island), Marne Onderdonk (Latham), Rita Reed (Fort Edward 1/7) , Elayne Ryba (Schenectady 1/9) and Alan Schroeder (Niskayuna). -- 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/ --
