This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 18 January 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
Forty-seven species were reported this week. The best birds were: LONG-TAILED DUCK: Stillwater 1/14. SNOW BUNTING: Northumberland 1/15 (~120). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 1/16. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/16 (~200). Mute Swan: Tomhannock 1/11 (6), 1/14 (6). Greater Scaup:Stillwater 1/14 (2). Lesser Scaup: Coxsackie boat launch 1/17. Bufflehead: Tomhannock 1/11 (3), 1/14 (3). Common Loon: Tomhannock 1/11; New Baltimore 1/17. Great Blue Heron: Ghent 1/12; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/17. Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 1/11(3), 1/14; Catskill 1/18 (8). Northern Harrier: Coxsackie 1/17; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/17 (2). Rough-legged Hawk:Halfmoon 1/15; Coxsackie 1/17. Fish Crow: Schenectady 1/18. Common Raven: Slingerlands 1/14 (2); Queensbury 1/14. Horned Lark: Northumberland 1/15 (17), 1/16. Carolina Wren: Troy 1/14. Hermit Thrush: Vosburgh Marsh 1/17. Northern Mockingbird: North Greenbush 1/12; Tomhannock 1/14. Swamp Sparrow: Five Rivers 1/11. Purple Finch: Averill Park 1/12; Meco 1/16. Pine Siskin: Slingerlands 1/14 (~12). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler),Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Larry Federman (Catskill), Naomi King (Ghent, North Greenbush, Averill Park), Mark Kirker (Glenville), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Bill Lee (Tomhannock 1/11), James Macione (Tomhannock 1/14), Alan Mapes (Five Rivers, Stillwater, Northumberland 1/16), Steve Mesick (Slingerlands), Joyce Miller (Queensbury) , Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Will Raup (Coxsackie, Coxsackie Boat Launch, Coxsackie Grasslands, Vosburgh Marsh), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna), Tom Williams (Northumberland 1/15, Halfmoon) and anonymous (Meco). -- 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/ --
