This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 1 February 2012*. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
Forty-four species were reported this week. Most-reported species were Bald Eagle (13 reports, 22 individuals), Red-tailed Hawk (7 reports) and Common Goldeneye (5). The best birds were: BARROW'SGOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 1/31. BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 1/28 (3) *GOLDEN EAGLE*: Fort Miller 1/26. RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Delmar 2/1 (2). Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Fort Miller 1/26, 1/29, 1/31 (~120). Mute Swan: Nassau 1/27 (5). Northern Pintail: Fort Miller 1/26 (5). Greater Scaup: Stillwater 1/26 (2). Lesser Scaup: Stillwater 1/26. Wild Turkey: Valatie 1/27; Glenville 2/1 (7); Delmar 2/1 (21). Common Loon: Lake George 1/30 (2). Black Vulture: Hudson 1/28 (3). Turkey Vulture: Valatie 1/27. Northern Harrier: Coxsackie Grasslands 1/29 (5); Fort Edward 1/29 (11). Rough-legged Hawk: Fort Miller 1/29; Fort Edward 1/29 (2). American Kestrel: Fort Edward 1/29. Peregrine Falcon: Troy 1/28. Fish Crow: Troy 1/26. Carolina Wren: Greenport 1/28. Eastern Bluebird: Greenport 1/29. *Distribution of this report was significantly delayed by problems with my computer. -- DM. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Alan French (Glenville), Elisabeth Grace (Nassau), Rich Guthrie (New Baltimore, Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Boat Launch, 4-mile Point), Ken Harper (Fort Edward), John Hershey (Fort Miller 1/26), Drew Hopkins (Hudson, Greenport, Troy 1/26, Valatie), Nancy Kern (Fort Miller 1/31), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Stillwater, Easton, Fort Miller 1/26, Clarks Mills), Priscilla Leonard (Salem), Alan Mapes (Delmar), Curt Morgan (Troy 1/28, North Troy, Fort Miller 1/29, Fort Edward ), Jeff Nadler (Fort Miller 1/29), Bob Ramonowski(Taghkanic, Schenectady), Brian Smith (Burden Lake) and Scott Stoner (Fort Edward). -- 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/ --
