This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 8 February 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to [email protected]
Twenty-four species were reported this week. The best birds were: BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 2/3 (2), 2/4 (2), 2/7 (3); Glenmont 2/3 (6), 2/8 (4). MERLIN: Coxsackie Grasslands 2/4; Cohoes Flats 2/7. BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 2/8. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Fort Miller 2/6. American Widgeon: Coxsackie Grasslands 2/4. Turkey Vulture: Coxsackie 2/1; Guilderland 2/4 (6); Hudson 2/4 (14), 2/7 (20). Bald Eagle: Stockport 2/4 (15); East Greenbush 2/3; Schodack Landing 2/6 (6); Cohoes Flats 2/7 (2). Northern Harrier: Coxsackie Grasslands 2/4 (7); Amsterdam 2/7 (2). Sharp-shinned Hawk: Schodack 2/4. Cooper's Hawk: Castleton 2/3) Peregrine Falcon: Schodack Landing 2/6. Cedar Waxwing: Poestenkill 2/5 (11). Horned Lark: Saratoga Airport, Milton 2/8 (2). Common Grackle: Poestenkill2/5 (~700); Glenmont 2/3 (5) Pine Siskin: Lake Desolation 2/5 (many). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Clint ___ (Fort Miller), Mark Fitzsimmons (Glenmont, East Greenbush, Castleton), Dan Furbish (Saratoga Airport), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie Grasslands ), Rob Hayes (Amsterdam), Nancy Kern (Hudson 2/4), James Macione (Green Island), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Alan Mapes (Coxsackie, Cohoes Flats), Steve Mesick (Hudson 2/3, Delmar, Schodack Landing), Curt Morgan (Crescent, Cohoes, Schodack Landing), Jeff Nadler (Stockport, Lake Desolation), Liz Neill (Guilderland), Bob Ramonowski (Schodack), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna) and Will Yandik (Hudson 2/7). -- 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/ --
