This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 21 March 2012. PLEASE NOTE: In order to be included in the weekly summary, reports should be emailed to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>or posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday.
Seventy-eight species were reported this week. including 18 waterfowl species. The most reported species include Eastern Phoebe (10 reports),Killdeer (9 ), Song Sparrow (8), Eastern Bluebird (7), Great Blue Heron (5) and Tree Swallow (5). The best birds were: SANDHILL CRANE: Ghent 3/17 (5). SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 3/15 (6). RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (30). Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18. Mute Swan: Alcove Reservoir 3/18 (2). Gadwall: Stanton Pond 3/18 (12). American Wigeon: Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (7); Saratoga Lake 3/19. Northern Shoveler: Stanton Pond 3/18 (4); Collins Lake 3/20. Greater Scaup: Saratoga Lake 3/19 (~13). Lesser Scaup: Saratoga Lake 3/19 (~20). Bufflehead: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Saratoga Lake 3/19 (15). Ruffed Grouse: Partridge Run 3/20. Wild Turkey: Papscanee North 3/16 (12); East Greenbush 3/18 (22); Ghent 3/19 (12). Pied-billed Grebe: Latham 3/20. Black Vulture: Bethlehem 3/17 (2); Schenectady 3/18 (14-15); Guilderland 3/20. Bald Eagle: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Galway Lake 3/20 (4); Cohoes 3/20. Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 3/15 (3); Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (2).. Broad-winged Hawk: Livingston 3/16. Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic): Rensselaer 3/18; Ghent 3/19. American Kestrel: Coxsackie Grasslands 3/15. Virginia Rail: Black Creek Marsh 3/21. Wilson's Snipe: East Greenbush 3/18 (2); Ghent 3/18 (2). American Woodcock: Fort Edward 3/15 (3); Poestenkill 3/17 (2); Ghent 3/19. Eastern Screech-Owl: Black Creek Marsh 3/15; Five Rivers 3/16. Barred Owl: Glenville 3/17. Fish Crow: Wilton 3/15 (26). Carolina Wren: Black Creek Marsh 3/15; Poestenkill 3/17; Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18. Winter Wren: Edinburg 3/18; Partridge Run 3/20. Golden-crowned Kinglet: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Five Rivers 3/18; Partridge Run 3/20. Pine Warbler: Edinburg 3/17. Field Sparrow: Ghent 3/19; Livingston 3/19. Fox Sparrow: Partridge Run 3/20. Swamp Sparrow: Black Creek Marsh 3/21. Eastern Meadowlark: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Ghent 3/19. Purple Finch: East Greenbush 3/19, 3/21; Partridge Run 3/20. Pine Siskin: Partridge Run 3/20. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Lindsey Duval (Schuylerville/Fort Miller), Larry Federman (Coxsackie Grasslands), Anne Fortune (Rensselaer), CJ Franks (Ghent 3/18), Alan French (Glenville), Dan Furbish (Wilton, East Greenbush 3/18, Fort Edward), Ken Harper (Waterford), Ron Harrower (Saratoga Lake), Sue Hendler (Edinburg), Nancy Kern (Ghent 3/19), Naomi King (Papscanee), Bill Lee (Black Creek Marsh 3/15),Jim de Waal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Jackson Mesick (Five Rivers, Slingerlands), Curt Morgan (Colonie, Cohoes, West Sand Lake), Ellen Pemrick (Ann Lee Pond), Will Raup (Bethlehem, Partridge Run), Neal Reilly (Schenectady), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland), Jaime Taft (Collins Lake), Tom Williams (Five Rivers, Stanton Pond, Alcove Reservoir, Black Creek Marsh 3/21), Chad Witko (Ghent 3/17) and Will Yandik (Livingston). -- 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/ --
