This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 4 April 2012. 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-one species were reported this week. The best birds were: GREAT EGRET: Rotterdam 3/29 (2), 4/3 (2). MERLIN: East Greenbush 4/1. RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Papscanee North 3/29 (3); Ballston 4/1; Vischer Ferry 4/1 (~140). Other notable reports: Snow Goose: East Greenbush 4/1 (3); Fort Miller 4/4. Gadwall: Vischer Ferry 4/1 (3). Northern Shoveler: Niskayuna4/3 (2), 4/4 (5). Bufflehead: Fort Miller 4/4. Common Goldeneye: Fort Miller 4/4. Pied-billed Grebe: Vischer Ferry 3/29 (3), 4/1 (3); Lock 7 4/3. Great Egret: Rotterdam 3/29 (2). Black Vulture: Delmar 3/29 (2). Osprey: Ballston Spa 4/4 (2). Bald Eagle: Rensselaer Tech Park 3/31; Castleton 4/1 (2). Northern Harrier: Five Rivers 3/29 (2); Feura Bush 3/31. American Kestrel: Papscanee North 3/29 (2); East Greenbush 4/1 (2). Wilson's Snipe: Five Rivers 3/31. American Woodcock: Vischer Ferry 4/1 (3). Barred Owl: Five Rivers 4/1. Common Raven: East Greenbush 4/1. Northern Rough-winged Swallow: East Greenbush 4/1 (3). Carolina Wren: Saratoga 4/1. Winter Wren: Five Rivers 3/30. Golden-crowned Kinglet: Malta 4/1; East Greenbush 4/1; Saratoga 4/1; Lock 7 4/3. Yellow-rumped Warbler: Saratoga 4/1. Pine Warbler: Averill Park 3/30, 3/31, 4/3. Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 4/1. Fox Sparrow: Malta 4/1; Swamp Sparrow: Vischer Ferry 4/1. Eastern Meadowlark: Five Rivers 3/29. Purple Finch: Guilderland 4/1 (2). Thanks toPhil Whitney (Birdline compiler), John Cebula (Rotterdam), Deb Ferguson (Delmar, Five Rivers), Dan Furbish (East Greenbush), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 4/1),Dorothy Kelliher (Ballston Spa), Naomi King (Five Rivers, Averill Park), Mark Kirker (Glenville, Rotterdam), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Naomi Lloyd (Fort Miller), James Macione (Tomhannock), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Papscanee, Rensselaer Tech Park), Jackson Mesick (Five Rivers), Jeff Nadler (Ballston, Malta), Liz Neill (Five Rivers), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga), Ellen Pemrick (Niskayuna), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills), Scott Stoner (Five Rivers) and Tom Williams (Vischer Ferry 3/29, Rotterdam 4/3, Lock 7, 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/ --
