This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 25 April 2012. 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-three species were reported this week. The best birds were: *SORA*: Black Creek Marsh(2), 4/19; *BONAPARTE'S GULL*: Saratoga Lake, 4/19(6), 4/20(12), 4/22(7); * * ** Other notable reports: Green-winged Teal: Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/22; Ring-necked Duck: Providence, 4/21; Bufflehead: Saratoga Lake(35), 4/22; Common Merganser: New Baltimore(18), 4/22 Ruffed Grouse: Ferry Dr, 4/19; Wild Turkey: Glenville, 4/20; Common Loon: Saratoga Lake, 4/22; Double-crested Cormorant: 4-Mile Point(75), 4/22; Saratoga Lake. 4/22; Green Heron: Ferry Dr, 4/19; Galway(2), 4/18; Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/22; Black Vulture: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Ravena, 4/24; Osprey: Niskayuna Train Station, 4/22; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22; Bald Eagle: 4-Mile Point, 4/22; Sharp-shinned Hawk: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; American Kestrel: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;** Spotted Sandpiper: Coxsackie, Grasslands, 4/22; Belted Kingfisher: Saratoga Lake, 4/22; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Galway, 4/18; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22; Northern Flicker: West Charlton, 4/22; Pileated Woodpecker: Woodlawn, 4/22, 4/24, 4/25; Least Flycatcher: Albany, 4/24; Blue-headed Vireo: Providence, 4/21; Common Raven: Providence, 4.21; No Rough-winged Swallow: Nisky Train Station, 4/22; Barn Swallow: Colonie Town Park, 4/22; House Wren: Black Creek Marsh, 4/19; Little Falls, 4/19; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Guilderland, 4/24; Winter Wren: Providence, 4/21; Marsh Wren: Black Creek Marsh, 4/19; Hermit Thrush: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Providence, 4/21; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22; Brown Thrasher: Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/22; Yellow Warbler: VFHP, 4/19, 4/20; Yellow-rumped Warbler: VFHP, 4/19; Galway, 4/18; Five Rivers, 4/19; Providence, 4/21; ** Black-throated Green Warbler: VFHP, 4/20; Palm Warbler: Five Rivers, 4/19;*** *Black-and-white warbler: Providence, 4/21; Louisiana Waterthrush: 100 Acre Woods, 4/20; Eastern Towhee: Five Rivers, 4/19; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; West Charlton, 4/22; Chipping Sparrow: Papscanee, 4/18; Galway, 4/18; West Charlton, 4/22; Field Sparrow: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Savannah Sparrow: Papscanee (8), 4/18; Swamp Sparrow: VFHP, 4/19, 4/20; Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/22; Eastern Meadowlark: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Rose-breasted Grosbeak: **Glenville, 4/25; Rusty Blackbird: VFHP, 4/20; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22; Pine Siskin: Providence, 4/21; Thanks to: Don Gresens (Birdline compiler); Naomi Lloyd, (Papscanee); John Hershey, (VFHP, Ferry Dr); Tom Williams, (Ferry Dr, VFHP, Nisky Train Station, Colonie Town Park); Kurt Weiskotten, (Little Falls, Galway); Deb Ferguson, (Five Rivers); Alan French, (Glenville); Susan Beaudoin, Thursday Gp, (Saratoga Lake, Saratoga Battlefield); Bruce Dudek, (VFHP); Chris Connell, (Providence); Rich Guthrie, (Coxsackie Grasslands, Vosburgh's Marsh, 4-Mile Point); Ron Harrower, (Saratoga Lake); Ellen Pemrick, (West Charlton); Jeff Nadler, (Ballston Ind Park); Will Raup, (Albany, Ravena); Alan Schroeder, (Guilderland); Ken Harper, (VFHP); Don Gresens, (Woodlawn); -- 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/ --
