This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending September 22, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
One-hundred nine species were reported this week including 18 warbler species. Most-reported species were Ruby-throated Hummingbird (8 reports), Great Blue Heron (8), Solitary Sandpiper (6) and Magnolia Warbler (5). Best birds of the week: BLACK VULTURE: Helderberg Hawkwatch 9/20; Glenmont 9/20 (3). GOLDEN EAGLE: Helderberg Hawkwatch 9/20. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Palenville 9/19 (2). AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: Cohoes Flats 9/22. COMMON NIGHTHAWK (late!): Meadowdale 9/22 (5). PHILADELPHIA VIREO: Vischer Ferry 9/16. AMERICAN PIPIT: Myosotis Lake 9/16, 9/18 (5), 9/19 (16). GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER: Rensselaerville 9/16. TENNESSEE WARBLER: Partridge Run 9/18; Guilderland 9/19. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER: Rensselaerville 9/16; Brunswick 9/19. Other notable sightings: American Wigeon: Vischer Ferry 9/16 (2+). Northern Pintail: Vischer Ferry 9/16 (2). Common Loon: Green Lake 9/20; Stoner Ponds 9/20 (2). Great Egret: Vischer Ferry 9/16. Osprey: Brunswick 9/15; Rensselaerville 9/16; Myosotis Lake 9/16, 9/18. Bald Eagle: Ferry Drive 9/16; Myosotis Lake 9/18. Northern Harrier: Brunswick 9/15, 9/20; Helderberg Hawkwatch 9/21 (2). Peregrine Falcon: Helderberg Hawkwatch 9/16; Myosotis Lake 9/19. Semipalmated Plover: Myosotis Lake 9/16, 9/18. Greater Yellowlegs: Myosotis Lake 9/18. Lesser Yellowlegs: Vischer Ferry 9/16 (10); Myosotis Lake 9/18. Pectoral Sandpiper: Myosotis Lake 9/16 (2), 9/18 (2). Yellow-billed Cuckoo: Rensselaerville 9/16. Great Horned Owl: Melrose 9/18. Yellow-throated Vireo: Saratoga 9/21. Common Raven: Rensselaerville 9/16. Tree Swallow: Brunswick 9/21 (2). Winter Wren: Rensselaerville 9/16. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Partridge Run 9/18 (4); Brunswick 9/19-21. Brown Thrasher: Vischer Ferry 9/20. Northern Parula: Ferry Drive 9/16; Partridge Run 9/19. Black-throated Blue Warbler: New Salem 9/17; Partridge Run 9/19 (4); Guilderland 9/21. Blackpoll Warbler: Guilderland 9/19 (2); Brunswick 9/19, 9/20. Louisiana Waterthrush: New Salem 9/17. Mourning Warbler: Rensselaerville 9/16. Wilson's Warbler: Partridge Run 9/18. Canada Warbler: Guilderland 9/19. Lincoln's Sparrow: Rensselaerville 9/16; Brunswick 9/20, 9/21. Indigo Bunting: Brunswick 9/21 Purple Finch: Rensselaerville 9/16.? Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Dave Baim (New Salem), Jackie Bogardus (Melrose), Gerry Colborn (Rensselaerville), Larry Federman (Palenville), Mark Fitzsimmons (Glenmomt), Chris Grossman (Vischer Ferry 9/20), Rich Guthrie (Green Lake, Stoner Ponds), John Hershey (Myosotis Lake 9/18, Vischer Ferry 9/16, Ferry Drive, Cohoes Flats), Bill Lee (Helderberg Hawkwatch 9/16, 9/21); Anne Magee (unionville), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Jim Ries (Myosotis Lake 9/16, Lake George), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland), Marlene Vidibor (Ghent), Brad Walker (Brunswick), T. Lloyd Williams (Partridge Run, Myosotis Lake 9/19) and anonymous (Helderberg Hawkwatch 9/20). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
