This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week
ending December 1, 2010.
Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to
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Sixty-eight species were reported this week.
The best birds of the week were:
TUNDRA SWAN: Saratoga Lake 11/26 (2).
EURASIAN WIGEON: Vischer Ferry 11/25, 11/27, 12/1.
LONG-TAILED DUCK: Myosotis Lake 11/27 (8); Lake George 11/29.
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Saratoga Lake 11/26 (2); Galway Lake 11/27.
MERLIN: Collins Lake 11/24; Clarksville 11/29.
BONAPARTE'S GULL: Myosotis Lake 11/27.
GLAUCOUS GULL: Colonie Landfill 11/28.
NORTHERN SHRIKE: Berne 11/27; Jackson Summit 11/27; Rensselaerville 11/29.
BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Vosburgh Marsh 11/28.
EVENING GROSBEAK: Cossayuna 12/1.
Other notable sightings:
Snow Goose: Berne 11/25 (49); Saratoga Lake 11/26 (~250).
Brant: Saratoga Lake 11/26 (20).
Gadwall: Vischer Ferry 11/27.
American Wigeon: Vischer Ferry 11/25, 11/27 (6), 11/28, 12/1 (3).
Northern Pintail: Vischer Ferry 11/25 (3), 11/27 (7); Queensbury 11/28.
Lesser Scaup: Vischer Ferry 11/25, 11/27.
Common Loon: Lake George 11/27, 11/29 (2); Saratoga Lake 11/27;
Queensbury 11/28.
Bald Eagle: Saratoga Lake 11/26; 11/27 (2).
Northern Harrier: Coxsackie Grasslands 11/28 (2).
Sharp-shinned Hawk: Partridge Run 11/29.
Cooper's Hawk: Albany 11/29.
American Coot: Collins Lake 11/24 (6); Galway Lake 11/27.
Barred Owl: Chatham 11/28 (3).
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Saratoga 11/26; Partridge Run 11/29.
Field Sparrow: Papscanee 11/26.
Savannah Sparrow: Papscanee 11/26.
Fox Sparrow: Austerlitz 11/25.
Swamp Sparrow: Papscanee 11/26.
Purple Finch: Glenville 11/27.
Pine Siskin: Queensbury 11/28.
Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga Lake
11/26, Saratoga, Queensbury), Kathleen Bond (Cossayuna), Alan French
(Glenville), Rich Guthrie (Colonie Landfill), David Harrison (Jackson
Summit, Galway Lake, Vischer Ferry 11/27), Ron Harrower (Vischer Ferry
12/1), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 11/25), Nancy Kern (Austerlitz), Eric
Krantz (Lake George 11/27), Matthew Medler (Vischer Ferry 11/25), Jeff
Nadler (Collins Lake, Vischer Ferry 11/28), Bob Ramonowski (Chatham),
Will Raup (Albany, Clarksville, Coxsackie Grasslands, Partridge Run,
Rensselaerville), Jim Ries (Lake George 11/29), Tom Williams (Saratoga
Lake 11/27) and T. Lloyd Williams (Berne, Myosotis Lake, Papscanee).
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