This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week
ending January 5, 2011.
Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to
birdl...@hmbc.net
Eighty species were reported this week.
Most-reported species included Common Redpoll (11 reports), Eastern
Bluebird (8), Northern Mockingbird (7), Bald Eagle (7), Northern Flicker
(6) and Carolina Wren (6).
Best birds of the week:
REDHEAD: Troy CBC.
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Edward 1/1.
BLACK VULTURE: Albany 1/1 (2).
NORTHERN GOSHAWK: Troy CBC.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: Rensselaerville 1/1; Troy CBC.; Coxsackie Grasslands
1/3 (3); Coxsackie 1/5.
MERLIN: Southern Rensselaer CBC (2); Saratoga 1/1;Troy CBC (2).
ICELAND GULL: Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/3, 1/5.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/2, 1/3, 1/5.
NORTHERN SHRIKE: Berne 1/1.
HERMIT THRUSH: Southern Rensselaer CBC (2); Coeymans Hollow 12/31; Five
Rivers 1/1.
SNOW BUNTING: Chatham 1/1 (25).
EASTERN MEADOWLARK: Coxsackie 1/2 (2).
BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 4-mile Point/Vosburgh Marsh 12/31.
HOARY REDPOLL: Berne 1/1.
Other notable reports:
Snow Goose: Southern Rensselaer CBC; Troy CBC (3).
Mute Swan: Nassau 1/4.
Ruffed Grouse: Southern Rensselaer CBC; Troy CBC (2).
Great Blue Heron: Niskayuna 1/1; Dunn Bridge 1/1; Catskill 1/1.
Northern Harrier: Coxsackie Grasslands 1/3.
American Kestrel: Five Rivers 1/1; Delmar 1/1; Coxsackie 1/5.
Peregrine Falcon: Southern Rensselaer CBC (3); Rip Van Winkle Bridge 1/1
(2); Troy CBC (2).
Eastern Schreech-Owl: Troy CBC.
Great Horned Owl: Troy CBC (2).
Fish Crow: Southern Rensselaer CBC (6); Albany 1/4 (8); Troy CBC (10).
Common Raven: Chatham 1/1 (2); Troy CBC (3).
Horned Lark: Troy CBC (29).
Brown Creeper: Southern Rensselaer CBC; Five Rivers 1/1; Troy CBC (4).
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Southern Rensselaer CBC (2); Troy CBC(6).
Gray Catbird: Troy CBC (2).
Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 1/1; Troy CBC (2).
Savannah Sparrow: Southern Rensselaer CBC (4); Troy CBC.
Fox Sparrow: Rensselaerville 1/1.
Swamp Sparrow: Southern Rensselaer CBC.
Purple Finch: Athens 1/3.
Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Fort Edward, Albany
1/2), Larry Alden (Troy CBC), Gerry Colborn (Albany, Rensselaerville,
Berne), Mark Fitzsimmons (Delmar, Glenmont), Pat Gosda (Niskayuna),
Elisabeth Grace (Dunn Bridge, Nassau), Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Rich
Guthrie (Rip Van Winkle Bridge, Catskill, Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/3,1/5,
Coxsackie 1/3,1/5, 4-mile Point/Vosburgh Marsh , Athens, Albany), Ken
Harper (Partridge Run), Peg Hasslewander (Albany), Nancy Kern (Chatham),
Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), Jim deWaal Malefyt
(Poestenkill), Steve Mesick (Coxsackie), Jeff Nadler (Montgomery
County), Will Raup (Coeymans Hollow, Coxsackie Boar Launch 1/2,
Coxsackie 1/2, New Baltimore, Albany), Jim Ries (Albany 1/1,
Rensselaer), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna), Jean Walters (Ballston Lake), T.
Lloyd Williams (Berne, Rensselaerville) and Chad Witko (Coxsackie Boat
Launch 1/3, Coxsackie Grasslands). Five Rivers reports are from the
count led by Craig Thompson and Scott Stoner. The Southern Rensselaer
CBC results are for 12/30 (postponed from 12/27 due to snow); Troy CBC
results are for 1/2.
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