This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending February 23, 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Seventy-two species reported The best birds were: CANVASBACK: Stafford Bridge 2/22, 2/23. REDHEAD: Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/20 (3), 2/22 (5), 2/23 (6). BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 2/17-20. TUNDRA SWAN: Stafford Bridge 2/19-21. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Fort Miller 2/18, 2/19. PIED-BILLED GREBE: Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/21-23. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Jonesville 2/19. MERLIN: Northumberland 2/22. GLAUCOUS GULL: Crescent / Halfmoon Park 2/19. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Schuylerville 2/20. LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Northumberland 2/19 (2). Note: Stafford Bridge is on Fish Creek in Saratoga. Other notable reports: Wood Duck: Stillwater 2/17. Greater Scaup: Stillwater 2/17; Stafford Bridge 2/20 (2). Lesser Scaup: Stafford Bridge 2/23. Great Blue Heron: Hannacroix Creek 2/14; Saratoga 2/20. Osprey: Amsterdam 2/18. Turkey Vulture: Glenmont 2/18, 2/19; Hudson 2/21 (2). Bald Eagle: Stillwater 2/17; Fort Miller 2/17; Stafford Bridge 2/19 (2), 2/20, 2/23; Northumberland 2/19, 2/22. Northern Harrier: Kingsbury 2/18. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Rexford 2/19; East Greenbush 2/19. Cooper's Hawk: Troy 2/19; Galway 2/20; Glenmont 2/18, 2/21. Rough-legged Hawk: Fort Edward 2/17, 2/22 (2); Northumberland 2/22 (2). American Kestrel: Northumberland 2/20, 2/22. American Coot: Stafford Bridge 2/20, 2/22, 2/23. Great Horned Owl: Jonesville 2/17. Barred Owl: Kingsbury 2/18; Saratoga Battlefield 2/20; Galway 2/20; Colonie 2/22. Horned Lark: Fort Edward 2/17; Northumberland 2/20 (100+), 2/22 (60-80); Coxsackie 2/21. Carolina Wren: Stillwater 2/19; Glenmont 2/21. Golden-crowned Kinglet:Stillwater 2/19; Galway 2/20 (3). Eastern Bluebird: Fort Edward 2/17, 2/18 (14), Northumberland 2/20 (5); Saratoga 2/23. Northern Mockingbird: Easton 2/17; Fort Edward 2/18 (3); Stafford Bridge 2/19. Snow Bunting: Northumberland 2/18, 2/20; Fort Edward 2/18 (10); Quaker Springs 2/19 (70); Saratoga 2/23. Red-winged Blackbird: New Scotland 2/19; Glenmont 2/18, 19, 21 (1-2). Common Grackle: Glenmont 2/18-2/21 (max 8); Colonie 2/21 (4). Brown-headed Cowbird: West Sand Lake 2/17; East Greenbush 2/19 (2); Galway 2/20 (2). Common Redpoll: Stillwater 2/19 (23), 2/20, 2/23 (40+). Pine Siskin: Stillwater 2/19 (8), 2/20, 2/23 (2). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/20,2/22, Quaker Springs), Susan Beaudoin (Fort Miller 2/18, Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/22, 2/23, Stillwater 2/19, 2/23), Mark Fitzsimmons (Glenmont), Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Rich Guthrie (Hannacroix Creek, Fort Miller 2/18), Ron Harrower (Stafford Bridge 2/20, Northumberland 2/20), John Hershey (Fort Miller 2/19, Stafford Bridge 2/19,2/21, 2/23, Northumberland 2/19, Crescent/Halfmoon Park),Heidi Klinowski (Troy), JoryLangner (Fort Miller 2/18, Northumberland 2/22, Fort Edward 2/22), Jerry Lazarczyk (Northumberland 2/18, Amsterdam, Fort Miller 2/18), Bill Lee (Stillwater 2/17, Fort Miller 2/17, Fort Edward 2/17,2/22, Stafford Bridge 2/20,2/22, Northumberland 2/22), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville),Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), Jim deWaal Malefyt (Fort Edward 2/18, Fort Miller 2/18, Kingsbury), Alan Mapes (New Scotland), Steve Mesick (Stafford Bridge 2/20), Marne Onderdonk (Schuylerville, Saratoga Battlefield), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie 2/22), Kurt Weiskotten (Galway), Tom Williams (Colonie 2/21) and Chad Witko (Coxsackie 2/21, Hudson). -- 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/ --
