This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending January 19, 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Sixty-one species were reported this week. The most-reported species included Snow Bunting (9 reports), Horned Lark (9), Bald Eagle (7) and Common Redpoll (7). The best birds of the week were: NORTHERN GOSHAWK: Fort Edward 1/13. ICELAND GULL: Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/14; Crescent Power Plant 1/15, 1/17. GLAUCOUS GULL: Crescent Power Plant 1/15 (2), 1/17. EASTERN PHOEBE: Northumberland 1/14. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Fort Edward 1/15. LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Northumberland 1/13, 1/15 (2), 11/16 (3). WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL: Colonie 1/13. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/13 (12); Stillwater 1/14, 1/15. Green-winged Teal: Schenectady 1/15 (4). Lesser Scaup: Fort Miller 1/13. Great Blue Heron: Stillwater 1/15. Northern Harrier: Athens 1/16; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/16.. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Waterford 1/15. Cooper's Hawk: Niskayuna 1/12; Waterford 1/15; New Baltimore 1/16. Rough-legged Hawk: Coxsackie 1/16. Peregrine Falcon: Troy 1/15; Cohoes Falls 1/16, 1/17. Great Horned Owl: Burnt Hills 1/18. Barred Owl: Fort Edward 1/15; Colonie 1/16. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Slingerlands 1/14; Old Chatham 1/15. Common Raven: Fort Edward 1/13. Fish Crow: Crescent Power Plant 1/17. Carolina Wren: Guilderland 1/16 (2); Old Chatham 1/17; Ballston Lake 1/19; Troy 1/19 (2). Eastern Bluebird: Guilderland 1/16 (4); Glenville 1/17 (5). Northern Mockingbird: Saratoga 1/18. Savannah Sparrow: Fort Edward 1/13; Northumberland 1/16 (2). White-crowned Sparrow: Delmar 1/14 (5). Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Northumberland 1/15, Saratoga), Susan Beaudoin (Northumberland 1/14, Stillwater 1/14), Gretchen DeKalb (Charlton), Larry Federman (Palenville), Mark Fitzsiummons (White Creek), Allan French (Glenville), Elisabeth Grace (Old Chatham), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie Boat Launch, Athens, New Baltimore, Crescent Power Plant 1/17), John Hershey (Northumberland 1/13, Crescent Power Plant 1/15), oHeidi Klinowski (Troy), Jory Langner (Fort Edward 1/17), Bill Lee (Fort Edward 1/13, Fort Miller, Northumberland 1/16), Alan Mapes (Delmar), Steve Mesick (Slingerlands), Curt Morgan (Cohoes 1/13), Jeff Nadler (Cohoes 1/16, Northumberland 1/18, Burnt Hills), John Ozard (Greenville), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie 1/16), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Will Raup (Stillwater 1/13, 1/15, Fort Edward 1/15, Crescent Power Plant 1/17), Jim Ries (Fort Edward 1/13), Alan Schroeder (Niskayuna, Guilderland), Jean Walters (Ballston Lake), Tom Williams (Colonie 1/13), Chad Witko (Philmont, Claverack, Coxsackie 1/16, Coxsackie Grasslands 1/16) and Bob Yunick (Troy, Cohoes 1/15, Schenectady). -- 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/ --
