This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending June 22 and including late reports for 6/15. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hbmc.net.
Eighty-nine species were reported this week. The best birds were: MISSISSIPPI KITE: Ames 6/15, 6/21. UPLAND SANDPIPER: Ames 6/15 (3-4). WHIP-POOR-WILL: Ghent 6/15, 6/20; Hillsdale 6/18. YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER: Hunter Mountain 6/15. 6/19. BICKNELL’S THRUSH: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (~15), 6/19 (8+). Other notable reports: Wild Turkey: Albany 6/16 (4). Northern Harrier: Ames 6/21. Wilson’s Snipe: Ames 6/21. Black-billed Cuckoo: Tannersville 6/18. Barred Owl: Hunter Mountain 6/15; Grafton 6/18. Common Raven: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (5). Winter Wren: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (8+). Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (2-3), 6/19. Swainson’s Thrush: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (4), 6/19. Hermit Thrush: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (8), 6/19; Hadley 6/16. Wood Thrush: Hunter Mountain 6/15; Hadley 6/16. Brown Thrasher: Ames 6/21. Blackburnian Warbler: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (8+), 6/19; Tannersville 6/18 (2); Hadley 6/16. Blackpoll Warbler: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (20+), 6/19. Canada Warbler: Hunter Mountain 6/15. Purple Finch: Hunter Mountain 6/15 (2), 6/19; Tannersville 6/18, Ames 6/21. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler) Steve Chorvas (Hunter Mountain 6/15), Deb Ferguson (Albany), John Hershey (Hunter Mountain 6/19), Nancy Kern (Hillsdale, Ames 6/21), Bill Lee (Hadley), Jim deWaal Malefyt (Grafton), Steve Mesick (Ames, 6/15), Curt Morgan (West Sand Lake), Bob Ramonowski (Pattersonville), Marlene Vidibor (Ghent) and Tom Williams (Tannersville) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
