- RBA
* New York
* Hudson-Mohawk Region
* August 24, 2005
* NYHM0508.24
- Birds mentioned
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Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Double-crested Cormorant P. auritus
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret A. alba
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Blue-winged Teal A. discors
Green-winged Teal A. crecca
Lesser Scaup A. affinis
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk A. cooperii
Red-tailed Hawk B. jamaicensis
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Virginia Rail R. limicola
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover C. semipalmatus
Killdeer C. vociferus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs T. flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper T. solitaria
Spotted Sandiper Actitis macularius
Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla
Least Sandpiper C. minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper C. melanotos
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Bonaparte's Gull L. philadelphia
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Red-bellied Woodpecker M. carolinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Alder Flycatcher E. alnorum
Eastern Phoebe Saynoris phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher M. crinitus
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Winter Wren T. troglodytes
SEDGE WREN Cistothorus platensis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet R. calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Cedar Waxwing B. cedrorum
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Magnolia Warbler D. magnolia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Canada Warbler W. canadensis
Swamp Sparrow M. georgiana
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
BLUE GROSBEAK Passerina caerulea
Baltimore Oriole I. galbula
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- Transcript
hotline: Birdline of Eastern New York
sponsor: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
date: August 24, 2005
number: (518) 439-8080
to report: (518) 439-8080
compilers: Rich Guthrie
Bill Lee
Dan Welch
Phil Whitney
coverage: Hudson-Mohawk Region, East-Central New York
compiled: August 24, 2005
transcribers: Barb Putnam
Jackie Bogardus
Alison VanKeuren
Phil Whitney
internet: Barb Putnam
homepage: http://hmbc.net
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This is a summary of some of the sightings that sent to the HMBC
birdline during the past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for
the full report. Please call in YOUR sightings or email to
birdline@hmbc.net
Black Creek Marsh 8/13: AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN HERON, BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, VIRGINIA RAIL, ALDER FLYCATCHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHER, and SWAMP SPARROW
Pittstown, Rensselaer County 8/14: possible BLUE GROSBEAK
Vischer Ferry (Ferry Drive) 8/18: PIED-BILLED GREBE, 8 GREAT BLUE
HERONS, 2-3 GREAT EGRETS, 3-4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, numerous
KILLDEER, ~6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 10-12 LEAST SANDPIPERS
Lock 17 8/18: OSPREY, EASTERN PHOEBE, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and YELLOW WARBLER
Mohawk River 8/19: 2 GREAT EGRETS
Germantown 8/19: 3 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, and numerous CHIMNEY
SWIFTS, BARN SWALLOWS, and TREE SWALLOWS
Schodack Town Hall 8/20: OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
Watervliet Reservoir 8/20: BALD EAGLE
Coxsackie 8/20: 2 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN
WOODCOCK, BONAPARTE'S GULL, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, CANADA WARBLER, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Vischer Ferry (Ferry Drive) 8/20: 6+ GREAT EGRETS, 6 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 4 KILLDEER, 2
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 15 LEAST SANDPIPERS
Cohoes Flats 8/20: 10+ DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, GREAT EGRET, 8
GREAT BLUE HERONS, TURKEY VULTURE, RED-TAILED HAWK, BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 10-15 KILLDEER, 4 YELLOWLEGS sp., 2
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 unidentified peeps, and BELTED KINGFISHER.
Germantown 8/21: SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
Troy 8/21: 2 BALD EAGLES
Niskayuna, Lions Park 8/23: 3 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 6 GREAT EGRETS,
GREEN HERON, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and CEDAR WAXWINGS
Fort Miller to Fort Edward 8/24: GREEN HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, BALD
EAGLE, COOPER'S HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, KILLDEER,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD,
BELTED KINGFISHER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, SEDGE WREN, WINTER WREN, EASTERN
BLUEBIRD, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE
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- End transcript
* New York
* Hudson-Mohawk Region
* August 24, 2005
* NYHM0508.24
- Birds mentioned
=====================================================================
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Double-crested Cormorant P. auritus
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret A. alba
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Blue-winged Teal A. discors
Green-winged Teal A. crecca
Lesser Scaup A. affinis
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk A. cooperii
Red-tailed Hawk B. jamaicensis
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Virginia Rail R. limicola
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover C. semipalmatus
Killdeer C. vociferus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs T. flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper T. solitaria
Spotted Sandiper Actitis macularius
Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla
Least Sandpiper C. minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper C. melanotos
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Bonaparte's Gull L. philadelphia
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Red-bellied Woodpecker M. carolinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Alder Flycatcher E. alnorum
Eastern Phoebe Saynoris phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher M. crinitus
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Winter Wren T. troglodytes
SEDGE WREN Cistothorus platensis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet R. calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Cedar Waxwing B. cedrorum
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Magnolia Warbler D. magnolia
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Canada Warbler W. canadensis
Swamp Sparrow M. georgiana
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
BLUE GROSBEAK Passerina caerulea
Baltimore Oriole I. galbula
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- Transcript
hotline: Birdline of Eastern New York
sponsor: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
date: August 24, 2005
number: (518) 439-8080
to report: (518) 439-8080
compilers: Rich Guthrie
Bill Lee
Dan Welch
Phil Whitney
coverage: Hudson-Mohawk Region, East-Central New York
compiled: August 24, 2005
transcribers: Barb Putnam
Jackie Bogardus
Alison VanKeuren
Phil Whitney
internet: Barb Putnam
homepage: http://hmbc.net
=====================================================================
This is a summary of some of the sightings that sent to the HMBC
birdline during the past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for
the full report. Please call in YOUR sightings or email to
birdline@hmbc.net
Black Creek Marsh 8/13: AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN HERON, BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, VIRGINIA RAIL, ALDER FLYCATCHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHER, and SWAMP SPARROW
Pittstown, Rensselaer County 8/14: possible BLUE GROSBEAK
Vischer Ferry (Ferry Drive) 8/18: PIED-BILLED GREBE, 8 GREAT BLUE
HERONS, 2-3 GREAT EGRETS, 3-4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, numerous
KILLDEER, ~6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 10-12 LEAST SANDPIPERS
Lock 17 8/18: OSPREY, EASTERN PHOEBE, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and YELLOW WARBLER
Mohawk River 8/19: 2 GREAT EGRETS
Germantown 8/19: 3 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, and numerous CHIMNEY
SWIFTS, BARN SWALLOWS, and TREE SWALLOWS
Schodack Town Hall 8/20: OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
Watervliet Reservoir 8/20: BALD EAGLE
Coxsackie 8/20: 2 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN
WOODCOCK, BONAPARTE'S GULL, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, CANADA WARBLER, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Vischer Ferry (Ferry Drive) 8/20: 6+ GREAT EGRETS, 6 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 4 KILLDEER, 2
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 15 LEAST SANDPIPERS
Cohoes Flats 8/20: 10+ DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, GREAT EGRET, 8
GREAT BLUE HERONS, TURKEY VULTURE, RED-TAILED HAWK, BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 10-15 KILLDEER, 4 YELLOWLEGS sp., 2
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 unidentified peeps, and BELTED KINGFISHER.
Germantown 8/21: SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
Troy 8/21: 2 BALD EAGLES
Niskayuna, Lions Park 8/23: 3 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 6 GREAT EGRETS,
GREEN HERON, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and CEDAR WAXWINGS
Fort Miller to Fort Edward 8/24: GREEN HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, BALD
EAGLE, COOPER'S HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, KILLDEER,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD,
BELTED KINGFISHER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, SEDGE WREN, WINTER WREN, EASTERN
BLUEBIRD, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE
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