- RBA
* New York
* Hudson-Mohawk Region
* April 4, 2007
* NYHM0704.04
- Highlights
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Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
BLACK VULTURE
Turkey Vulture
Snow Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
REDHEAD
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
MERLIN
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
PINE WARBLER
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Purple Finch
RED CROSSBILL
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hotline: Birdline of Eastern New York
sponsor: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
phone: (518) 439-8080
reports: philandmarjwhitney AT earthlink.net
coverage: Hudson-Mohawk Region, East-Central New York
compiled: April 4, 2007
homepage: http://hmbc.net
=====================================================================
This is a summary of some of the sightings that were sent to the
Birdline of Eastern New York this past week. Call the birdline
(518-439-8080) for the full report. Please call in YOUR sightings
or email to philandmarjwhitney AT earthlink.net
Middle Grove 3/29: Swamp Sparrow, heard
Five Rivers EEC 3/29: American Woodcock, displaying
Troy Country Club 3/29: 2 Hooded Mergansers
Staats Island Road 3/29: WILSON'S SNIPE
Troy 3/29: Possible BLACK VULTURE
Gansevoort 3/30: Red-bellied Woodpecker and Purple Finch
Bleeker, Fulton County 3/30: 4 RED CROSSBILLS
Saratoga Springs 3/31: MERLIN
Papscanee 3/31: 13 Snow Geese, 7 Wood Ducks, 4 Hooded Mergansers, 3
Common Mergansers, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, 4 Killdeer, 3
WILSON'S SNIPE, and 6 Fish Crows
Halfmoon (Canal Road) 3/31: 2 Ruddy Ducks
Vischer Ferry NHP 3/31: American Woodcock, Great Horned Owl, and
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Troy 3/31: White-breasted Nuthatch and Northern Mockingbird
Black Creek Marsh 4/1: Probable VIRGINIA RAIL, heard
Gansevoort 4/1: Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, and Eastern
Phoebe
New Baltimore 4/1: Great Blue Heron, 75 Snow Geese, 3 Lesser Scaup, 2
Common Mergansers, Eastern Screech-owl, 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers,
and 2 Tree Swallows
Vischer Ferry NHP 4/1: 2 Wood Ducks, 4 Gadwall, 4 American Wigeon, 5
American Black Ducks, ! Blue-winged Teal, 2 Northern Shovelers, 1
REDHEAD, 54 Ring-necked Ducks, 4 Lesser Scaup, 2 Bufflehead, 11
Hooded Mergansers, 1 Common Merganser, Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Belted
Kingfishers, and 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Troy 4/2: Cooper's Hawk
Northway Exit 8 4/2: Eastern Bluebird
Niskayuna 4/2: Mute Swan
Papscanee 4/2: 6 Snow Geese, Wood Duck, American Black Duck, 30+
Green-winged Teal, large flock of Wild Turkeys, and Killdeer
Collins Park 4/2: 3 Common Loons, Pied-billed Grebe, 8 Wood Ducks, 2
Gadwall, 4 American Wigeon, 22 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Common Goldeneye,
and 2 Hooded Mergansers
Northville Bridge 4/2: 2 adult Bald Eagles
Northville 4/2: Red-breasted Nuthatch and Northern Mockingbird
Schenectady 4/3: Chipping Sparrow, singing
Papscanee 4/3: Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck,
American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, 40+ Green-winged Teal, Common
Mergansers, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkey, Belted Kingfisher, Pileated
Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Carolina Wren, and ~12
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
Meadowdale 4/3: WILSON'S SNIPE, American Woodcock, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, and Purple Finch
Black Creek Marsh 4/3: Green-winged Teal, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker, Brown Creeper, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Swamp Sparrow, and 8-10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
Five Rivers EEC 4/3: Eastern Bluebird
Dunn Memorial Bridge 4/3: Peregrine Falcon, on nest
Petersburgh 4/3: 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
Claverack 4/4: 1 PINE WARBLER among 60+ American Goldfinches
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- End
* New York
* Hudson-Mohawk Region
* April 4, 2007
* NYHM0704.04
- Highlights
=====================================================================
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
BLACK VULTURE
Turkey Vulture
Snow Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
REDHEAD
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
MERLIN
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
PINE WARBLER
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Purple Finch
RED CROSSBILL
=====================================================================
hotline: Birdline of Eastern New York
sponsor: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
phone: (518) 439-8080
reports: philandmarjwhitney AT earthlink.net
coverage: Hudson-Mohawk Region, East-Central New York
compiled: April 4, 2007
homepage: http://hmbc.net
=====================================================================
This is a summary of some of the sightings that were sent to the
Birdline of Eastern New York this past week. Call the birdline
(518-439-8080) for the full report. Please call in YOUR sightings
or email to philandmarjwhitney AT earthlink.net
Middle Grove 3/29: Swamp Sparrow, heard
Five Rivers EEC 3/29: American Woodcock, displaying
Troy Country Club 3/29: 2 Hooded Mergansers
Staats Island Road 3/29: WILSON'S SNIPE
Troy 3/29: Possible BLACK VULTURE
Gansevoort 3/30: Red-bellied Woodpecker and Purple Finch
Bleeker, Fulton County 3/30: 4 RED CROSSBILLS
Saratoga Springs 3/31: MERLIN
Papscanee 3/31: 13 Snow Geese, 7 Wood Ducks, 4 Hooded Mergansers, 3
Common Mergansers, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, 4 Killdeer, 3
WILSON'S SNIPE, and 6 Fish Crows
Halfmoon (Canal Road) 3/31: 2 Ruddy Ducks
Vischer Ferry NHP 3/31: American Woodcock, Great Horned Owl, and
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Troy 3/31: White-breasted Nuthatch and Northern Mockingbird
Black Creek Marsh 4/1: Probable VIRGINIA RAIL, heard
Gansevoort 4/1: Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, and Eastern
Phoebe
New Baltimore 4/1: Great Blue Heron, 75 Snow Geese, 3 Lesser Scaup, 2
Common Mergansers, Eastern Screech-owl, 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers,
and 2 Tree Swallows
Vischer Ferry NHP 4/1: 2 Wood Ducks, 4 Gadwall, 4 American Wigeon, 5
American Black Ducks, ! Blue-winged Teal, 2 Northern Shovelers, 1
REDHEAD, 54 Ring-necked Ducks, 4 Lesser Scaup, 2 Bufflehead, 11
Hooded Mergansers, 1 Common Merganser, Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Belted
Kingfishers, and 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Troy 4/2: Cooper's Hawk
Northway Exit 8 4/2: Eastern Bluebird
Niskayuna 4/2: Mute Swan
Papscanee 4/2: 6 Snow Geese, Wood Duck, American Black Duck, 30+
Green-winged Teal, large flock of Wild Turkeys, and Killdeer
Collins Park 4/2: 3 Common Loons, Pied-billed Grebe, 8 Wood Ducks, 2
Gadwall, 4 American Wigeon, 22 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Common Goldeneye,
and 2 Hooded Mergansers
Northville Bridge 4/2: 2 adult Bald Eagles
Northville 4/2: Red-breasted Nuthatch and Northern Mockingbird
Schenectady 4/3: Chipping Sparrow, singing
Papscanee 4/3: Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck,
American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, 40+ Green-winged Teal, Common
Mergansers, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkey, Belted Kingfisher, Pileated
Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Carolina Wren, and ~12
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
Meadowdale 4/3: WILSON'S SNIPE, American Woodcock, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, and Purple Finch
Black Creek Marsh 4/3: Green-winged Teal, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker, Brown Creeper, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Swamp Sparrow, and 8-10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
Five Rivers EEC 4/3: Eastern Bluebird
Dunn Memorial Bridge 4/3: Peregrine Falcon, on nest
Petersburgh 4/3: 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
Claverack 4/4: 1 PINE WARBLER among 60+ American Goldfinches
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- End