- RBA
* New York
* Hudson-Mohawk Region
* April 25, 2007
* NYHM0704.25
- Highlights
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HORNED GREBE
RED-NECKED GREBE
American Bittern
Red-breasted Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Virginia Rail
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Bonaparte's Gull
Eastern Screech-Owl
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Marsh Wren
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
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hotline: Birdline of Eastern New York
sponsor: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
phone: (518) 439-8080
reports: birdline@hmbc.net
coverage: Hudson-Mohawk Region, East-Central New York
compiled: April 25, 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 birdline@hmbc.net
Black Creek Marsh 4/19: Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, 16 Wood Ducks,
Green-winged Teal, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, NORTHERN HARRIER, Red-tailed
Hawk, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern
Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, 4 Brown Creepers,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, BROWN THRASHER, Swamp
Sparrow, and 6 Rusty Blackbirds
Albany (Buckingham Pond) 4/19: Double-crested Cormorant
New Salem 4/19: 4 Wood Ducks, Hooded Merganser, and nesting Eastern
Phoebes
Schenectady 4/19: 2 Cedar Waxwings
Peebles Island 4/19: Double-crested Cormorant, 2 Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and Golden-crowned
Kinglet
Tomhannock Reservoir 4/19: Double-crested Cormorant, 7 Northern
Shovelers, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, Common Goldeneye, 10 Common Mergansers,
and 5 Ruddy Ducks
Petersburgh 4/19: BARRED OWL
Collins Lake 4/20: 2 Common Loons
Waterford 4/20: 2 Blue-winged Teal
Brunswick 4/20: Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, and Pileated
Woodpecker
Meadowdale 4/20: AMERICAN BITTERN, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, and AMERICAN
WOODCOCK
Glenville 4/20: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker,
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2
Chipping Sparrows, and 4 Fox Sparrows
Papscanee, North end 4/21: Great Blue Heron, numerous Wood Ducks,
Green-winged Teal, American Kestrel, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 8-10 Wild
Turkeys, 9+ WILSON'S SNIPE, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Rusty
Blackbird
Great Sacandaga Lake 4/21: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
North Broadalbin 4/21: Common Raven
Waterford 4/21: Rusty Blackbird
Vischer Ferry NHP 4/21: Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler,
Belted Kingfisher, singing Brown Creeper, and Rusty Blackbirds
Saratoga Battlefield 4/21: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, and Field Sparrow
Saratoga Sod Farm/Wright's Loop 4/22: Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck,
Green-winged Teal, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, several
WILSON'S SNIPE, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, and Rusty Blackbird
Saratoga National Cemetery 4/22: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, HORNED LARK,
Northern Mockingbird, VESPER SPARROW, and 3-4 Savannah Sparrows
Saratoga Battlefield 4/22: American Kestrel, Northern Flicker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Common Raven, Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird, and Field
Sparrow
Schenectady 4/22: Sharp-shinned Hawk
Colonie 4/22: Chipping Sparrow
New Salem 4/22: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Barn Swallow
Meadowdale 4/22: 2 Barn Swallows
Churchtown (Columbia Co.) 4/22: 6 Great Blue Herons, 2 Bald Eagles,
WILSON'S SNIPE, Tree Swallow, 3 Barn Swallows, 2 Field Sparrows, and
several Eastern Meadowlarks
Taghkanic State Forest 4/22: Numerous Eastern Phoebes, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, 4 HERMIT THRUSHES, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
Lake Taghkanic State Park 4/22: 3 Wood Ducks, Common Merganser,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, Common Raven, PINE WARBLER, 3 PALM WARBLERS, and
numerous Chipping Sparrows
Oleana State Historical Site 4/22: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, EASTERN
TOWHEE, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Petersburgh 4/22: Field Sparrow
Great Sacandaga Lake, Town of Day 4/22: Ruffed Grouse
Black Creek Marsh and Five Rivers EEC 4/22: Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser,
NORTHERN HARRIER (BCM), American Kestrel, 10 VIRGINIA RAILS (BCM),
Eastern Screech-owl (5R), Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Fish
Crow (5R), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (5R), Field
Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird (BCM)
Saratoga Lake 4/22: 9+ Common Loons, 40+ Ring-necked Ducks, Common
Goldeneye, 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 Wilson's
Snipe, and 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK
Waterford 4/22: Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Tree Swallow, and
Northern Mockingbird
Claverack Rail Trail 4/23: 2 Wood Ducks, 2 Killdeer, 5 Ruby-crowned
Kinglets, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
Coxsackie Creek Grasslands and Vosburgh Marsh 4/23: AMERICAN BITTERN,
Mute Swan, Wood Duck, American Wigeon, Lesser Scaup, American Kestrel,
Wild Turkey, WILSON'S SNIPE, Northern Flicker, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, singing Eastern Meadowlark, and Rusty Blackbird
Meadowdale 4/23: 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Fox Sparrow
Wateford 4/23: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Five Rivers EEC 4/23: WILSON'S SNIPE and Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Colonie 4/23: 5 White-throated Sparrows
New Salem 4/24: Louisiana Waterthrush
Vischer Ferry NHP 4/24: 8-10 Wood Ducks, American Wigeon, American Black
Duck, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Northern Shovelers, 3 Green-winged Teal, 16
Ring-necked Ducks, Sharp-shinned Hawk, VIRGINIA RAIL, Northern Flicker,
Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, singing WARBLING VIREO, Tree
Swallow, Barn Swallow, BANK SWALLOW, Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warbler, Swamp
Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird
Troy 4/24: Pileated Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Black Creek Marsh 4/24: VIRGINIA RAIL, Barn Swallow, MARSH WREN, 2
Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Rusty Blackbirds
Lake Taghkanic SP 4/24: 2 Osprey, 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 30+
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Claverack 4/24: 60-70 American Goldfinches
Meadowdale 4/24: EASTERN TOWHEE, 13 Chipping Sparrows, and Field Sparrow
Petersburgh 4/24: 2 Cooper's Hawks, Ruffed Grouse, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,
and 5 Rusty Blackbirds
Round Lake 4/24: HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, 65-70 Double-crested
Cormorants, Ring-necked Ducks, and Hooded Mergansers
Troy 4/25: House Wren
Great Sacandaga Lake 4/25: 2 Wood Ducks, 2 Common Mergansers,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and American Tree Sparrow
Colonie 4/25: Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, White-throated
Sparrow, and 2 PURPLE FINCHES
Niskayuna 4/25: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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* New York
* Hudson-Mohawk Region
* April 25, 2007
* NYHM0704.25
- Highlights
=====================================================================
HORNED GREBE
RED-NECKED GREBE
American Bittern
Red-breasted Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Virginia Rail
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Bonaparte's Gull
Eastern Screech-Owl
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Marsh Wren
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
=====================================================================
hotline: Birdline of Eastern New York
sponsor: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
phone: (518) 439-8080
reports: birdline@hmbc.net
coverage: Hudson-Mohawk Region, East-Central New York
compiled: April 25, 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 birdline@hmbc.net
Black Creek Marsh 4/19: Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, 16 Wood Ducks,
Green-winged Teal, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, NORTHERN HARRIER, Red-tailed
Hawk, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern
Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, 4 Brown Creepers,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, BROWN THRASHER, Swamp
Sparrow, and 6 Rusty Blackbirds
Albany (Buckingham Pond) 4/19: Double-crested Cormorant
New Salem 4/19: 4 Wood Ducks, Hooded Merganser, and nesting Eastern
Phoebes
Schenectady 4/19: 2 Cedar Waxwings
Peebles Island 4/19: Double-crested Cormorant, 2 Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and Golden-crowned
Kinglet
Tomhannock Reservoir 4/19: Double-crested Cormorant, 7 Northern
Shovelers, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, Common Goldeneye, 10 Common Mergansers,
and 5 Ruddy Ducks
Petersburgh 4/19: BARRED OWL
Collins Lake 4/20: 2 Common Loons
Waterford 4/20: 2 Blue-winged Teal
Brunswick 4/20: Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, and Pileated
Woodpecker
Meadowdale 4/20: AMERICAN BITTERN, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, and AMERICAN
WOODCOCK
Glenville 4/20: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker,
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2
Chipping Sparrows, and 4 Fox Sparrows
Papscanee, North end 4/21: Great Blue Heron, numerous Wood Ducks,
Green-winged Teal, American Kestrel, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 8-10 Wild
Turkeys, 9+ WILSON'S SNIPE, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Rusty
Blackbird
Great Sacandaga Lake 4/21: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
North Broadalbin 4/21: Common Raven
Waterford 4/21: Rusty Blackbird
Vischer Ferry NHP 4/21: Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler,
Belted Kingfisher, singing Brown Creeper, and Rusty Blackbirds
Saratoga Battlefield 4/21: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, and Field Sparrow
Saratoga Sod Farm/Wright's Loop 4/22: Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck,
Green-winged Teal, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, several
WILSON'S SNIPE, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, and Rusty Blackbird
Saratoga National Cemetery 4/22: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, HORNED LARK,
Northern Mockingbird, VESPER SPARROW, and 3-4 Savannah Sparrows
Saratoga Battlefield 4/22: American Kestrel, Northern Flicker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Common Raven, Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird, and Field
Sparrow
Schenectady 4/22: Sharp-shinned Hawk
Colonie 4/22: Chipping Sparrow
New Salem 4/22: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Barn Swallow
Meadowdale 4/22: 2 Barn Swallows
Churchtown (Columbia Co.) 4/22: 6 Great Blue Herons, 2 Bald Eagles,
WILSON'S SNIPE, Tree Swallow, 3 Barn Swallows, 2 Field Sparrows, and
several Eastern Meadowlarks
Taghkanic State Forest 4/22: Numerous Eastern Phoebes, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, 4 HERMIT THRUSHES, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
Lake Taghkanic State Park 4/22: 3 Wood Ducks, Common Merganser,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, Common Raven, PINE WARBLER, 3 PALM WARBLERS, and
numerous Chipping Sparrows
Oleana State Historical Site 4/22: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, EASTERN
TOWHEE, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Petersburgh 4/22: Field Sparrow
Great Sacandaga Lake, Town of Day 4/22: Ruffed Grouse
Black Creek Marsh and Five Rivers EEC 4/22: Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser,
NORTHERN HARRIER (BCM), American Kestrel, 10 VIRGINIA RAILS (BCM),
Eastern Screech-owl (5R), Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Fish
Crow (5R), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern
Mockingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (5R), Field
Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird (BCM)
Saratoga Lake 4/22: 9+ Common Loons, 40+ Ring-necked Ducks, Common
Goldeneye, 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 Wilson's
Snipe, and 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK
Waterford 4/22: Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Tree Swallow, and
Northern Mockingbird
Claverack Rail Trail 4/23: 2 Wood Ducks, 2 Killdeer, 5 Ruby-crowned
Kinglets, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
Coxsackie Creek Grasslands and Vosburgh Marsh 4/23: AMERICAN BITTERN,
Mute Swan, Wood Duck, American Wigeon, Lesser Scaup, American Kestrel,
Wild Turkey, WILSON'S SNIPE, Northern Flicker, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated
Sparrow, singing Eastern Meadowlark, and Rusty Blackbird
Meadowdale 4/23: 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Fox Sparrow
Wateford 4/23: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Five Rivers EEC 4/23: WILSON'S SNIPE and Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Colonie 4/23: 5 White-throated Sparrows
New Salem 4/24: Louisiana Waterthrush
Vischer Ferry NHP 4/24: 8-10 Wood Ducks, American Wigeon, American Black
Duck, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Northern Shovelers, 3 Green-winged Teal, 16
Ring-necked Ducks, Sharp-shinned Hawk, VIRGINIA RAIL, Northern Flicker,
Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, singing WARBLING VIREO, Tree
Swallow, Barn Swallow, BANK SWALLOW, Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warbler, Swamp
Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird
Troy 4/24: Pileated Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Black Creek Marsh 4/24: VIRGINIA RAIL, Barn Swallow, MARSH WREN, 2
Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Rusty Blackbirds
Lake Taghkanic SP 4/24: 2 Osprey, 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 30+
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Claverack 4/24: 60-70 American Goldfinches
Meadowdale 4/24: EASTERN TOWHEE, 13 Chipping Sparrows, and Field Sparrow
Petersburgh 4/24: 2 Cooper's Hawks, Ruffed Grouse, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,
and 5 Rusty Blackbirds
Round Lake 4/24: HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, 65-70 Double-crested
Cormorants, Ring-necked Ducks, and Hooded Mergansers
Troy 4/25: House Wren
Great Sacandaga Lake 4/25: 2 Wood Ducks, 2 Common Mergansers,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and American Tree Sparrow
Colonie 4/25: Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, White-throated
Sparrow, and 2 PURPLE FINCHES
Niskayuna 4/25: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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