Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

[David Martin-21]

This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending November 4, 2009.

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Ninety species were reported this week including 25 waterfowl species.

Here are the highlights:

Snow Goose: Coxsackie Correctional Facility 10/31; New Baltimore 11/2 (~150).

Brant: Collins Lake 11/1.

Gadwall: Stanton Pond 11/3 (5); Vischer Ferry 11/4 (2).

American Wigeon: Stanton Pond 11/3 (8).

REDHEAD: Saratoga Lake 11/2.

Northern Shoveler: Vischer Ferry 11/4.

Northern Pintail: Vischer Ferry 10/29; Stanton Pond 11/3 (8); Vischer
Ferry 11/4.

Lesser Scaup: Loughberry Lake 11/1 (2).

White-winged Scoter: Saratoga Lake 11/2 (2).

LONG-TAILED DUCK: Saratoga Lake 11/2 (25).

Bufflehead: Loughberry Lake 11/1 (3); Lake George 11/3 (2).

Common Goldeneye: Tomhannock 11/3 (25-30).

Ruddy Duck: Coxsackie Reservoir 11/3 (100+); Tomhannock 11/3 (~100);
Nassau Lake 11/4 (40+).

RED-THROATED LOON: Tomhannock 11/3.

Common Loon: Saratoga Lake 11/1(3); Lake George 11/1; Tomhannock 11/3 (3).

Pied-billed Grebe: Collins Lake 10/29; Loughberry Lake 11/1 (2).

HORNED GREBE: Saratoga Lake 11/2 (5).

American Bittern: Coxsackie Grasslands 11/1.

GOLDEN EAGLE: Helderberg Hawkwatch 11/1.

Bald Eagle: Cohoes 10/31; New Baltimore 10/31; Ravena 11/3 (3).

Northern Harrier: Helderberg Hawkwatch 11/1 (2).

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Helderberg Hawkwatch 11/1.

American Coot: Crescent 11/2 (4).

Wilson's Snipe: Rensselaerville 10/31; Coxsackie Grasslands 11/3.

Eastern Phoebe: Vischer Ferry 10/29.

Great Crested Flycatcher (probable, heard): Meadowdale 10/31.

Fish Crow: New Baltimore 10/31 (10).

Common Raven: Rensselaerville 10/31; Austerlitz 11/1 (2); 4-mile
Point/Vosburgh Marsh 11/3; Stanton Pond 11/3

Carolina Wren: Ferry Drive 10/29; 4-mile Point/Vosburgh Marsh 10/31;
New Baltimore 10/31; Vischer Ferry 11/4.

Golden-crowned Kinglet: Pine Bush 10/31 (2); 4-mile Point/Vosburgh
Marsh 10/31; Austerlitz 11/1 (3).

Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Ferry Drive 10/29.

Hermit Thrush: Vischer Ferry 10/29; Ferry Drive 10/29.

AMERICAN PIPIT: Northumberland 11/2.

Yellow-rumped Warbler: Ferry Drive 10/29; 4-mile Point/Vosburgh Marsh
10/31; Pine Bush 10/31 (3).

American Tree Sparrow: Rensselaerville 10/31; Saratoga 11/1;
Coxsackie Grasslands 11/3 (6); Vischer Ferry 11/4.

Savannah Sparrow: Coxsackie Grasslands 11/3 (2).

Fox Sparrow: Vischer Ferry 10/29 (2); Saratoga 11/1; Coxsackie
Grasslands 11/3 (4).

White-crowned Sparrow: Vischer Ferry 10/29; Ferry Drive 10/29;
Rensselaerville 10/31.

SNOW BUNTING: Coxsackie Grasslands 10/29 (6), 11/1 (15); Austerlitz 11/1.

Rusty Blackbird: Vischer Ferry 10/29 (~100); Coxsackie Grasslands
11/3 (flock); Vischer Ferry 11/4 (22).

Purple Finch: Rensselaerville 10/31; Meadowdale 11/4 (3).

Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Gerry
Colborn (Rensselaerville, Cohoes), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie
Grasslands, Coxsackie Correctional Facility, New Baltimore, 4-mile
Point/Vosburgh Marsh, Helderberg Hawkwatch, Ravena, Tomhannock), Ron
Harrower (Saratoga, Sartoga Lake 11/1, Loughberry Lake), John Hershey
(Saratoga Lake 11/2, Northumberland), John Kent (Rensselaer), Nancy
Kern (Austerlitz), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Vischer Ferry
10/29), Curt Morgan (Crescent, Rensselaer), Jeff Nadler (Collins Lake
10/29), Will Raup (4-mile Point/Vosburgh Marsh 11/3, Coxsackie
Grasslands, Coxsackie Reservoir, Stanton Pond), Neil Reilly (Collins
Lake 11/1) and Tom Williams (Ferry Drive, Pine Bush, Saratoga Lake
11/1, Vischer Ferry 11/4).

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