This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 15 February 2012.

Thirty-seven species were reported this week.

The best birds were:

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE:Fort Miller 2/9.

BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 2/10 (2).

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Fort Miller 2/9 (~100), 2/10 (4), 2/12 (~25).

Wood Duck: Livingston 2/10 (4).

Greater Scaup: Stillwater 2/12 (2).

Green Heron (possible): Meadowdale 2/9.

Turkey Vulture: Queensbury 2/10 (2).

Bald Eagle: Cohoes 2/9 (2); Green Island 2/10; Easton 2/12.

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 8 February 2012.

Twenty-four species were reported this week.

The best birds were:

BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 2/3 (2), 2/4 (2), 2/7 (3); Glenmont 2/3 (6), 2/8 (4).

MERLIN: Coxsackie Grasslands 2/4; Cohoes Flats 2/7.

BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 2/8.

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Fort Miller 2/6.

American Widgeon: Coxsackie Grasslands 2/4.

Turkey Vulture: Coxsackie 2/1; Guilderland 2/4 (6); Hudson 2/4 (14), 2/7 (20).

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 1 February 2012*.

Forty-four species were reported this week. Most-reported species were Bald Eagle (13 reports, 22 individuals), Red-tailed Hawk (7 reports) and Common Goldeneye (5).

The best birds were:

BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 1/31.

BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 1/28 (3)

*GOLDEN EAGLE*: Fort Miller 1/26.

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Delmar 2/1 (2).

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Fort Miller 1/26, 1/29, 1/31 (~120).

Mute Swan: Nassau 1/27 (5).

Northern Pintail: Fort Miller 1/26 (5).

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 25 January 2012.

Fifty-six species were reported this week.

The best birds were:

BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 1/21.

MERLIN: Schenectady 1/19.

AMERICAN PIPIT: Northumberland 1/20 (4).

SNOW BUNTING: Northumberland 1/20 (~150).

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Delmar 1/22 (8-10).

BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 1/21.

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/19 (5), 1/20 (~300)

Wood Duck: Athens 1/25.

Greater Scaup: Stillwater 1/19 (2).

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 18 January 2012.

Forty-seven species were reported this week.

The best birds were:

LONG-TAILED DUCK: Stillwater 1/14.

SNOW BUNTING: Northumberland 1/15 (~120).

BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 1/16.

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/16 (~200).

Mute Swan: Tomhannock 1/11 (6), 1/14 (6).

Greater Scaup:Stillwater 1/14 (2).

Lesser Scaup: Coxsackie boat launch 1/17.

Bufflehead: Tomhannock 1/11 (3), 1/14 (3).

Common Loon: Tomhannock 1/11; New Baltimore 1/17.

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 11 January 2012.

Sixty-one species were reported this week. The most frequently reported species included Bald Eagle (6 reports), Common Goldeneye (5) and Eastern Bluebird (5).

The best birds were:

MERLIN: Schenectady 1/8; Colonie 1/9.

SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 1/6 (3), 1/7 (6).

BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Schenectady 1/9.

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Fort Miller 1/5, 1/6 (~1500).

American Wigeon: Copake 1/8 (8).

Green-winged Teal: Fort Miller 1/6.

Bufflehead: Tomhannock 1/8 (3).

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 4 January 2012.

Eighty-six species were reported, including results from the Fort Plain (FPCBC, 12/30) andTroy (TCBC, 12/31) CBCs. Most-reported species include Bald Eagle (11 reports), Northern Harrier (7), Eastern Bluebird (6) and Mute Swan (6).

The best birds were:

BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 12/31.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Tomhannock 12/29 (3); TCBC.

BLACK VULTURE: Hudson 1/2 (3).

MERLIN: FPCBC (2); TCBC (2); Peebles Island 1/2.

SANDHILL CRANE: FPCBC.

WILSON'S SNIPE: TCBC.

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 28 December 2011.

Seventy-two species were reported this week, including 57 species from the Southern Rensselaer CBC (SRCBC) on 12/26 (with one sector yet to report).

The best birds were:

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Saratoga Lake 12/27.

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: SRCBC.

MERLIN: SRCBC; Peebles Island 12/27; Niskayuna 12/27.

ICELAND GULL: Crescent power plant 12/27.

SNOWY OWL: Schenectady 12/27 (injured).

SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 12/22 (4), 12/27.

NORTHERN SHRIKE: Fort Edward 12/27.

Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 21 December 2011.

This list includes complete results from the Albany County Christmas Count on 12/18 (ACBC, 72 species, not all reported to Birdline) and partial results from the Schenectady Count on 12/17 (SCBC, 49 species).

BLACK VULTURE: Bethlehem 12/16 (5), ACBC (4)*

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: ACBC.

MERLIN: SCBC (4).

MONK PARAKEET: ACBC.

SNOWY OWL: Rotterdam 12/17 **.

SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 12/15 (2), 12/16 (2), 12/20 (5).

NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL: Scotia ~12/10.

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 7 December 2011.

Forty-nine species were reported this week including seven reports of Bald Eagles with a total of seventeen individuals.

The best birds were:

SURF SCOTER: Lake George 12/5 (2).

LONG-TAILED DUCK: Tomhannock 12/1.

RED-THROATED LOON: Tomhannock 12/1.

RED-NECKED GREBE: Tomhannock 12/1.

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Troy 11/30 (2).

Other notable reports:

Mute Swan: Tomhannock 12/1 (6), 12/2 (6)..

White-winged Scoter: Vischer Ferry Power Plant 12/2.