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.

ICELAND GULL: Crescent 12/31.

GLAUCOUS GULL: TCBC.

NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL: FPCBC (2).

PINE GROSBEAK: FPCBC.

Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: FPCBC; TCBC (3); Five Rivers 1/1.

Gadwall: Tomhannock 12/29 (22); TCBC (2).

Northern Pintail: TCBC (2).

Greater Scaup: TCBC.

Lesser Scaup: TCBC .

Ruddy Duck: Copake Lake 1/2 (50).

Ruffed Grouse: Fort Edward 12/29; FPCBC (3), TCBC.

Common Loon: Lake George 12/29, 12/31; TCBC.

Great Blue Heron: FPCBC (2); TCBC (9).

Rough-legged Hawk: Fort Edward 12/29, 1/4; Greenwich 12/29; FPCBC (12).

Peregrine Falcon: TCBC (2).

American Coot: Copake Lake 1/2 (40).

Eastern Screech-Owl: FPCBC (5); TCBC (2).

Great Horned Owl: Colonie 12/29 (2); FPCBC (2); TCBC.

Barred Owl: FPCBC; TCBC.

Short-eared Owl: Coxsackie Grasslands 12/29 (2); FPCBC (5); Fort Edward 1/1 (6-8), 1/4 (3).

Horned Lark: FPCBC (605).

Carolina Wren: FPCBC (5); TCBC (9); Five Rivers 1/1.

Golden-crowned Kinglet: FPCBC (6).

Gray Catbird: TCBC.

Northern Mockingbird: Fort Edward 12/29 (3); Five Rivers 1/1 (3); Germantown 1/2; Copake 1/2.

Field Sparrow: TCBC (4).

White-crowned Sparrow: FPCBC.

Snow Bunting: FPCBC (3).

Brown-headed Cowbird: Greenwich 12/29 (25),TCBC (263); Livingston 1/4 (650).

Purple Finch: FPCBC; TCBC.

Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Larry Alden (TCBC), Mona Bearor (South Glens Falls), Adam Elbrecht (Cohoes Falls, Peebles Island 1/1), Alan French (Glenville), Bernie Grossman (Fort Edward 1/4), Rich Guthrie (Coxsackie Grasslands), Ron Harrower (Galway), John Hershey (Crescent), Drew Hopkins (Hudson, Valatie), Nancy Kern (Tomhannock 12/29, Fort Miller, Fort Edward 12/29, Greenwich, Copake, Copake Lake, Germantown, Nassau Lake, Chatham), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Naomi Lloyd (Peeble Island 1/2), James Macione (Tomhannock 1/2), Curt Morgan (Cohoes, West Sand Lake), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Tom Salo (FPCBC), Scott Stoner (Fort Edward 1/1) and Will Yandik (Livingston)