Just a reminder for HMBC members about a full day field trip on Saturday,
June 17 to Notchview reservations & Morgan WMA (Reservations due by June 15)

Notchview Reservation is a 3000 acre preserve on the crest of the
Berkshires in Windsor, MA, east of Pittsfield. It is managed by The
Massachusetts Trustees of Reservations. There are a wide variety of
habitats, including coniferous, mixed, and decidous forests, open fields,
old orchards, and small wetlands. Since it is used as a cross-country area
in the winter, there is a good network of trails as well as a few unpaved
roads. The birding possibilites include as many as ten warbler species,
Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireos, Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren, Pileated
Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruffed Grouse, several raptors and Wild
Turkey in the wooded areas. Open fields host birds such as Bobolinks,
Eastern Kingbird, Killdeer and Eastern Bluebirds. Nearby Moran WMA has
many of the same habitats, as well as marshes and an unusual wet meadow.
This area is noted for the possibility (although not guaranteed) of meadow
and grassland specialties including Lincoln's, Henslows and Grasshopper
Sparrows and the Sedge Wren. Bring a bag lunch and comfortable walking
shoes; we will probably walk up to two or three miles over moderately hilly
terrain. June is black-fly season, so bring plenty of repellant and wear
long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. There is a $2 entrance fee at Notchview.

The HMBC's birdfinding guide "Birding New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region"
has 3 great chapters from the Rensselaer Plateau; CHERRY PLAIN STATE
PARK & CAPITAL DISTRICT STATE WMA, GRAFTON LAKES STATE PARK AND
VICINITY and DYKEN POND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER. The book is
available at the club's website http://hmbc.net/ and if you don't have a
copy, you are depriving yourself of an incredible birding resource for
the region. Check it out......

Gerry Colborn

"Hope Batcheller" <saltospero@...> 6/9/2006 12:58 PM >>>

Hi all!
About Jillian Liner's presentation on Important Bird Areas...
Just
this year we (Hope and Mary Batcheller) have begun to moniter the
Rennesselaer Plateau IBA. We conducted a BBS style survey on it on June
6th,
with me counting and my mom driving. Here are some of the better
findings we
had: Magnolia Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Canada Warbler, Dark-eyed
Juncos, lots of Ovenbirds, Northern Watherthrush, Lousiana Waterthrush,
both
cuckoos, Red-breasted Nuthatch, quite a few Black-throated Green
Warblers,
Winter Wrens, Purple Finches, Blackburnian Warblers.
If anyone wants directions to where we saw any of these species,
or
wants to help with monitering, please let me know!
Happy birding!
~Hope Batcheller







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Hi all!
About Jillian Liner's presentation on Important Bird Areas... Just this year we (Hope and Mary Batcheller) have begun to moniter the Rennesselaer Plateau IBA. We conducted a BBS style survey on it on June 6th, with me counting and my mom driving. Here are some of the better findings we had: Magnolia Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Canada Warbler, Dark-eyed Juncos, lots of Ovenbirds, Northern Watherthrush, Lousiana Waterthrush, both cuckoos, Red-breasted Nuthatch, quite a few Black-throated Green Warblers, Winter Wrens, Purple Finches, Blackburnian Warblers.
If anyone wants directions to where we saw any of these species, or wants to help with monitering, please let me know!
Happy birding!
~Hope Batcheller

Its easy, this time of year. Look for the gap in the wing feathers. Old
crows, and ravens and some other passerines are molting their flight
feathers now. Young crows, just out of the nest, have new feathers and don't
need to molt them at this time. Watch the progression of feather replacement
as the sequence goes from inner primary feathers outward. Secondary flight
feathers go from outermost inward. All in all, a gap in the wing gives us an
interesting method of "aging" an old crow, et al.

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@...

Olana 5/29: EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN KINGBIRD, RED-EYED VIREO,
EASTERN BLUEBIRD, VEERY, WOOD THRUSH, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, and
numerous singing COMMON YELLOWTHROATS

Chatham, near Red Rock 5/29: HAIRY WOODPECKER, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK

Livingston 5/29: 5 WILD TURKEYS

Greenport Conservation Area 5/30: 8 BOBOLINKS

Sharon Springs (Kilts Road) 6/1: BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 2 COMMON
RAVENS, SAVANNAH SPARROW, 2 singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, numerous
BOBOLINKS, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Ames, Montgomery Co. 6/1: RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, 2 UPLAND
SANDPIPERS, SAVANNAH SPARROW, numerous BOBOLINKS, and several EASTERN
MEADOWLARKS

Troy 6/1: A pair of RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, nesting DOWNY
WOODPECKERS with young, TREE SWALLOWS, and HOUSE WRENS with young

Coeymans Hollow 6/2: COOPER'S HAWK

Stanton Road 6/2: WHIP-POOR-WILL and HERMIT THRUSH heard

Holt Preserve (HMBC trip) 6/4: WILD TURKEY, KILLDEER, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, BROWN CREEPER, VEERY, HERMIT THRUSH, BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER,
YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-and-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, HOODED
WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, FIELD SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK,
INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Rensselaerville 6/4: Adult BALD EAGLE and CLIFF SWALLOW

New Salem 6/5: Male and female HOODED WARBLERS

Rensselaerville 6/5: WHIP-POOR-WILL, seen

Western Gateway Bridge 6/6: 3 young RED-TAILED HAWKS successfully
fledged

On Sunday I was walking along the road adjacent to my land in
Rensselaerville when I noticed a large raptor on the wing just to the
south. It was an adult Bald Eagle, the first I'd seen near my property.
I was thrilled at the thought of a new yardbird when I realized I was
actually about 30 yards from my property. Remembering my "Either in the
yard or from the yard" rule for my yard list, I started running toward
my property boundary as the bird neared a hilltop which would have taken
it out of my view. Just before I crossed the culvert the marks the edge
of my land, the eagle crested the hill. I must admit, I wasn't too
broken up as any sighting of an eagle is, for me, a gift. So I
considered myself lucky still. Then, very briefly, the bird popped up
above the hilltop again, officially joining the roster of species seen
in or from the yard. Awesome.

A short while later, along the edge of my pond, Tree and Barn Swallows
darted about as they do, hawking insects near the surface of the water.
One swallow flew close enough the reveal the white forehead and buffy
rump of a Cliff Swallow, another great bird for property. I checked the
rest of the swallows carefully but this appeared to be the only Cliff. I
haven't seen it since.

Monday night, as I was driving home, it was dark as I neared the
village of Rensselaerville. On the top of the hill on Rte 353, just
before it descends into the village, a nightjar sheared the air just in
front of my windshield. As Chuck-wills-widow was extremely unlikely in
the area, I concluded it was a Whip-poor-will, actually the first I've
seen in NY. Perhaps it will make it's way west a few miles to join the
eagle and the swallow on my yard list.

Gerry Colborn
Rensselaerville and Cohoes

Important Bird Areas: Global Currency for Local Bird Conservation

Thursday, June 8, 2006

7:00-9:00 pm

Speaker: Jillian Liner

William K. Sanford Colonie Town Library

629 Albany-Shaker Road
Loudonville, NY 12211

Description of Program:
In the mid-1990s, Audubon New York's Important Bird Area (IBA) Program was initiated with the goal of identifying sites within the state that are most important to birds and to protect and promote proper management of those sites for the long-term conservation of birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. IBAs in New York are identified on the basis of criteria similar to those used throughout the world and pertain to at-risk birds, biome-restricted bird assemblages, and large congregations of birds. The network of 136 IBAs in NY has provided a solid foundation upon which to build conservation efforts aimed at protecting the full diversity of avian species in the state. Local community members can play a vital role in conserving IBAs. Through the Adopt an IBA initiative, a local group adopts an IBA and facilitates others to get involved at the site in an environmentally sensitive way. Involvement can include organizing an education program, monitoring effort, clean-up day, or habitat improvement project. There are nine IBAs in the Capitol Region where individuals could get involved. Come learn more about the IBA program and how you can make a difference in local conservation.

Jillian Liner has been the Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program Coordinator for Audubon New York since 2001 and is based in Ithaca at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She has a BA in Biology from Skidmore College and a MS in Ecological Planning from the University of Vermont. Her interest in birds really took flight during an undergraduate internship with Pete Nye and the NYS DEC monitoring wintering Bald Eagles in the Hudson Valley. She continued pursuing her interest in birds by performing field surveys around the country and has worked for non-profit and state agencies performing landscape inventories and developing conservation plans.

http://www.capitalregionaudubon.org/programs.htm

HMBirders -

On behalf of everyone who visited the peregrines yesterday, I want to thank
Paul Saffold for being such a gracious host to those of us who went to meet
the peregrine falcon family. Paul shared his scope, his books, and his
knowledge with all. As of yesterday there were four eggs. Paul thinks they
are ready to hatch "momentarily". Feel free to pass on this info to
whomever might wish to view the birds however also pass on the following
restrictions.

The nest is in an active quarry and there is a good spot to view the nest
from behind a chain link fence. The road that has a lot of truck traffic
during the Mon-Sat work week. We have permission to view the birds ONLY ON
SUNDAYS. Please respect the owner's wishes. Also, DO NOT park on the west
side of Prospect (that would be the right side after turning from Warren
Street - there are workers who drive in and out on Sundays). *See below for
recommended parking*

The viewing area is on the left side of Prospect, 1 1/2 blocks off Warren.
There is a chain link fence with several signs on it. One of the signs is
an old rusty color with no words - that is a good spot to look through the
fence. The nest is almost straight across from that spot but lower than
half way down the opposite quarry wall.

Directions: From I-87 (Adirondack Northway) take exit 17N (South Glens
Falls exit). Travel north on State Route 9 to and through South Glens
Falls, then continue on State Route 9 over the bridge into Glens Falls.
Turn right at the first light past the bridge onto route 32. Turn right at
the next light onto Warren Street. Prospect will be a right turn in a few
blocks, just past the Hyde Museum.

*A good place to park is in a small parking area near an abandoned building
on the left side of Prospect immediately after turning from
Warren. Another good spot to park is on Warren Street (it is a very short
walk).

Enjoy! Barb


************************************
Barb Putnam Gansevoort, NY
barbolink1 AT earthlink.net
http://barbolink.net

It was another work day on the farm and althought the weather was not perfect for birdwatching, there is still a lot of activity, even though it appears that migration is now for the most part over. The highlite was an Adult COOPER's HAWK which appeared to be carrying nesting material. The bird was carrying several about 2ft twigs and was clutching nothing else. It also ignored the Grackles and Red-Winged Blackbirds which chased the bird back into the woods from where it came. The bird looked to be holding the twigs intentionally, as opposed to having accidently picked them up on a missed attack. Although Cooper's Hawk is fairly common on the farm in Fall/Winter it is rather rare in June. The only other summer record I have is a Juv. in July about 4 years ago.

As has been our custom the last few times out there, we traveled home via Stanton Road and kept an ear out for the local Whip-poor-Will's. Prior to reaching the spots to listen, a HERMIT THRUSH sang once at dusk. Further up Stanton Road, we had one WHIP-POOR-WILL calling very close to the road. This bird was no more than a few feet from where we parked the car. We were close enough to hear the 'tuck' note inbetween the Whip-poor-will notes. It remained near the road for approx. 10 minutes before moving deeper into the woods (Still calling).

Good Birding,

Will Raup
Albany, NY

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Monday, June 5, 2006
Botswana's Okavango Delta and the Shoebill of Zambia's Bangweulu Wetlands
Don and Donna Traver
7:00 PM at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

This program is about a trip to South Central Africa in search of Shoebill.
The Shoebill is a very unusual and uncommon bird that is found only in the
dense swamps of Central Africa. As it has no close relatives it is
taxonomically placed in a family all of its own. So as dedicated "family listers" we
were compelled to go there in order to reach our goal of seeing a member of
each of the world's bird families. Of the 204 families (Clements) this was to
be 202.

The program starts with a stay at three tented camps in the truly remarkable
and pristine Okavango Delta where we saw numbers of mammals particularly
leopards, lions, cape buffalo, elephants and antelope that were virtually
unthreatened by our presence in Land Rovers. Birds were also in great numbers and
Pel's Fishing-Owl was spectacular.

Following two weeks in the Delta we arranged an extension for the two of us
and went northward by bush plane to the immense Bangweulu wetlands of Zambia.
Heading to a remote location known as Shoebill Camp we hoped to see at
least one of the huge birds. That little three-day extension turned out to be
one of the more memorable adventures of our birding lives.

The Travers are retired teachers -- Don from Webster, Donna from Pittsford
-- who are on a quest to see a member of every bird family in the world. Two
remaining are Rhabadornis in the Philippines and Rockfowl (Picathartes) in
West Africa. Don and Donna have been well-received at their previous several
programs to the HMBC, and we welcome their return to give this fascinating new
show.

Hi all -

I thought some of you might be interested in this note. Barb Putnam

Is there a trip to Holt Preserve scheduled this weekend?
-David

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This may be of interest to some of you. I am guessing that HMLC stands for
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. Barb Putnam

Hi,
A friend just gave me a package of Baltimore Oriole
Food mix, seems to be quite similar to hummingbird
food mix. Does this require a special feeder or can it
be put in a hummungbird feeder?
Thanks,
Linda

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Hi all,

This past weekend (05-28-06) I saw an American Crow with a bright
yellow bill.

Has anyone else noticed this anomaly?

gleavitt1983

Hudson-Mohawk Birdline Report for May 31, 2006

Please call in YOUR reports to 518-439-8080 or email them to
<birdline@...> Thank you.

Schodack Town Park HMBC trip 5/21: BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, RED-EYED VIREO,
VEERY, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, SCARLET
TANAGER, FIELD SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Papscanee Island 5/24: 7 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, KILLDEER, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, CAROLINA WREN, and WOOD THRUSH

Meadowdale 5/25: WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

Coeymans Hollow 5/25: TURKEY VULTURE, BALD EAGLE, RED-TAILED HAWK, WILD
TURKEY, CHIMNEY SWIFT, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, PILEATED WOODPECKER,
COMMON RAVEN, HOUSE WREN, WOOD THRUSH, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, INDIGO BUNTING,
and BOBOLINK

Feura Bush 5/25: A flock of BRANT

Schenectady, Central Park 5/25: MALLARD with 9 ducklings and 4-5 LEAST
SANDPIPERS

Holt Preserve 5/25: GREAT BLUE HERON, NORTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO, NORTHERN FLICKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BROWN CREEPER,
CAROLINA WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, VEERY, 2 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES,
WOOD THRUSH, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-and-WHITE
WARBLER, OVENBIRD, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 2 singing HOODED WARBLERS,
SCARLET TANAGER, VESPER SPARROW (heard), ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO
BUNTING, BOBOLINK, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Clifton Park 5/26: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER

Coeymans (Deer Mtn. Nature Trail) 5/26: WORM-EATING WARBLER

Troy 5/26: GREEN HERON, 3 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, and WOOD TRHRUSH

Vischer Ferry (Ferry Rd. To Lock 19) 5/27: GREEN HERON, "possible"
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, WILD TURKEY, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO,
CEDAR WAXWING, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, SCARLET TANAGER, and
BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Grafton Lakes SP, HMBC trip 5/27: GREAT BLUE HERON, RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED
VIREO, HERMIT THRUSH, CEDAR WAXWING, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, CANADA WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, SWAMP SPARROW,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE

New Salem 5/27: WILD TURKEY, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, WOOD THRUSH, YELLOW WARBLER, OVENBIRD,
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, HOODED WARBLER (near Rte. 85
opposite New Salem Town Garage), and 4 pairs of ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS

Berlin Mountain from Rte. 2 on 5/28: BROAD-WINGED HAWK, several
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, WINTER
WREN, VEERY, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLER, OVENBIRD, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER,
BLACK-and-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, OVENBIRD, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, SCARLET TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, and PURPLE FINCH

Coeymans, Whitbeck Road 5/28: TURKEY VULTURE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, COMMON
NIGHTHAWK, CHIMNEY SWIFT, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, COMMON RAVEN, HOUSE
WREN, VEERY, WOOD THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING, BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK

Coeymans, Stanton Road 5/28: GREAT HORNED OWL and several
WHIP-POOR-WILLS heard

Coeymans (Deer Mountain Nature Trail) 5/28: WORM-EATING WARBLER and
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH

Low Hampton, Washington Co. 5/28: GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, VEERY,
SCARLET TANAGER, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK

East Greenbush 5/28: BLACKPOLL WARBLERS

Southern Albany and northern Greene Counties 5/29: GREAT BLUE HERON,
GREEN HERON, WOOD DUCK, WILD TURKEY, WHIP-POOR-WILL, NORTHERN FLICKER,
PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,
EASTERN KINGBIRD, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, VEERY, WOOD THRUSH, CEDAR WAXWING,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, PRAIRIE
WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, SCARLET
TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, FIELD SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK, EASTERN MEADOWLARK,
and BALTIMORE ORIOLE.

Holt Preserve 5/29: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED
WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER

Schenectady 5/29: 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS

New Salem 5/31: The previously reported HOODED WARBLER was still present
and singing; also DARK-EYED JUNCO and PURPLE FINCH
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Gansevoort, NY

Yes,
I received a belated report of a pair that is said to have nested in a hedgerow
on the edge of Coxsackie for several years in a row. Unfortunately, the
homeowner reports that last year, new housing construction has obliterated that
hedgerow, and the birds have not returned. I only just learned aobut this from a
visitor at my bird banding station near Coxsackie. Sorry for this bit of not
good news, but perhaps there is a lingering lineage of Chats in the Flats
areas...

Rich Guthrie
New Baltimore,
gaeltic@...

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Quoting Alan Mapes <aamapes@...>:

I have received permission from the owners of the land, for those interested, to view the Peregrine Falcon nest in Glens Falls. The nest has 4 eggs and hatching is expected to begin anytime.

Last year the nest was not in a location that was visible to the public, however this year the PEFA have moved a short distance to a site that is viewable. They are using an old C. Raven nest. The vantage point is above the nest affording a nice view from approximately 100 to 125 yards.

The nest is located in an active limestone quarry. Because of the quarrying activity the owner is going to allow public viewing ONLY on Sundays, when the operation is shut down. Monday thru Saturday there are many large trucks entering and leaving the quarry where viewers will be standing.

This Sunday, June 4th, I will be at the viewing location from approximately 12 noon, for most of the afternoon, as long as there is anyone who wishes to view the nest. The owner does not want people visiting unaccompanied, so please come while I am there.

Please respect the owner's wishes or we will loose the privilege to view the nest.

The view is from Prospect St., a very short dead-end street off of Warren St. near the Hyde Museum. There is no parking on Prospect Street.
Park on, or near, Warren St. and walk down.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me directly, not thru hmbirds.

Paul Saffold
Hudson Falls, NY
capasa@...

THANKS to all who replied with info on this species. I'll keep my ears open and keep searching for one in NYS. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't hoping for one of those species on the list with a single sighting!
-Mona Bearor

Having now the opportunity to look through the 1907 Birds of Albany County (Which has a Yellow-Breasted Chat on the index page), Judd, lists it as an 'uncommon summer resident' and lists several areas in the Albany/Cohoes/Waterford area with nests, along with reports of nests as far as Lake George. Then again, Judd lists Mallard as a 'rare migrant', so who knows.

They have also been found at 5 Rivers if I'm not mistaken, although not recently.

Will Raup
Albany, NY

From: "Kinglet" <kinglet@...>
To: "HMBirds" <hmbirds@...>
Subject: [HMBirds] Yellow-breasted Chat
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 21:11:21 -0400

Just curious.... has anyone ever seen this species in the HMBirds area?
Mona Bearor
So. Glens Falls

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