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Increased shorebird activity at Cohoes Flats
zach schwartz-weinstein
Lots of least sandpipers and semipalmated plovers, a very obliging pectoral sandpiper, and plenty of both yellowlegs and killdeer. Also a larger calidrid that I couldn't refund after spotting it far away. Might have been the pectoral. ZSW -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774
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Shorebirds starting to move - Cohoes and Tomhannock
Naomi Lloyd
The Thursday group checked out Cohoes Flats this morning. Lots of open rock, but the water levels continue to fluctuate. We found at least 10 Lesser Yellowlegs who flew and landed within feet of us. Further away we saw Semipalmated Plovers, Least Sandpipers, and numerous Killdeer. Three Osprey peeped overhead. Fromm there we went to the Falls which had Ring-necked Gulls and not much else. An attempted stop at the Crescent power plant was thwarted by road closure.
Later I swung by the Tomhannock. Water levels are still high but some mud is exposed at the north end by Otter Creek. I saw a family of Killdeer, a bunch of Leasties, and a scattering of Spotted and Lesser Yellowlegs. I also had a Yellow Warbler, the first one I've heard singing in a while. Naomi Lloyd West Sand Lake
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August 9 Birdline
philwhitney17
Birdline summary for week ending August 9:
13 reports; 68 species reported
Best of the Week:
LEAST BITTERN: Stillwater 8/3 (4)
SNOWY EGRET: Cohoes Flats 8/3; Lock 2 8/6
VESPER SPARROW: Kinderhook 8/5
ORCHARD ORIOLE: Shenantaha Creek Park 8/9
Other notables:
Great Egret: Lock 2 8/3 (11), 8/6 (2); Five Rivers 8/7
Osprey: Lock 2 8/3 (2)
Bald Eagle: Lock 2 8/3 (3)
Lesser Yellowlegs: Cohoes Flats 8/3 (4-5)
Northern Harrier: Kinderhook 8/5
Coopers Hawk: Shenantaha Creek Park 8/9
American Kestrel: Stuyvesant 8/5 (2)
Eastern Bluebird: Kinderhook 8/5; Shenantaha Creek Park 8/9
Wood Thrush: Shenantaha Creek Park 8/9
Scarlet Tanager: Shenantaha Creek Park 8/9
Savannah Sparrow: Kinderhook 8/5 (7)
Indigo Bunting: Kinderhook 8/5 (5)
Bobolink: Kinderhook 8/5 (4)
Thanks to Ron Harrower (Shenantaha Creek Park), John Kent (Lock 2), Nancy Kern (Stuyvesant, Kinderhook), Bill Lee (Stillwater, Lock 2), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Stillwater), Zach Schwartz-Weinstein (Cohoes Flats), John Shea (Cohoes Flats)and Louis Suarato (Five Rivers)
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Fw: Destination This Week
Naomi Lloyd
Hi, All,
Almost no reports to follow up this week, so we'll have to find some birds on our own. Shorebird migration should be picking up, and while the water level at Cohoes Flats is unknown, we can move elsewhere if water level is too high. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the end of Clark Ave. behind the U-Haul on Ontario St. Hope to see you there. Bill Lee
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eBird Report - Shenantaha Creek Park, Aug 9, 2017
Ronald Harrower
Shenantaha Creek Park, Saratoga, New York, US
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Birding location on the Hudson River
Louis J. Suarato
I've discovered a very convenient location right on the Hudson in Albany. It's called Springers Marina at 5 Broadway. The marina is south of the Albany Yacht Club, on the opposite shore. There's parking along the river, public restrooms and a breakfast and lunch food stand called H&L on the Hudson. I've seen the usual Hudson River birds, so far, including eagles, cormorants, gulls, terns, various ducks. It's also a perfect location for sunrises and moonrises. https://instagram.com/p/BXigirUnH27/ Louis J. Suarato
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Great egret at Five Rivers
Louis J. Suarato
Here's the great egret flying into a tree high above the Goose Pond. I saw it later perched in the Sunfish Pond. It remained there for about an hour.
https://flic.kr/p/WgQavP ---------- Louis J. Suarato
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Sunfish Pond at Five Rivers
Louis J. Suarato
The Sunfish Pond at Five Rivers is featuring two green herons, a belted kingfisher, and a great egret. There's also a great blue heron on the edge of the north side of the Goose Pond.
Louis J. Suarato
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Egrets
John Kent
There is an immature Snowy Egret as well as two Great Egrets this morning at Champlain Canal Lock 2, south of Mechanicville. They are currently on the Saratoga County side, northwest of the lock.
John Kent
Selkirk
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eBird -- 3047 Main Street, Valatie, New York, US (42.413, -73.674) -- Aug 05, 2017
3047 Main Street, Valatie, New York, US (42.413, -73.674) Aug 05, 2017 3:16 PM Stationary 5 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 75 F Rain cloudy
11 Mallard 2 Hooded Merganser 5 Chimney Swift 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Number of Taxa: 4
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eBird -- US-New York-Kinderhook-184 Best Road - 42.399x-73.717 -- Aug 05, 2017
US-New York-Kinderhook-184 Best Road - 42.399x-73.717 Aug 05, 2017 2:25 PM Traveling 2.00 miles 26 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 71 F humid sunny
2 Red-tailed Hawk 13 Killdeer 6 Tree Swallow 11 Barn Swallow 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Field Sparrow 1 Vesper Sparrow 4 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 4 Indigo Bunting 4 Bobolink 3 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch
Number of Taxa: 13
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Fw: eBird Report - Eichybush Rd. Grassland, Kinderhook, Aug 5, 2017
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From: ebird-checklist@... Date: Sat, Aug 5, 2017 2:57 PM To: kernscot@...; Cc: Subject:eBird Report - Eichybush Rd. Grassland, Kinderhook, Aug 5, 2017
Eichybush Rd. Grassland, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, US
Aug 5, 2017 1:30 PM - 1:43 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) Comments: Temperature 80 F rain light to heavy wind 15 species Northern Harrier 1 Killdeer 3 Mourning Dove 16 Eastern Kingbird 2 Bank Swallow 20 Flying around field in rain Barn Swallow (American) 14 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 4 Cedar Waxwing 2 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 3 Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 4 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38490963 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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eBird -- US-New York-Stuyvesant-396 Schoolhouse Rd - 42.438x-73.746 -- Aug 05, 2017
US-New York-Stuyvesant-396 Schoolhouse Rd - 42.438x-73.746 Aug 05, 2017 12:50 PM Traveling 3.00 miles 33 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 84 F cloudy windy lots of cicadas
1 Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 2 Turkey Vulture 5 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Killdeer 6 Mourning Dove 2 American Kestrel 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Eastern Kingbird 5 Blue Jay 36 American Crow 32 Tree Swallow 7 Bank Swallow 14 Barn Swallow (American) 1 House Wren 2 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 1 Song Sparrow 2 Common Grackle 19 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow
Number of Taxa: 21
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eBird -- US-New York-Valatie-3366 New York 9H - 42.427x-73.689 -- Aug 05, 2017
US-New York-Valatie-3366 New York 9H - 42.427x-73.689 Aug 05, 2017 12:16 PM Stationary 5 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 77 F some sun clouds windy
2 Fish Crow -- Calling at MacDonald's 11 European Starling
Number of Taxa: 2
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Re: Cohoes Flats -Snowy Egret
zach schwartz-weinstein
There are no white Egrets at Cohoes Flats this morning, and the only shorebirds present are 4-5 lesser yellowlegs and a single least Sandpiper. Perhaps more birds will come in if the water level drops.
-- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774
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Cohoes Flats -Snowy Egret
John Shea
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August 2 Birdline
philwhitney17
Birdline summary for week ending August 2:
7 reports; 52 species reported
Best of the week:
LEAST BITTERN: Stillwater 8/1 (2)
SNOWY EGRET: Lock 2 8/1, 8/2
RED CROSSBILL: Bolton 7/27
Other notables:
Ruffed Grouse: Bolton 7/29
Great Egret: Wrights Loop 7/29; Lock 2 7/29 (6), 8/1 (10)
Virginia Rail: Round Lake NP 7/30 (2); Stillwater 8/1
Wilsons Snipe: Stillwater 8/1
Black-billed Cuckoo: Stillwater 8/1
Merlin: Stillwater 8/1
Easter Wood-Pewee: Stillwater 8/1 (5)
Yellow-throated Vireo: Stillwater 8/1
Bank Swallow: Round Lake NP 7/30 (40)
Winter Wren: Bolton 7/29
Wood Thrush: Stillwater 8/1
Magnolia Warbler: Bolton 7/29
Pine Warbler: Bolton 7/29
Northern Waterthrush: Round Lake NP 7/30
Thanks to Susan Beaudoin (Lock 2), Lindsey Duval (Round Lake), Ron Harrower (Stillwater, Lock 2), Naomi Lloyd (Bolton) and Stacy Robinson (Bolton)
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(No subject)
zach schwartz-weinstein
Tom W, Lindsey D, and I all looked for the egret/heron at Lock 2 this morning without success. Great egret numbers seem down a bit, so it may have moved elsewhere, or it could be hiding somewhere. Probably worth looking some more. -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774
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Updated eBird Report - Lock 2 Mechanicville, Aug 1, 2017 mistaken ID on Immature Little Blue Hero
Ronald Harrower
Rich's call for more detail made me look more closely at photos that I took of the bird in flight. Though not as clearly focused, I couldn't miss the yellow feet and must change my identification to Snowy Egret. I hope it is still a bird worth pursuing.
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With chagrin, Ron Harrower
Lock 2 Mechanicville, Saratoga, New York, US
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Heron/Egret(s)
Richard Guthrie
Can anyone get a good series of photos of this (these)bird(s)? Immature Little Blue Heron and Snowy Egret appear very similar. There are inconsistencies that would rule out Little Blue Heron in the photos I've seen. Or there may be two birds, one of each species present. Either way, some tasking by one or more of our very talented photographers would be much appreciated. -- Richard Guthrie
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