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2012 Fun Run

 

Welcome to the 2012 Fun Run! Birding at its best in Region 8 in New York.

 

Links - 2012 Sightings

2012 First Sightings

2012-1 Waterfowl to Shorebirds

2012-2 Gulls to Waxwings

2012-3 Warblers to House Sparrow  

 

(other rarely-used links at the bottom of this page)

 

Recent Notable Sightings:

  Person
Date
Sighting
  Tom
5/7
Cape May Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Alder Flycatcher- Five Rivers
  John  5/7  Willow Flycatcher - VFNHP 
  Susan  5/7  Brown Thrasher, Ovenbird, Black&White Warbler, Veery, Blue-winged Warbler -Schodack Landing SP
  Nancy
5/7
Ghent- Cerulean and Cape May Warblers. Stuyvesant- Wood Pewee, Veery
  John  5/8  Northern Waterthrush - VFNHP 
  Jocelyn  5/8  Went to Spring Camporee with the BSA at Grafton Lakes SP and had nice birdwalk with the Kids.  The first night there were Barred Owls that kept conversing the whole night until it rained.  Then it was time to get up.  Not much sleep was had!!! 
  Larry  5/8  Just updating my total before I leave for two weeks in GA. Best bird for me lately was Wilson's Warbler at VFNP on Cinco de Mayo.   
  Bill  5/8  9 FOY on Thurs. Birding Group Ann Lee pond visit on 5/3. Gt.HoOwl, Gr-crFl, EaKiBi, Bl-HdVireo ,Bl-thGr, Palm, Bl&WhWarblers, ScTa & BaOr. Bobolink flyover car on I-88, Scoharie County on Sun.  
  Nancy
5/8
Chatham- 3 Least Sandpipers at a farm pond. Nutten Hooke- Marsh Wren
  Susan  5/9  Wright's  Loop - Least, Spotted,& Solitary Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe. Battlefield- Bobolink.Bog Meadow - Ruffed Grouse
  Tom
5/9
Veery, American Redstart, Scarlet Tanager- APB Great Dune; Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo- VFNHP; Solitary Sandpiper- Vischer Ferry farm field.
  John  5/9  Little Blue Heron, Barn Swallows, Bobolinks - Riverview Rd.; Yellow-throated Vireo, American Redstart - VFNHP 
  Nancy
5/9
VFNHP- Yellow-throated Vireo seen and heard by Whipple Bridge. Staats Island Rd.- Gr. and Less. Yellowlegs, Spotted, Solitary, Pectoral, and Semipalmated Sandpipers. Nice pools of water in the fields.
  Tom
5/10
Least Sandpiper- Staats Island Rd.; Cerulean Warbler, Northern Parula- Schodack Island SP.
  John  5/10  Chimney Swifts - Papscanee Island North; Least Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs - Staats Island Rd.; Wild Turkey, Hermit Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Whip-poor-will - Malta Tech Park  
  Nancy
5/10
Chatham- Semipalmated Plover at a farm pond.
  John  5/11  Virginia Rail, Blackpoll Warbler - VFNHP 
  Tom
5/11
Least Bittern (2)- Black Creek Marsh; Hooded Warbler (2)- Holt Preserve (Lower Copeland Hill Rd, near parking area); Orchard Oriole (male), Five Rivers. 
  Susan  5/11  Indigo Bunting, Whip-poor-will, Woodcock - Malta Tech Park
   Susan 5/12  Cape May & Prairie Warblers, Yellow-throated & Red-eyed Vireo, Green Heron, Scarlett Tanager - Five Rivers , Greater Yellowlegs -Wright's Loop
  Tom
5/12
Brant (~120), Eastern Wood-Pewee - Five Rivers
  John  5/12  Northern Parula - VFNHP 
  Nancy
5/12
Livingston- Horned Grebe in a marsh pond in breeding plumage.
  Tom 5/13
Northern Waterthrush, Blackpoll Warbler- VFNHP; Grasshopper Sparrow- Saratoga County Airport.
  John  5/13  Red-shouldered Hawk, Brown Thrasher - VFNHP; Indigo Bunting, Red-eyed Vireo - Malta Tech Park 
  Susan  5/13  Northern Parula, Northern Waterthrush, Willow Flycatcher -VFNHP;
  John  5/14  Lincoln's Sparrow - VFNHP 
  Nancy
5/14
Saratoga Airport- Vesper and Grasshopper Sparrows. Saratoga Lake- 4 Purple Martins at northern end. Staats Island Road- Willow Flycatcher. Schodack Island State Park- Cerulean and Cape May Warblers.
  Bill  5/15  Lots of catchup. 5/10 - Thurs. Birding Group, Papscanee North, Staat's Island Rd., 9 FOY. 5/12 - Five Rivers, Birds & Breakfast, 6 FOY.  5/13 Visher Ferry N&HP, 4 FOY. All have been reported by others so won't list individual species. 
  John  5/15  300 Brant - VFNHP 
  Alan
5/15
Common Nighthawk, north of Waterford at Lock C1
  Tom
5/16
Indigo Bunting- Malta Tech Park (Stonebreak Rd.), Saratoga NHP.
       
       
       

 

 

203 Species total (May 13, 2012)

 

Totals, by person:

NAME CURRENT TOTAL DATE UPDATED
Brett Abrahamsen 79 5/6
Susan Beaudoin 123  5/12
Jocelyn Cole 81 5/15
Richard Guthrie 91
4/
David Harrison 88 4/22
John Hershey 147
5/15 
Nancy Kern 173
5/14
Jory Langner 76
5/12
Bill Lee 132
5/13
Larry Main 101 5/8
Al Mapes 139
5/15
Will Raup 78
4/17
Jim Ries  
 
Jeff Schoonmaker

74 

(54 in my yard)

5/7

 

Tom Williams 159 5/16
Chad Witko 69 4/16
 

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3. OTHER LINKS - History

Species List - per year

2009 Fun Run - Results

2010 0 Front Page (with links to the other 2010 pages)

2011 Front Page (with links to the other 2011 pages)

History - People and their totals

 


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