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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
Nancy	1/11	Germantown Hudson River: 41 Redhead
Alan	1/11	Swamp Sparrow - 5 Rivers
Nancy	1/14	Germantown: Red-winged Blackbird, Grackles, Bufflehead
Alan	1/14	Stillwater: Long-tailed Duck, Greater Scaup, Bufflehead
Tom	1/15	Horned Lark, Snow Bunting- Northumberland, Stonebridge Rd. area; Rough-legged Hawk (light phase)- Staniak Rd., Halfmoon
Bill	1/14	Did NYSOA/DEC Annual Waterfowl Count covering Mohawk from Lock 8 to confluence with Hudson at Waterford. Am. Black Duck, Common Loon added, as were several passerines, including Brown Creeper, Ea. Bluebird, Piliatedand Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
Nancy	1/15	Stuyvesant: Ring-necked Pheasant
Alan	1/16	Northumberland: Snow Goose (Rt. 32 north of Bacon Hill), Horned Lark (Callahan Road)
Alan	1/15	Ft. Edward: Short-eared Owl
Nancy	1/16	Chatham: 3 Horned Larks, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Ring-necked Duck
Bill	1/18	Added Common & Hooded Merg,, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup at Stillwater. Snow Goose, Rough-leg at Northumberland.
Tom	1/21	White-crowned Sparrow (adult, w/very yellow bill) on Meads Lane, Delmar.
Alan	1/21	Hermit Thrush - 5 Rivers, center of the younger evergreens beyond the Vlomankill pavilion
Tom	1/21	Great Horned Owl- calling from multiple locations in Colonie
Tom	1/22	Red-winged Blackbird (18), Rusty Blackbird (2)- Meads Lane, Delmar
Jocelyn	1/20	Had a delightful evening at Brown's - Thanks Jory! On the way home from work sighted a red-shouldered hawk on the Melrose-Valley Falls Road between Melrose and Valley Falls, just before the Tomhannock Reservoir.
Nancy	1/22	Meads Lane, Delmar 1 p.m.- 40 Red-winged Blackbirds, 3 Rusty Blackbirds, 30 Tree Sparrows, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 10 Juncos, 1 Mockingbird, 50 Can. Geese
Brett	1/22	Ft. Edward - 6 SE Owls, including 2 calling on Lamos Ln.
Rich	1/24	some ketchup; 2GRSC - Stillwater; RUBL - Delmar; Merlin - Ft. Ed; YRWA Coey; etc...
Bill	1/26	Golden Eagle, Northumberland, No. Pintali, Ft. Miller. Lesser Scaup, Stillwater. Thurs. Birding Group
Nancy1/27	1/27	Ft. Ed.- 8 Wood Ducks, 6+ SE Owls, N. Harrier, C. Raven, Tree Sparrows

83 Species total (January 21, 2012)

Totals, by person:

NAME	CURRENT TOTAL	DATE UPDATED
Brett Abrahamsen 30		1/22
Susan Beaudoin
Jocelyn Cole	26	1/22
Richard Guthrie	59	1/24
David Harrison
John Hershey
Nancy Kern	69	1/27
Jory Langner	46	1/22
Bill Lee	46	1/27
Larry Main
Al Mapes	61	1/22
Will Raup
Jim Ries
Tom Williams	51	1/24
Chad Witko