Winter 2011/2012

SNOW GOOSE – 6 Long Road 12/21 (JH)
BRANT – 1 Claryville 11/15 (JW)
CANADA GOOSE – 354 Wurtsboro 1/5 and 96 Wurtsboro 2/5 (AB)
MUTE SWAN – 1 Haven Road entire reporting period (many)
AMER WIGEON – 1 Swan L 12/10 (JH); 2 Haven Road  1/14 (JH AB)
AMER BLACK DUCK - 6 Wurtsboro 1/5 (AB); 25 Rio Res. 1/7 (RS, RM)
MALLARD – 252 Wurtsboro 1/5 and 94 2/5 (AB)
N PINTAIL – 2 Swan L 12/10 (JH); 1 Haven Rd 1/14 (JH AB); 1 Wurtsboro 1/28 (AB)
G.W. TEAL – 2 Bashakill 2/12 (JH, AB, SB)
RING-NECKED DUCK – 9 Airport Rd 12/3 (LV); 13 Neversink Res 12/30 (JH)
BUFFLEHEAD – 2 Airport Rd 12/3 (LV); 2 Yankee L 12/4 (JH); 2 L Superior 1/1 (LV)
COM GOLDENEYE – 8 Yankee L 12/2 (JH); 62 L Superior 1/1 (LV)
HOODED MERGANSER – 36 Morningside L 12/15 (JH); 2 Rondout Res 1/1 (LV); 9 Neversink Res 1/5 (JH)
C MERGANSER – 280 Yankee L 12/15 (JH), 341 Kiamesha L 12/28 (RD MG JH LV); 8 River Road, Callicoon (MG); 9 Mongaup Res. 1/7 (RS, RM)
RUDDY DUCK – 25 Morningside L 12/12 (RM RS)
R-N PHEASANT – 2 McDonald Rd 1/1 (JH)
R GROUSE – 2 Claryville 11/19 (JW)
W TURKEY – 15 White L 1/5 & 19 on 1/21 (GS); 14 Roscoe 1/5 (MG)
P-B GREBE – 1 Haven Rd. 2/13 (SB)
G-B HERON – 1 Wurtsboro 12/12 (AB); 1 on CBC 12/28 (RM RS)
BALD EAGLE – 5 L Superior 1/1 (JH); 1 Swan L 1/4 (EM); 15 "kettling" Mongaup 1/24 (RM)
N HARRIER – 1 Radio Tower Rd 1/22 (LV)
SHARP-SHIN HAWK –1 near Bradley 12/12 (RM RS);
COOPER'S HAWK – 1 during CBC 12/28 (SB & others); 1 near Swan Lake 1/16 (RS, RM)
RED-SH HAWK – 2 Youngsville 1/5 (RD)
RED-T HAWK – 1 Youngsville 12/5 (RD); 1 Livingston Manor 1/11 (KH)
ROUGH-L HAWK – 1 Grunfield Park 12/5 & 1/5 (AC); 1 (Dark Phase) Neversink Res 1/7 (JH), Beechwoods Area (Both Light Phase) 1/22 (LV)
GOLDEN EAGLE – 1 Imm. Delaware River 12/29 (SD); 1 Adult Blue Hill Rd 1/2 (JH AB)
AMER KESTREL – 1 Reum Rd 1/10 (JH); 1 Hunter Road 1/14 (LV)
AMER COOT – 4 Birch Trail/Bashakill 11/29 (LV)
BONAPARTES GULL – 6 Kiamesha L 12/28 (LV JH RD MG)
RING-BIL GULL – 421 Kiamesha L 12/28 (JH LV RD MG)
HERRING GULL – 50 Kiamesha L 12/28 (JH LV RD MG)
G. BL-BACKED GULL – 1 Apollo Plaza 12/10 (LV); 9 Kiamesha L 1/10 (JH)
ROCK PIGEON – 26 Monticello (DM)
MOURNING DOVE – 65 Woodbourne 12/5 (RM); 24 Rock Hill 12/5 (B & BK); 22 Roscoe 1/5 (MG); 43 Parksville 1/10 (SR)
E. SCREECH OWL – 2 Wurtsboro on CBC 12/28 (AB RD MG)
G HORNED OWL – 2 Stump Pond Rd 11/3 (RD); 1 Hurlyville 11/23 (RS); 1 on CBC/Bashakill (SB & group)
SHORT-EARED OWL – 3 Sullivan County Airport (RD, JH, AB) (4^th County Record)
BELTED KINGFISHER – 1 Haven Rd 1/1 & 1 Nev. Res 1/7 (JH); 1 River Road (MG)
R-BELLIED WP – 1 Hurleyville 12/5 (RS); 1 White L 1/5 (GS); 1 Yulan 1/5 (SG); 2 South Rd 1/5 (SB); 1 Rock Hill 1/21 (B & BK)
YELLOW-BEL SAPSUCKER – 1 Wurtsboro various dates from 1/3 to 1/22 (AB)
DOWNY WP – 6 South Rd 12/5 (SB); 5 Woodbourne 1/5 (RM)
HAIRY WP – 2 Rock Hill 1/5 (B &BK)
N FLICKER – 1 during CBC 12/28 (AB MG RD)
PILEATED WP – 1 Rock Hill 12/5 (B & BK); 1 Liberty 12/30 (RD); 1 near Callicoon 1/9 (MG)
N SHRIKE – 1 Imm. Forestburg 12/14 (LV); 1 Imm. Forsterdale 1/28 (JH AB)
BLUE JAY – 15 Claryville 11/5 (JW);  9 Youngsville 12/5 (RD); 7 Monticello 1/5 (PC): 7 Ellenville 1/5 (PM); 23 Claryville 2/5 (CB)
AMER CROW – 118 Liberty 12/2 (RD); 10 Youngsville 12/5 (RD)
COM RAVEN – 7 Livingston Manor 1/1 (AG); 2 Wurtsboro 1/24 (SB)
HORNED LARK – 5 Gabel Rd 1/15 (JH AB)
B-C CHICKADEE – 10 Roscoe 12/5 (MG); 12 Ellenville 12/5 (PM); 15 Hurleyville 2/5 (RS)
TUFTED TITMOUSE – 12 South Rd 12/5 & 1/5 (SB); 5 Yulan 1/5 (SG); 5 Wurtsboro 1/5 (AB)
RED-BR NUTHATCH – 2 Cooley "Bog" 12/3 (LV); 4 Forestburg 12/28 (JH LV); 1 River Rd, Callicoon (MG)
WHITE- BR NUTHATCH – 2 Youngsville 12/5 (RD); 4 South Rd 12/5 (SB); 2 Wurtsboro 1/5 (AB)
BROWN CREEPER – 1 Youngsville 12/5 (RD); total of 13 on CBC; 1 Claryville 2/5 (CB)
CAROLINA WREN – 1 Liberty 12/3 (RD); 2 South Rd 12/5 (SB); 2 Wurtsboro 1/5 (AB); 1 Kiamesha L 1/5 (LS)
GOLDEN-CR KINGLET – 6 Plank Rd 12/27 (JH); 10 Plank Road 2/7 (RM)
E BLUEBIRD – 2 Rock Hill 12/5 (B & BK); 7 Haven Rd 12/25 (SB); 5 Schwartz Rd 1/9 (MG)
HERMIT THRUSH – 1 Gramsville 1/22 (LV)
AMER ROBIN – 17 Ellenville 12/5 (PM); 100+ Freemont Ctr. 2/3 (VS) ; 50 Roscoe 2/8 (MG)
GRAY CATBIRD – 1 Gramsville 1/1 & 1/2 (LV JH AB)
N MOCKINGBIRD – 3 on CBC (Wurtsboro) 12/28 (AB RD MG); 1 McDonald Rd 1/1 (JH)
EUR STARLING – 146 Youngsville 1/5 (RD); 82 Parksville 1/8 (SR)
AMER PIPIT – 1 Reum Rd 1/15 (JH AB)
CEDAR WAXWING – 42 Liberty 1/2 (SR); 50+ Clements Rd 1/22 (LV); 12+ Neversink (CK)
PINE WARBLER – 1 seen on CBC 12/28 (MC PD VF KH CH)
EASTERN TOWHEE – 1 Hunter Rd 1/29 (JH AB); 1 South Road 2/9 (SB)
AMER TREE SPARROW – 22 Monticello 12/5 (DM); 20 Radio Tower Rd 1/1 (LV)
FOX SPARROW  - 1 Claryville 12/10 (CB)
SONG SPARROW – 2 Grunfield Park 1/5 (AC)
SWAMP SPARROW – 1 Monticello Landfill 1/1 (LV); 1 South Road 2/11 (JH, AB, LV, SB)
WH-THR SPARROW – 1 Wurtsboro 1/5 (AB); 1 Monticello 1/5 (DM)
DARK-EY JUNCO – 22 Yulan 1/5 (SG); 81 Roscoe 1/17 (MG); 112 Parksville 1/21 (SR)
SNOW BUNTING – 12 Hunter Rd 11/8 (JW); 2 Haven Rd 12/25 (SB)
N CARDINAL – 8 Wurtsboro 1/5 (AB); 9 Monticello 1/5 (DM)
RED-W BLACKBIRD – 1 Hurleyville 12/5 (RS); 30+ Mongaup 2/7 (RM)
COM GRACKLE – 1 Roscoe 1/10 (MG); 2 South Rd 1/21 (SB)
B H COWBIRD – 9 Woodbourne 1/5 (RM); 1 Grunfield Park 1/5 (AC)
PURPLE FINCH – 48 on CBC Reum Rd 12/28 (JH LV); 5 Parksville  1/5 (SR); 3 Ellenville1/5 (PM); 5 Monticello 1/14 (PC); 6 Yulan 2/5 (SG)`
HOUSE FINCH – Many reports, high counts are 21 Liv. Manor 12/5 & 8 on 1/5 (KE); 7 Roscoe 1/5 (MG); 7 Monticello 1/5 (DM)
W.W. CROSSBILL – 18 Cooley Road Bog (JH); 29 Cooley Bog 2/7 (SB); 64 Cooley Bog (JH)
COM. REDPOLL – 2 Cooley Road Bog 2/5 (RD/MG); 1 South Road 2/11 (SB)
PINE SISKIN – 30+ Fremont Ctr. (VS); 50+ Radio Tower Rd 12/31 (LV); 60+ Cooley Road Bog 2/7 (SB/GM)
AMER GOLDFINCH – 48 South Rd 1/5 (SB); 56 Monticello 1/14 & 31 2/5 (PC)
HOUSE SPARROW – 30+ Woodbourne on 12/5 and 1/5, 35 on 2/5 (RM)

CONTRIBUTORS: P & SB – Paula & Scott Baldinger; AB – Arlene Borko; CB – Charlie Breiner; AC – Alex Cherviok; PC – Patricia Cocot;  MC – Mary Collier,;RD – Renee Davis; SD – Steven Davis, KE – Kelly Erlwein; VF – Valerie Freer; AG – Amy Gillingham; MG – Marge Gorton; SG – Scott Graber; JH – John Haas; KH – Kate Hyden; CH – Charlie Hyden; CK – Carrie Karsch; B & BK – Betty & Bob Klein; GM – Gene McGarry; RM – Ruth McKeon; DM – Deanna Mendels; PM – Phil Meisner; EM – Edward Morgan; SR – Sue Rayano; RS – Ruth Shursky; VS – Vincent Shursky; LS – Lynn Skolnick: GS – Ginger Smith;    LV – Lance Verderame; JW – Joe Weise

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                                                                                                         — Lance Verderame