SAAS sponsors a CBC circle with its center at Hudson Falls. For more information on Christmas Bird Counts, including online reports for many years for all the circles (SAAS CBC Circle Code is NYHF) click here:  http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/

The 2009 Christmas Bird Count
The count was held on December 19, and  
the results below were compiled by Linda White.

Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck Mallard Redhead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser    Ring-necked Pheasant Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk

1 1 28 430 1 159 18 31 2 1 59 2 2 2 4 1 4

Red-tailed Hawk Merlin Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch

38 1 499 170 13 42 8 3 9 196 1090 5 57 134 105 7 51

Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow

2 12 21 48 8 1942 31 316 5 24 381 257 87 3 86 38 195

The 2008 Christmas Bird Count Report
by Linda White – Count Compiler

 

On December 14, 2008, thirteen birders spent the greater part of the day counting each and every bird for our Hudson Falls Christmas Bird Count.  Many thanks go out to first time participant, Lisa Balshcunat, as well as returning counters Mona Bearor, Beth, Brad and Nathan Bidwell, Bill Cook, Jason Goldsmith, Greg Greene, Russ Hilliard, Joyce Miller, and Joan Robertson.  This group put in over 38 hours and covered 333 miles by car and three on foot.  Also, thank you for the contributions from feeder watchers, Heather Lamos and Marjory Moeller.

The “warm” sunny weather made it ideal for observations in the field.  We had an incredible day and logged a total of 56 species and 6478 individual birds.   The owls seen in the Washington County grasslands were certainly a highlight of the day.
 

The following species were counted:  Snow Goose - 5, Canada Goose - 222, American Black Duck - 25, Mallard - 355, Bufflehead - 7, Common Goldeneye - 202, Hooded Merganser - 29, Common Merganser – 16, Ruffed Grouse – 1, Turkey – 101, Great Blue Heron – 5, Bald Eagle – 1, Northern Harrier – 7, Sharp-shinned Hawk – 3, Cooper’s Hawk – 1, Red-tailed Hawk – 37, Rough –legged Hawk – 16, American Kestrel – 3, Ring-billed Gull – 1, Rock Pigeon – 451, Mourning Dove – 285, Snowy Owl – 1, Short-eared Owl – 10, Red-bellied Woodpecker – 8, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1, Downy Woodpecker 36, Hairy Woodpecker – 6, Northern Flicker – 6, Pileated Woodpecker – 6, Blue Jay – 112, American Crow – 1197, Common Raven – 3, Horned Lark – 94, Black-capped Chickadee – 173, Tufted Titmouse – 34, Red-breasted Nuthatch – 5, White-breasted Nuthatch – 19, Carolina Wren – 3, Golden-crowned Kinglet – 17, Eastern Bluebird – 48, American Robin – 599,  Northern Mockingbird – 8, European Starling – 874, Cedar Waxwing – 174, American Tree Sparrow – 77, Song Sparrow – 4, White-throated Sparrow – 12, Dark-eyed Junco – 223, Snow Bunting – 74, Northern Cardinal – 59, Red-winged Blackbird – 1, House Finch – 75, Pine Siskin – 153, American Goldfinch – 346, House Sparrow – 247. 

Christmas Bird Count Report for 2007

	For the second time in our counts’ history, we had to change the date of the count because of inclement weather.  We had a large group ready to go on our scheduled date, but with the close proximity to Christmas, many were not able to participate on the “snow date” of December 22nd.  Many thanks go out to Dick Bartlett, Mona Bearor, Beth, Brad, and son Nathan Bidwell, Jason Goldsmith (especially for all his time looking for owls), Greg Greene, Russ Hilliard, and Joan Robertson, for their dedication and day in the field.  We had a great count with many highlights.
	Ruddy Duck, Redhead, and Fish Crow are three species new to our count—we’ve been counting since 1983—and they have been flagged as unusual species.   Here is the list of birds that were spotted that day and night.

Redhead White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey American Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Barred Owl

1 4 168 17 3 1 2 1 4 20 1 1 1 14 2 1235 328 1

Short-eared Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Horned Lark Golden-crowned Kinglet Cedar Waxwing Northern Mockingbird Eastern Bluebird American Robin Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Northern Shrike

1 4 26 9 6 13 78 3 59 8 72 211 222 76 3 18 1 2

Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow European Starling House Sparrow Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch House Finch Common Redpoll American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal

134 870 1 2943 219 6 4 90 211 64 8 287 8 8 134 158 36

 

Hudson Falls Christmas Bird Count Report - 2005

The 106th Christmas Bird Count was conducted on December 18, 2005 in relatively good weather.  There wasn't a lot of snow on the ground but most of the open water was frozen. This definitely affects the count with fewer ducks, gulls and geese.  This year we branched out into five teams instead of the usual four.  Development, especially in Queensbury, has made it difficult to adequately cover the entire territory.  Therefore we had teams birding the areas of Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, Queensbury, South Glens Falls, and the city of Glens Falls, logging in 392 miles.  Many thanks go out to our volunteer birders who spent an entire day counting each and every bird.  They are:  Mona Bearor, Brad and Beth Bidwell (their young son Nathan too), Joan Dobert, Gina Johnson, Russ Hillard, Gerry and Lynn Lemmo, Barbara Putnam, Joan Robertson, Larry Rowland (he is the new compiler for the Saratoga Springs count), Jacquie Tinker, and Ginny Vogel.  All their efforts were rewarded with a total of 52 species and 11,426 individual birds.  The highlights of the count were the Peregrine Falcon, the Savannah Sparrow, and the  Pied-billed Grebe seen on the Hudson River not far from the South Glens Falls Bridge.  Please refer any questions to compiler Linda White.

Canada Goose                  754
American Black Duck            25
Mallard                       576
Common Goldeneye              134
Hooded Merganser               12
Common Merganser               39
Wild Turkey                    51
Pied-billed Grebe               1
Bald Eagle                      1
Northern Harrier                1
Sharp-shinned Hawk              4
Cooper's Hawk                   2
Red-tailed Hawk                38
Rough-legged Hawk               9
American Kestrel                4
Peregrine Falcon                1
Ring-billed Gull                3
Herring Gull                    4
Rock Pigeon                   946
Mourning Dove                 442
Short-eared Owl                 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker          8
Downy Woodpecker               38
Hairy Woodpecker                8
Northern Flicker                3
Pileated Woodpecker             2
Blue Jay                      253
American Crow                1498
Horned Lark                   988
Black-capped Chickadee        333
Tufted Titmouse                85
Red-breasted Nuthatch           8
White-breasted Nuthatch        70
Brown Creeper                   2
Carolina Wren                   3
Golden-crowned Kinglet          4
Eastern Bluebird               20
American Robin                 12
Northern Mockingbird            3
European Starling            3733
Cedar Waxwing                  47
American Tree Sparrow         303
Savannah Sparrow                1
Song Sparrow                   14
White-throated Sparrow          6
Dark-eyed Junco               160
Snow Bunting                   23
Northern Cardinal              71
Purple Finch                    3
House Finch                    56
American Goldfinch            174
House Sparrow                 449

Thank you to all participants!