March 2008 Records

March 5th featured a record high of 69F in Poughkeepsie and lots of rain all around.  Of course, we were still in for subfreezing temperatures and even a bit of snow later in the month.  Exceptional species this month included Tundra Swan, Horned Grebe, Great Cormorant, Northern Shrike, an early Gray Catbird on the 14th, and a VERY early Marsh Wren on the 16th  (beating the old record for earliest spring arrival).  Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins were welcome irruptives.

Greater White-fronted Goose:  2/9 Strever Fm Rd CV, TB; 1/18 Round Pd DF
Snow Goose:  1/21 Christie Pond BB; 3/25 Stringham Rd BJM; 150/29 Round Pd CV, 2/27 ButtercupW FT
Canada Goose:  Many reports; highest 150/4 over yd, 200/10 Stringham Rd BAM; 981/12 Mills FT; 2000/13 Round Pond KCF; 82/20 Tymor FT; 3500/17 Round Pd DF
Mute Swan:  Sightings of 1-3 ea from BB, CV, TM, CP, WS/LDS/MD, BAM, KCF, MP BMa/LM, Tymor FT; also 4/21 Christie Pond BB; 4/29 Webutuck MP
Tundra Swan:  1/9 Stissing Lake TB/DK, CV; 1/11,15,29 Round Pd CV; 1/14 Round Pd KCF; 1/18 Round Pd DF; 1/20 Round Pd, 1/20 Strauss Marsh SO; 1/29 Round Pd MP
Wood Duck:  Many reports, mostly 2 each.  Also 3/5 Madam Brett TM; 3/7, 4/21 Rhinebeck MP; 6/12 Norrie Pt, 3/15 Sulvan Lk CV; 6/12 Mills FT; 4/16 Frost Mills NG; 14/27 ButtercupW FT; 7-24 /all month yd, Salt Pt LM
Gadwall: 2/9 Strever Fm Rd, 5/10,2/14, 17,20 Ovlk Rd Pk, 6/11, 3/29 Round Pd CV; pr/18 McKinney Pd; 2pr/21 Christie Pd BB; 2/22 Wapp Lk TM; 2/22 Overlk Pd, LM/BMa
American Wigeon:  6/14 Round Pd KCF; 2/14 Redwing Bkmn, 6/15, 25/29 Round Pd, 3/17,20 Ovlk Rd Pd CV; x/19 Rhinebeck RJ; 1/21 Christie Pd BB; 6/22 Overlk Pd LM/BMa; 2/22, sev/29  Round Pd MP; 3/22 Wapp Lk TM; 3/30 Vandenburgh Cove FT
American Black Duck:  2/11 Rhinebeck MP; 26/11, 6/15 Round Pd, 8/29 McEnroe CV; 7/15 IES, 11/16 Ryder Pd, 2/16 Thompson Pd WS/LDS/MD, 12/21 ButtercupW KCF; sm grp/22 tidal Wapp Cr HRA; 8/27 Tivoli South Bay BB/CV; 8/27 ButtercupW FT; 21/30 Vandenburgh et al FT
Mallard:  8/8 Norrie FT; 4/14 Round Pd, 10/21 ButtercupW KCF; 23/20 Miller Rd BJM/JW; 25/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 10/6 Vassar FT; 16/20 Tymor FT; 2/27 Tivoli South Bay BB/CV; 2-4/all yd Salt Pt LM
Blue-winged Teal:  2/20 Round Pd SO
Northern Pintail:  4/6 The Fly, 2/8 Norrie FT; 6/9,13 Strever Fm Rd, 4/11, 8/15 Round Pd, 2/29 McEnroe CV; pr/22 Stringham Pk BB; 4/29 Strever Fm DG
Green-winged Teal:  2/6 The Fly, 5/9, 18/13 Strever Fm Rd, 10/15, 16/29 McEnroe CV; 8/14 Round Pd, 10/21 ButtercupW KCF; 10/27 ButtercupW FT; 110/29 Pine Plains ponds DG; x/19 Rhinebeck RJ; x/20 Round Pd SO; 20/30 Vandenburgh Cove FT
Canvasback:  3/13,14,17,20 Ovlk Pk Pond CV; 3/22 Overlk Pd  LM/BMa
Ring-necked Duck:  Many reports.  Highest 33/10, 30/14, 36/11, CV; 37/14 Round Pd KCF; 75/21 Christie Pd BB; 50/22 Overlk Pd LM/BMa; 30/22,29 MP; 40/16 BAM/RC/JW; 85/29 Pine Plns ponds DG
Lesser Scaup:  1/occ Fishkill Cmtry TM; 20/22, 15/29 MP
Scaup sp.:  3/15, 8/29 Round Pd, 2/20 Ovlk Pk CV
Bufflehead:  2/12 Mills FT; 1/14 Coleman Sta Rd KCF; 3/21 Sylvan Lk, pr/21 McKinney Pd BB; 25/27 Tivoli South Bay BB/CV; 22/30 Vandenburgh Cove et al FT
Common Goldeneye:  17/12 Mills FT; 4/22 Wapp Lk TM; 2/23 Rhinebeck MP
Hooded Merganser:  Reports of 1-9 from CV,. JaA, MP, KCF, FM, TM, WS/LDS/MD, BMa, LM, BJM/RC/JW and several FTs.  Highest 15/4, 12/10, 17/14 Ovlk Pk CV
Common Merganser:   Many reports.  Highest 45/29 Strauss Marsh CV; 36/18,27 Lk Oniad BJM; 70/29 Pine Plns ponds DG
Ruddy Duck:  5/14 Coleman Sta Rd KCF; 2/15 SylvanL, 6/15 Redwing Bkmn, 6/15, 8/29 Round Pd CV; pr/20 Redwing Pk. BJM/JW; 2/20 SylvanL CP; 1/22 Round Pd MP
Ring-necked Pheasant:  1/16 Ryder Pd WS/LDS/MD; 1/21 ButtercupW (sitting in a tree out of the wind) KCF
Wild Turkey:  Many reports.  Highest 30/5 Clove Valley BC; 68/5 Dinsmore, 35/7 Rombout Rd, CV; 40/20 Millbrk Schl KCF; 30/30 Norrie Pt FT
Pied-billed Grebe:  1/12 Hudson R Pok TM; 1/20 Bog Hollow DF; 1/20 Sylvan Lk CP; 1/21 Sylvan Lk, 3/22 Stringham Pk BB; 1/29 Round Pd CV; 1/30 Norrie Pt FT
Horned Grebe:  1/5 Waryas Pk, 2/21 Sylvan Lk CV; 3/20 Sylvan Lk BJM/JW, CP
Great Cormorant:  1 ad & 1 imm/19 Rhinebeck RJ
Great Blue Heron:  1/21 Rt 55 CV; 2/27 Tivoli S Bay BB/CV; 1/26 nests Taconic Pkwy BJM/JW 1/28 Stanfordville DK; 1/30 Tivoli South Bay FT
Black Vulture:  1/9 Stanfordville, 2/15 Clove Vly CV; 1/12 Blueberry Ln Stormville EBR; 1/21,25,26 Poughquag CP;  2/27 ButtercupW FT; x/3 Rhinebeck RJ;  x/12 Breakneck Ridge HRA
Turkey Vulture:  Many reports.  Highest 30/14 Pine Plns JaA; 14/6 CV; 16/27 ButtercupW FT; 14/29 Dennings Pt TM
Osprey:  1/24 Wapp Crk TM; 1/24 New Hamburg CV
Bald Eagle:  1/1,2/24 New Hamburg, 4/1 Carnwath Fm, 1/1 Beacon, 1/5, 3/9 Norrie, 2/6, 3/13 Thompson Pd CV; 7/3 the Clove ET; pr nesting Wapp HRA; 1/5 Madam Brett, 1/12 Dennings Pt TM; 1/6 Vassar FT; 1/8 Norrie FT; 3/12 Mills FT; 1/20 Tymor FT; 3 imm/29 Clove Valley BB; 1/30 Rhinebeck KS; 1/30 Norrie Pt FT
Northern Harrier:  1/1 Greigs NG; 1/3,9  Bangall Amenia Rd, 1/16 yd Stanfdville DK; 3/6 Thompson Pd, 1/10 Rombout Rd CV; 2/9 Rhinebeck DG; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/30 Allen Rd BMa
Sharp-shinned Hawk:  1/4, 1/5 yd Pok KCF; 1/6 yd Lagrange JA/KJ; 1/9 yd StanfdvilleDK; 1/10,27 yd Pok CV; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/28 Fishkill TM
Cooper’s Hawk:  1/3 Vassar College, 2/10 Rombout Rd CV; 1/14 Beacon TM; 1/16 Salt Pt Tpk DK; 1/25 yd Lagrange JA/KJ; 1/29 Rhinebeck MP
Northern Goshawk:  1/27 ButtercupW FT
Red-shouldered Hawk:  1/1,2,6 New Hamburg HRA; 1/10,18 Rombout Rd, 1/14 Pond Gut, 1/17 Norrie, 1/27 yd Pok CV; 2/8 Field Rd Milan DG; 1/12 Mills FT; 1/14 Pl Vlly, 1/most  yd BAM; 3/21 ButtercupW KCF; 1 /all yd Salt Pt LM
Red-tailed Hawk:  Many sightings of 1-3 each, also 5/10 Rombout Rd, 5/13 Thompson Pd CV; 4/22 Stringham Pk BB; 5/27 ButtercupW FT.  NESTING: 1/15 Conklin Rd DK; 1/18 Round Pd DF; 1/27 Bulls Head Rd BB/CV
American Kestrel:  1/14 Millerton KCF; 1/15 Sunset Ridge Fm, 1/29 McEnro CV; 1/22 Stanfordville, 1/25,28-29 Female Salt Pt Tpk DK; 1/29 Crestwood Rd RedHk NG; 1/29 Rhinebeck DG; pr/regularly Rhinebeck KS; 3/29 Rhinebeck MP
Merlin:  1/3 Vassar College CV
Peregrine Falcon:  2/5 Waryas Pk (Mid-H Br) CV
American Coot:  33/15 Redwing Bkmn, 4/29 Round Pd CV; 10/20 Bkmn BJM/JW; 6/21 Miller Rd Bkmn BB
Killdeer:  1/6, 3/10, 6/20 Ovlk Pk, 1/13 Strever Fm Rd, 1/15, 35/29 McEnroe CV; 3/9 Fishkill Cmtry TM; 1/12 Mills FT; 1/14 Round Pd KCF; 6-8/16-31 Southlands MP; 20/17 McEnroe DF; 1/18 Humeston Fm, 2/29 Westage Fshk BJM; 2/20 Clinton Town Hall BMa; 26/22 Gretna Rd BMa/LM; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/30 Wilderstein FT
Wilson’s Snipe:  2/16 Southlands MP; 1/19 Rhinebeck RJ; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 7/29 McEnroe CV; 12/29 Strever Fm DG
American Woodcock:  2/1 Rhinebeck RJ; 1/6 (and throughout month!) JaA; 1/22 Dennings HRA; 1/27 Red Hk BP; 6/13 IES WS/LDS; 3/15, 1/27, 2/30 Crestwood Rd RedHk NG; 1/16 ButtercupW AJ; 2-5/21-31 Allen Rd BMa; 2/22 IES KCF; 3/25 IES FT; 5/xx Pl Vlly 1/xx Dinsmore,  1/xx Norrie JL
Ring-billed Gull:  24/5 Madam Brett, 30/17, 7/26 Dennings Pt TM; 6/8 Norrie FT; 4/12 Mills FT; 3/20 Sylvan Lk CP; 4/20 Tymor FT; 45/20 Redwing Bkmn, 50/29 Westage Fshk BJM/JW; 12/22,29 Amenia MP; 25/30 Tivoli South Bay FT
Herring Gull:  2/8 Norrie FT; 10/29 Westage, Fishkill BJM
Great Black-backed Gull:  1/1 Beacon, 1/5 Waryas Pk, 3/5 Norrie CV; 4/8 Norrie FT; 2/24,26 Dennings Pt TM
Rock Pigeon:  2/12 Mills FT; 10/20 Tymor FT
Mourning Dove:  Usual numbers.  Highest 10-16/all yd Rhinebeck MP; 10-20/all yd Poughquag CP/HT; 10/all yd Verbank BB
Great Horned Owl:  1/12,17 Norrie, 1/13 PlVly, 1/14,18,26 Rombout Rd CV; 2/16,22 yd Stanfdville DK; 1/21, 23 Bulls Head Rd (on nest) KCF
Barred Owl:  1/13,27, 2/15,17 yd Pok, 1/14 Pond Gut, 1/15 Little Stissing, 1/17 Old Post Rd CV; 1/12 Mills FT; 1/27 Norrie Pt JB; 2/all Field Rd Milan DG
Northern Saw-whet Owl:  1/6 calling yd Stanfdville DK
Belted Kingfisher:  1/2 IES WS/LDS; 1/12,17, 2/26 Norrie, 1/15 Sheffield Hill Rd, 1/16 Arborio CV; 2/12 Mills FT;  1/22 Wapp Lk TM; 1/22 Stringham Pk BB; 1/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/30 ButtercupW AJ; 1/occ Rochdale Rd KCF
Red-bellied Woodpecker:  Sightings of 1-2 each from field trips and BB, CV, CP/HT, KCF, WS/LDS/MD, DK, MP, LM, EBR, BAM; 4/most Rombout Rd CV; 3/6 Vassar FT; 5/12 Mills FT; 4/27 ButtercupW FT
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker:  1/1Clinton Crs JaA; 1/3 Vassar College, 1/18 Rombout Rd CV; 1/6 Vassar campus FT; 2/27 ButtercupW FT; 2/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 1/30 Fathers Trail FT; 1/30 Wilderstein FT
Downy Woodpecker:  Sightings of 1-2 ea from FTs and BB, EBR, KCF, WS/LDS/MD, also 3/8 Norrie FT; 4-7/daily yd Pok, 5/3 Vassar College CV; 7/6 FT Vassar; 6/all yd Pok KCF; 6/27 ButtercupW FT; 3/all yd Poughquag CP/HT; 4/all yd BAM; 2-4 /all yd Salt Pt LM; 1-3/all Rhinebeck MP
Hairy Woodpecker:  1-3/daily yd Pok, 1/3 Vassar College, 1/7 Rombout Rd CV; 1-2/many yd Stormville EBR; 1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 2/20 yd Stanfdville DK; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 2/all yd BAM; 2/all yd Pok KCF; 1/all, yd Salt Pt LM; 1-2/all yd Poughquag CP/HT; 1/all Rhinebeck MP
Northern Flicker:  1/1,17 yd Poughquag CP/HT; 1/8 Norrie FT; 1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 2/20 Tymor FT; 3/27 ButtercupW FT; 1-2/daily yd Pok, 1/3 Vassar College, more than usual for March CV; 2/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 2/all yd BAM; 1/occ yd Pok KCF
Pileated Woodpecker:  1/1 yd Poughquag CP/HT; 1/3 Vassar College, 2/6,13, 1/9 Thompson Pd, widespread in woods CV; 1/6 Tamarack Lk 1/16 yd Stanfdville DK; 2/6 Vassar FT; 1/8 Norrie FT; 2/12 Mills FT; 2/20 Tymor FT; 3/22 yd Stormville EBR; 1/29 Rhinebeck MP; 2/occ Rochdale Rd KCF; 1/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 1/30 Dinsmore FT; 3/30 Wilderstein FT; 1/14 YD LAGRANGE JA/KJ
Eastern Phoebe:  2/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 1/17,26 Norrie, 1/29 HVRT CV; 1/16 eating ladybugs side of house, 1/29 Tymor BB; 4/20 Tymor FT; 1/25 yard Clinton Crs JaA; 1/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 5/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/29 Pine Plns DG; 1/30 Allen Rd BMa;  1/30 Wilderstein FT
Northern Shrike:  1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 1/23 Vassar Fm HRA
Blue Jay:  Usual numbers.
American Crow:  12/1 yd Poughquag CP/HT; 7/2 IES 5/15 IES, 1/16 Ryder Pd, 1/16 Thompson Pd WS/LDS/MD; 16/6 Vassar FT; 17/12 Mills FT; 10/20 Tymor FT; 4-6/all Rhinebeck MP; 2-4/all, yd Salt Pt LM; 4-5/all yd BAM
Fish Crow:  1/1 Carnwath Fm, 1/3 Vassar College, 5/5 Vassar Boathouse, 1/18 Rombout Rd, 3/12 Norrie CV; 1/12 Mills FT; 1/18 Bard campus BB; 1/30 Vandenburgh Cove FT
Common Raven:  1/6,9,13,15 Stissing Mtn, 1/14 Pond Gut CV; 1/15 fly-by yd Verbank BB; 1/19 Vandenburgh Cv RJ
Horned Lark:  60/2 Stanford JaA; sev/10 Amenia DF
Tree Swallow:  2/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 5/30 Norrie CV; 30/26 Hillside Lk, 10/29 Lk Oniad BJM/JW; 4/27 Bulls Head Rd BB/CV; 6/28 Drake Lk LM
Black-capped Chickadee:  Usual numbers.  Highest 30/6 Vassar FT; 20/all yd Verbank BB
Tufted Titmouse:  Usual numbers.  Highest 28/6 Vassar FT; 8/12 Mills FT; 5/all yd Poughquag CP/HT; 5/all yd Verbank BB; 3-5/all Rhinebeck MP
Red-breasted Nuthatch:  1/10 yd Lagrange JA/KJ
White-breasted Nuthatch:  Usual numbers.  Highest 9/6 Vassar FT; 12/12 Mills FT; 2-4/all, yd Salt Pt LM; 4/30 Fathers Trail FT
Brown Creeper:  1/4,8,18 Yd Pok, 1/14 Pond Gut CV; 1/7 yd Stanfdville DK; 1/26 Allen Rd BMa; 2/27 ButtercupW FT
Carolina Wren:  Sightings of 1-2 each from FTs and BB, CV, EBR, WS/LDS/MD, LM,BAM,KCF, MP, also 5/6 Vassar FT; 4/7, 5/18 Rombout Rd CV; 3/29 Rhinebeck MP
Winter Wren:  1/8 Norrie FT
Marsh Wren:  1/16 Ryder Pd WS/LDS/MD – this sighting beats the old record for earliest spring arrival, 1/13/74
Golden-crowned Kinglet:  1/1 yd Poughquag HT; 2/1 Dennings Pt TM; 1/6 Vassar FT; 1/12 Mills FT; 4/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/29 HVRT CV
Ruby-crowned Kinglet:  1/1 Dennings Pt TM; 2/30 Fathers Trail FT
Eastern Bluebird:  On most reports.  Highest 6/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 6/6 Lake Rd CV; 16/12 Mills FT
Hermit Thrush:  1/1 Dennings Pt CV; 1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD
American Robin:  Many reports.  Highest:  20/6,31Dutchess Airpt BJM; 14/15 yd Stormville EBR; 18/25 IES FT; 28/27 ButtercupW FT; 40/30 yd Poughquag CP/HT
Gray Catbird:  1/14 Rombout Rd CV
Northern Mockingbird:  1/1 Dennings Pt, 4/7, 5/10,18, 1/14 Rombout Rd CV; 4/6 Vassar FT; 1/14 Round Pd, 1/14 HVRT, 2/occ Arlington KCF; 1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 1/20 Tymor FT; 1/27 ButtercupW FT
European Starling:  25/6 Vassar FT; 4/7,1/30 yd Stormville EBR; 21/12 Mills FT; 40/20 Tymor FT; 20/27 ButtercupW FT; 4-6 /all yd Salt Pt LM; 6-8/most Rhinebeck MP
Cedar Waxwing:  1/9, 12/12, 10/19 Lagrangeville Library. 7/22 Norrie DK; 43/27 ButtercupW FT
Yellow-rumped Warbler:  1/1, 2/7,10 Rombout Rd; 1/27 ButtercupW FT
American Tree Sparrow:  2/5 Madam Brett, 4/5 Riverside Trl TM; 2/6 Lake Rd, 2/7,18, 3/10 Rombout Rd CV; 1/9-25 yd Verbank BB; 1/13 yd Pok KCF; 1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; 5-6/all Rhinebeck MP; 1-8/all yd Lagrange JA/KJ
Chipping Sparrow:  1/5 yd Stormville EBR
Savannah Sparrow:  6/21 ButtercupW KCF
Fox Sparrow:  2/4 Rhinebeck RJ; 1/5 yd Verbank BB; 1/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 6/5 Stanfdville CC; 1/10,18 Rombout Rd CV; 1/14 yd Stormville EBR; 1/18 Humeston Fm BJM; 2/20 Tymor FT; 2/21 ButtercupW KCF; 1/22,30 yd Poughquag CP/HT; 2/27 ButtercupW FT; 1/all except 2/29 yd Rhinebeck  KS
Song Sparrow:  Many reports.  Highest 6/7 Rombout Rd, 5/9 Norrie, 10/29 HVRT CV; 7/6 Vassar FT; 1-5/7-31 yd Verbank; 6/18 Tymor BB; 9/27 Father's Trail BB/CV; 8/13 IES WS/LDS/MD; 6/14 HVRT KCF; 7/20 Tymor FT; 18/27 ButtercupW FT
White-throated Sparrow:  Many reports.  Highest 12/1 Dennings Pt CV; 12/14 HVRT, 12/occ yd Pok KCF; 15-20/all yd Poughquag CP/HT
Dark-eyed Junco:  Plentiful.  Highest:  14/6 Vassar FT; 25/18 Tymor, 25/all yd Verbank BB; 30/all yd Poughquag CP/HT; 12-18/all yd BAM
Northern Cardinal:  Appearing in usual numbers, this pretty bird graced us with welcome color in our gray and white surroundings.
Red-winged Blackbird:  Numerous sightings of 1-10. Flocks began to arrive:  100/5 Travis Rd, 200/7,10 Rombout Rd, big flocks 1st half of March, in swamps singing 2nd half CV; 100/6 Tamarack DK; 25/14 HVRT, KCF; 30/5-31 yd Verbank (still few females)  BB; 10-25/all Rhinebeck MP
Eastern Meadowlark:  2/15 McEnroe puddle CV; 5/28 Burger Hill KS
Rusty Blackbird:  1/23 Vassar Fm HRA; 3/29 HVRT CV
Common Grackle:  50/5, 200/7,10 Rombout Rd CV; 6/6 Vassar FT; 4/12 Spackenkill Rd BJM/JW; 4/14 Round Pd, 8/14 HVRT, 4/19 yd Pok KCF; 10/15 IES, 2/16 Ryder Pd WS/LDS/MD; 7/20 Tymor FT; 15/27 ButtercupW FT; 10-20/all, up to 50/15 Rhinebeck MP; 1/30 Vandenburgh Cove FT; 15/all yd Verbank BB
Brown-headed Cowbird:  1/3,5/27 yd Pok, 50/14 Domin Fm, 10/5 Travis Rd CV; 20/4 yd BAM; 1/20 Tymor FT; sev/most, up to 30/29 Rhinebeck MP; 2/30 Fathers Trail FT; 5/all yd Verbank BB
Purple Finch:  5/1, 6/2, 8/4, 12/10,17,27, 7/16, 10/28, 11/31 yd Pok—more than usual CV; 1/5,6 yd Stormville EBR; 2/18 yd Salt Pt LM; 1/27 ButtercupW FT; 2/occ yd Pok KCF
House Finch:  1/15 IES WS/LDS/MD; pr/7 up to 6/31 BB; 1/20 Tymor FT; 4-6/all yd Stormville EBR; 4-6/all yd Pok KCF; 4/all yd BAM; 2-4/most Rhinebeck MP
Common Redpoll:  8/1-25,20/26,2/27-31 Pine Plns AJ; 2/4, 1/19 yd Pok CV; 1-2/7,10,12,20 yd Stormville EBR; 12/12, 20/13, EFishkill HRA; 2-25/all yd Salt Pt LM; 25/all yd Milan DG; 3-15/all Allen Rd BMa
Pine Siskin:  2/16,18,19, 1/20,28 yd Pok CV; 1/17,25 yd BAM
American Goldfinch:  1/27 ButtercupW FT; 5-8/all yd Pok KCF; 10-14/all yd BAM; 10-20/all yd Salt Pt LM; 6-10/all Rhinebeck MP; 5-20/all yd CP/HT; 1/30 Fathers Trail FT
House Sparrow:  10-20/daily and 24/4, 36/19 yd Pok CV; 7/6 Vassar FT; 1/8 yd BAM; 2/20 Tymor FT

Other Observations:
Peepers: first ones 15th NG
Little Brown Bat:  1/11 Dinsmore, 1/15 Stissing Lk (seen in daytime – does that mean it’s sick?) CV
Bear:  Stole the suet feeder on the 8th and rendered a feeder pole useless on the 25th - yd Poughquag CP/HT
Muskrat: 1/23 Wapp Lk TM
Beaver:  1/6 Stissing marsh, 4/29 Round Pd CV
Woodchuck:  1/1 Beacon, gathering leaves CV
Chipmunk:  2/3 on snow yd Pok CV; 1/16 yd Rhinebeck MP

Observers:
Hudson River Almanac (HRA); Janet Allison (JaA);  Judy Atwood & Karen Jaquith (JA/KJ); John Balint via BB (JB); Tom Burke via John Askildsen & BB (TB); Barbara Butler (BB); Binnie Chase via BB (BC); Courtney Collings via JA (CC); Rosa Corbeels via BJM (RC); Marty Dellwo (MD); Dot Fleury via BB (DF); Ken & Carol Fredericks (KCF); Dick Gershon (DG); Natalie Gilbert (NG); Rodney Johnson via BB (RJ); Art Jones (AJ); Debi Kral (DK); Jeff Lucas via BB (JL); Barbara Mansell (BMa); Frank Margiotta (FM); Liz Martens (LM); Tully McElrath (TM); Barbara & Allan Michelin (BAM/BJM/AJM); Steve Oresman via BB (SO); Mona Payton (MP); Carena Pooth (CP); Beth Prenot via BB (BP); Edith & Barry Rosen (EBR); Lisa Dellwo Schlesinger (LDS); William Schlesinger (WS); Herb Thompson (HT); Elfriede Tillman via BB (ET); Chet Vincent (CV); Joe Woleader via BJM (JW)

Field Trips: 6th Vassar Campus,   8th Norrie Point, 12th Staatsburgh / Mills Mansion,  20th Tymor Park,   25th IES Woodcock Walk, 26th Buttercup West,   27th Allen Rd., Woodcock Walk    30th Norrie, Vandenburgh Cove, Wilderstein, Father’s Trail to S. Tivoli Bay

Abbreviations:  See our Key to Notation.

Compiled by Carena Pooth