June 2011 Records

Our temperatures hit 95 degrees on June 8th and 9th. We had a few cool fronts arrive during the month but mostly the temperatures were in the 80's, Ken Harris found a Common Eider at Waryas Park, an extremely rare bird for our area.

Snow Goose: 1/15 -22 Overlook Pk JA/KJ; 1/21 Hudson shoreline n of Rhinecliff Edie Schwimmer.
Canada Goose: Well reported and seen on most FT’s plus reports of young by JA/KJ, KCF, KH, BAM, ESp.
Mute Swan: 10/1, 4/3,23-24, 5/6, 6/10 3/12 (pr w/3 cygnets) Fisherman’s Pk Wapp Lk. KH.
Wood Duck: 1/4 Locust Grove, 3/9 Reese Pk. KH; 8/12 CIES WLS; 1/26 Rhinebeck MP; 1/28 Ogilvie's Pd, Cruger’s MHB/ D/BFerguson; 2/30 IBM Pok JY.
Mallard: 18 reported + 6 rpts. e-Bird of 1-8 by KCF, KH, ESp & 2 FT’s.
*Common Eider: 1m/13 Waryas Pk. Pok.-extremely rare inland (male floating in river, wedge shape head, black cap and on sides and tail & white back) KH.  Only other report was October 1979.
Common Merganser: 1f/1,3/6,2/12 Fisherman’s Pk. Wapp Lk KH; 2/12 CIES WLS.
Wild Turkey: 30 reported of 1-6 by JA/KJ, KH, MP, & 1 FT; 1f/6 w/8poults & f/8 w/6poults down to 3f/3poults/24/3- yd. BAM; most: 11/12 CIES WLS.
Double-crested Cormorant: 2/23 Fisherman’s Pk. Wapp. Lk. KH.
Great Blue Heron: 22 reported of 1-2 by JA/KJ, KCF, KH, MP, EBR, FT’s & HRA; 35nest/8 with chicks Rhinebeck, KLimberg/HRA; most: 3/30 IBM Pok JY .
Green-backed Heron: 2/1 pd. Rhinebeck HRA/PMarsletter; 2/8 Vassar Fm DK; 1/12 CIES WLS; 1/17-30 pd. yd BB; 2/29 flying toward river over IBM Pok parking lot Peter Relson; 1/25 Fishkill ESp.
Black Vulture: 2/1 Buttercup East FT; 1/15 Union Vale HT; 14/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Turkey Vulture: 26 reported of 1-3 by KH, KCF, BAM, MP, WLS  & 2 FT’s; most: 6/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Bald Eagle: pr+2yg all nest Twn Pok. reported by several observers/HRA; 3/25 ad/3juv. Twn Pok. Pk MHB/DEidam; 1/26 Cruger’s MHB/D/BFerguson.
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1/2 yd. Hopewell Jct EAthanasiou/HRA; 1/18 RHGC MP.
Cooper’s Hawk: 1/13 Cary/IES KH; 1/7 & 13 yd Fishkill ESp; 1/14 T. Clinton SW/JS.
Red-shouldered Hawk: 1/8 Vassar Fm DK; pr+2yg all yd. Steve Golloday; pr/all yd. BAM; h/4-5 times over mo. MP.
Broad-winged Hawk: 1/7 Deep Hollow Rd DK.
Red-tailed Hawk: 31+ 6 rpts. e-Bird reported of 1-3 by KH, KCF, BAM, MP, EBR, HRA, & 3 FT’s.
American Kestrel: 1/1 Buttercup East FT; 1/13 Cary/IES KH; 1/12 CIES WLS; 1/15,19 E. Noxon & Rt55 HT; 1/15 Hopeland FT.
Peregrine Falcon: 1/13 Waryas Pk. KH.
Killdeer: 4 rpts, avg 3 ea. e-Bird; 2/1 & 30, 3/15 Overlook Pk  JA/KJ; h/30 Westage Fishkill AJM; 2-4 daily TSFMP; 3/23, 6/25 Fishkill ESp.
Spotted Sandpiper: 1/23 Fisherman’s Pk. Wapp. Lk. KH.
American Woodcock: 1/25 MidHudMed Fishkill ESp.
Ring-billed Gull: 1/4 Locust Grove, 11/13 Waryas Pk. KH; 2/30 IBM Pok JY.
Herring Gull: 2/30 IBM Pok JY.
Rock Pigeon: 20 reported of 1-7 by KH & 3 FT’s.
Mourning Dove: 11 rpts, E-Bird & 1-6 reported by most observers; 2ad,/20 1 yg on feeder yd JA/KJ; most: 8/22 Peach Hill FT.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo: 1/12 CIES WLS; 1/15 Hopeland FT; 1/16-29 & 30 yd BB; 1/21 Wilcox Pk JA; 2/27 Buttercup East, 2/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF.
Eastern Screech-Owl: 1/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Great Horned Owl: 2/30 IBM Pok JY.
Barred Owl: 1h/1, 14 calling around house JA/KJ; family /8 & 13 yd, Twn of Pok MHB/DTignanelli; 1-2/occ yd KCF.
Chimney Swift: 45 reported of 1-5 by GD, DK, BAM, MP, SW/JS, WLS & 2 FT’s; most: 9/21 Fisherman’s Pk. Wapp. Lk, KH;
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 17 reported of 1-2 by JA/KJ, BB, KCF, AG, CP/HT & 1- daily except 4/25 yd. MP.
Belted Kingfisher: 1/5 CIES WLS; 1/10 Fisherman’s Pk. Wapp Lk KH.
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 27 reported + 7 rpts, E-Bird of 2-3 by JA/KJ, KCF, KH, BAM, MP, CP/HT & all FT’s.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 1/1 juv. Fisherman’s Pk, Wapp. Lk KH; 1/18 yd Po’quag CP/HT; 1/20-30 yd BB; 5/26 Nuclear Lk KCF.
Downy Woodpecker: 40 reported + 7 rpts, E-Bird  of 1-7 by JA/KJ,AJM, MP, CP/HT, EBR, & FT’s; young noted by BAM & KCF.
Hairy Woodpecker: 21 reported of 1-4 by JA/KJ, KH, CP/HT & 1 FT’s; young noted by BAM & KCF.
Northern Flicker: 20 reported +7 rpts, E-Bird of 1-2 by KH, KCF, BAM, CP/HT & & 3 FT’s; most: 4/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Pileated Woodpecker: 7 reported + 6rpts e-Bird of 1 ea. by KH, BAM, MP.
Eastern Wood-Pewee: 31 reported + 7 rpts, e-Bird of 1-4 by BB, KCF, KH, MP & FT’s; most: 7/15 Hopeland FT.
Alder Flycatcher: 1/13 Cary/IES KH.
Willow Flycatcher: 8 reported of 1 ea. by KCF,KH, BAM & 2 FT’s; most: 4/5 & 12 CIES WLS.
Least Flycatcher: 1/12 CIES WLS; 1/13 Cary/IES KH; 1/15 Hopeland FT; 1/16 yd BB.
Eastern Phoebe: 16+ 7 rpts, e-Bird of 1-2 by BB, KH, KJ, BAM, MP, WLS & 1 FT.               
Great Crested Flycatcher: 17+ 4 rpt. E-Bird of 1-2 by BB, KCF, KH, BAM, MP & FT’s; most: 3/1 Buttercup East FT.
Eastern Kingbird: 24 reported +6 rpts, avg e-Bird of 1-2 by BB, KCF, KH, KJ, AJM, MP, WLS, JY & 4 FT’s.
White-eyed Vireo: 1/5 & 12 CIES WLS; h/22 Peach Hill FT.
Yellow-throated Vireo: 1/1 Buttercup East FT; 1/8 Vanderbilt Mansion FT; 1/26 Nuclear Lk KCF; 3/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Blue-headed Vireo: 1/4 Locust Grove, 1/9 Reese Sanc. KH; 1/27-30 yd BB.
Warbling Vireo: 24 reported of 1-3 by BB, BAM, SW/SJ, WLS & 1 FT; most: 4/4 Locust Grove, KH; 4/27 Buttercup East KCF.
Red-eyed Vireo: 45 reported + 5 rpts, e-Bird of 1-6 by BB, KCF, KH, BAM & 4 FT’s; most: 11/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Blue Jay: well reported by most observers & FT’s + 8 rpts, e-Bird; 2/all & 3/29-30 ad. fed 1 yg. yd. BAM
American Crow: 34 reported + 8 rpts. e-Bird of 1-5 by most observers & FT’s; 2/all 3/18-30 ad. fed 1 yg. yd. BAM.
Fish Crow: 1/12 Fisherman’s Pk Wapp. Lk, 2/17 Wapp. Rural Cem., 3/13 Waryas Pk. KH.
Common Raven: 1/4 Locust Grove KH; 1/5 Rhinebeck MP; 1/16 h Walkway over Hudson HRA.
Purple Martin: 2 pair/23 Town of Clinton near Pleasant Plains Greg Quinn from Bmansell.
Tree Swallow: 82 reported + 8 rpts e-Bird of 1-10 by KCF, KH, BAM, MP & FT’s; most: 22/4 Southland farm FT.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1/4 Locust Grove, 3/9 Reese Sanc, 3/10,1/12 Fisherman’s Pk. Wapp. Lk. KH.
Cliff Swallow: 10/4 Southland farm FT; 2/4 Rhinebeck AB; 6 nests/18 (found) Staatsburg, on Dinsmore Hose Company firehouse David Lund/MHB; 1/26 Nuclear Lk KCF; 5nests/12 Smithfield AG; 2/21 Reese Pk. KH; 4 all mo. TSF MP.
Barn Swallow: 79+ reported + 9 rpts. e-Bird of 2-8 by MP, ESp & 3 FT’s; pr/all - nest garage w/3yg. yd. AG; most: 40/4 TSF, FT.
Black-capped Chickadee & Tufted Titmouse: good numbers by most observers & FT’s with young noted.
White-breasted Nuthatch: 24 reported + 4 rpts. e-Bird of 1-5 by JA/KJ, KCF, BAM, AJM,MP, EBR & 3 FT’s.
Brown Creeper: 1/9 Reese Sanc. KH.
Carolina Wren: 22 reported pf 1-2 by KCF, KH, BAM, AJM, MP, EBR, CP/HT; nest noted by JA.KJ.
House Wren: 46 reported + 4 rpts e-Bird of 1-5 by BB, KCF, KH & 2 FT’s; nesting noted by KJ, BAM, MP.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1/4 Locust Grove, 2/13 Cary/IES KH; 1/5 CIES WLS; 2/15 Hopeland FT; 2/26 Nuclear Lk KCF.
Eastern Bluebird: 58 reported + 12 rpts e-Bird of 1-6 by BB, KCF, KH, CP/HT, SW/JS, & 2 FT’s; nesting noted by BAM, MP.  
Veery: 51 reported + 4 rpts e-Bird of 1-5 by DE, KCF, KH, AJM & 2 FT’s; most: 7/1 Buttercup East FT.
Hermit Thrush: 1/14 T. Clinton SW/JS; 2/30 IBM Pok JY.
Wood Thrush: 41 reported + 4rpts e-Bird of 1-3 by BB, KH, & FT’s; most: 6/4 TSF FT; 6/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF; 7/29 Nellie Hill FT.
American Robin: 46+ & 20 rpts e-Bird 1-6 by JA/KJ, KH, BAM, AJM & 4 FT’s; most: 9/8 Vanderbilt Mansion FT; 11/27 Buttercup East KCF.
Gray Catbird: well reported + 9 rpts e-bird of 2-25 by most observers & FT’s; most: 33/27 Buttercup East KCF.
Northern Mockingbird: 38 reported + 9rpts e-Bird of 1-4 by JA/KJ, KCF, KH, BAM, MP, SW/JS & 2 FT’s.
Brown Thrasher: 12 reported of 1 ea. by AJM, SW/JS & 2 FT’s; most: 4/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF; 4 all mo. yd. AG.
European Starling: 8 rpts e-Bird & many reported by JA/KJ, KH & 2 FT’s; 4/6-7 ad fed 2 yg. yd. BAM.
Cedar Waxwing: 129 reported + 11 rpts e-Bird of 1-28 by KCF, KH, BAM, ES & most FT’s.
Blue-winged Warbler: 47 reported of 1-8 by KCF, KH, AJM, WLS & most FT’s.
Lawrence’s Warbler: 1/4 Southland farm FT.
Northern Parula Warbler: 1/8 Vanderbilt Mansion FT;
Yellow Warbler: 76 reported + 11 rpts e-Bird of 1-8 by BB, KCF, KH, KJ, BAM, AJM, MP, WLS & 2 Ft’s; most: 12/1 Buttercup East FT.
Chestnut-sided Warbler: 8/1 Buttercup East FT; 1/5 CIES WLS; 1/13 Cary/IES KH; 1/22 Peach Hill FT; 3/26 Dodge Rd, 10/27 Buttercup East KCF; 1/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Magnolia Warbler: 2/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Black-throated Blue Warbler: sev/4 Brace Mtn Krista Morris and Fritz Waterman; 1/26 Nuclear Lk KCF.
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 1/13 Cary/IES KH.
Black-throated Green Warbler: sev/4 Brace Mtn Krista Morris and Fritz Waterman; 1/26 Nuclear Lk KCF.
Pine Warbler: 1/13 Cary/IES KH.
Prairie Warbler: 26 reported of 1-4 by JA, KCF, KH, AJM, SW/JS, WLS, HT & 2 FT’s; most: 9/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Black-and-white Warbler: 29 reported of 1-5 by KCF, KH, AJM, WLS & 4 FT’s; most: 8/29 Nellie Hill FT.
American Redstart: 34 reported + 5 rpts e-Bird of 1-4 by BB, DE, KCF, KH, ESh & 3 FT’s.
Worm-eating Warbler: 1/8 Vanderbilt Mansion FT; 1/9 Reese Sanc. KH; 1/18,19 yd Poughquag CP/H;T 1/21 Wilcox Pk JA; 1/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Ovenbird: 30 reported of 1-4 by KCF, AJM, MP, CP/HT, WLS & 3 FT’s; most: 5/13 Cary/IES KH; 8/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Louisiana Waterthrush: 1/4 Locust Grove, 1/13 Cary/IES KH; 1/15 Hopeland FT; 2/21 Wilcox Pk JA; 1/30 IBM Pok JY.
Common  Yellowthroat: 76 reported of 1-10 by BB, KH, AJM, MP, WLS & FT’s; most: 28/27 Buttercup East, 11/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF.
Hooded Warbler: 1/26 Dodge Rd KCF; 1/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Wilson’s Warbler: 1/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Scarlet Tanager: 15 reported of 1-2 by BB, KCF, KH, BJM, CP/HT & 3 FT’s; most: 4/15 Hopeland FT.
Eastern Towhee: 76 reported of 1-5 by JA.KJ, BB, KH, MP & 4 FT’s; most: 9/1 Buttercup East FT; 10/4 TSF, FT; 11/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF; 24/29 Nellie Hill FT.
Chipping Sparrow: 47 reported + 11 rpts e-Bird of 1-8 by DE, KH, MP, EBR, ESp, SW/JS & 3 FT’s; pr/all incl. ad/7-18 fed 1yg. yd. BAM; most: 17/27 Buttercup East, KCF.
Field Sparrow: 47 reported + 5 rpts. e-Bird of 1-3 by BB, KH, & 3 FT’s; most: 13/15 Hopeland FT; 10/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF; 7/29 Nellie Hill, FT.
Savannah Sparrow: 4+ daily TSF MP.
Grasshopper Sparrow: 1/13 & 18 h/seen Cary/IES KH.
Song Sparrow: 35 reported + 5 rpts e-Bird of 1-4 by BB, KH, KJ, BAM, MP & 3FT’s; most: 9/1 Buttercup East FT; 10/4 TSF, FT.
Swamp Sparrow: 1/5 CIES WLS; 2/12 CIES WLS; 1/25 Fishkill ESp.
Northern Cardinal: 52 reported + 12 rpts e-Bird of 2-6 by KH, MP, EBR & all FT’s; young noted by JA/KJ, KCF, BAM.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 56 reported + 5 rpts, e-Bird of 1-2 by JA/KJ, BB, DE, KCF, KH,DK,  BAM, AJM, CP/HT, EBR, DT & all FT’s; most: 5/1 Buttercup East FT, 6/15 Hopeland FT.
Indigo Bunting: 27 reported +5 rpts, e-Bird of 1-4 by DE, KCF, KH, BAM, AJM & all FT’s; most: 6/8 Vanderbilt Mansion FT.
Bobolink: 1/1 Buttercup East FT; 21/4 Southland farm FT; 20+ daily TSF MP; 1/25 MidHudMed Fishkill ES; 6/4 Rhinebeck AB.
Red-winged Blackbird: 75 reported + 14 rpt e-Bird of 1-5 by JA/KJ, BB, KCF, KH, BAM, MP, ES & 2 FT’s; most: 26/4 TSF, FT.
Common Grackle: 49 reported + 12 rpt e-Bird of 1-6 by JA/KJ, BB, BAM, MP, ESp & 3FT’s; most: 20/30 Wapp. Rural Cem. KH.
Brown-headed Cowbird: 32 reported + 10 rpts e-Bird of 1-4 by KH, BAM, WLS & all FT’s.
Orchard Oriole: 2/1-23, feeding yg in nest/19 yd BB; 2/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF.
Baltimore Oriole: 59 reported + 10 rpts e-Bird of 1-4 by 1-6 KH, MP, JY & 3 FT’s with pr at nest/30 yd BB; most: 20/27 Buttercup East, KCF.
Purple Finch: 2-6/occ yd KCF; 1-2/15-30 yd Poughquag CP/HT; 1/14 VilWapps VO.
House Finch: 53 reported + 8 rpts e-Bird of 1-6 by JA/KJ, KH, MP, CP/HT, EBR & 4-5/all ads/6-18 fed 4yg. 8/13-30 yd. BAM.
American Goldfinch: 12 rpts e-Bird of 1-6 JA/KJ, BB, KH, BAM, MP, EBR, & all FT’s; most: 10/12 CIES WLS; 10-20/all yd KCF. Look for nesting in August.
House Sparrow: 5 rpts, e-bird; 8/4 Southland farm FT; 1-3 often; 3/13 & 1/16 feeding yg yd JA/KJ; normal numbers KH.

Other Sightings:
Red Fox - 1/16 yd Stormville EBR.

Observers:
JA-Janet Allison, JAKJ-Judith Atwood/Karen Jaquith, AB-Alan Beebe, BB-Barbara Butler, GD-Gary Denton, JAD- John & Abby Dux, DE-Derrick Ediam, DG-Dick Gershon,  AG-Ann Gilbert, BAM-Barbara & Allan Michelin, 1/28 Peach Hill Pk KCF; MP-Mona Payton, CP-Carena Pooth, EBR-Edith & Barry Rosen, JS-Jo Shute, ESp-Ed Spaeth, HT-Herb Thompson, WHS-William Schlussinger,  WLS- William & Lisa  Schlesinger, ESh-Elisa Shaw; ES-Edmond Spaeth, DT - Doreen Tignanelli, HT-Herb Thompson, BW-Brad Walker, KM/FW-Krista Morris/Fritz Waterman, SW-Scott Wierman, JY-James Yates

FT - Field Trips:
1st - Buttercup East   4th Southland farm   8th Vanderbilt Mansion   15th Hopeland Sanc.   18th Cary/IES   22nd Peach Hill   29th Nellie Hill

Notes/Abbreviations:   
CIES, IES-Cary Institute; TSF-The Southlands Farm; RHGC- Red Hook Golf Course; SDRT- Southern Dutchess Rail Trail; FT-Field Trip, MHB - Mid-Hudson Birds; HRA - Hudson River Almanac

Also see our Key to Notation.

Compiled by Barbara Michelin