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  YORK 
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  MONTGOMERY 
  

  

  NEW 
  YORK 
  

  

  NIAGARA 
  

  

  SPECIES 
  RECORDED 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

   or 
  

   rare 
  

  

  Breeds 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Arrives 
  

   from 
  

   south 
  

  

  Departs 
  

  

  for 
  

  

  south 
  

  

  Breeds 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Arrives 
  

   from 
  

   south 
  

  

  Returns 
  

   from 
  

   north 
  

  

  Bree 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  -American 
  bittern 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

   yes., 
  

   yes 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  c, 
  local. 
  . 
  . 
  

   c 
  

  

  May 
  21.. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Great 
  blue 
  heron 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  sv 
  

  

  local 
  

  

  oc 
  

  

  Mar. 
  20 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  aV 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  Aut?. 
  18 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Louisiana 
  heron 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Green 
  heron 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  Yellow-crowned 
  night 
  heron. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Whooping 
  crane 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Virginia 
  rail 
  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  tv, 
  SI' 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  Apr, 
  '*2 
  30 
  

  

  

  yes., 
  

   yes. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  c, 
  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Yellow 
  rail 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  rare 
  , 
  , 
  

  

  

  

  Black 
  rail 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Corn 
  crake 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  local 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes., 
  

   yes. 
  . 
  

  

  American 
  coot 
  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv, 
  sr. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  c,fc 
  

  

  

  

  Red 
  phalarope 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Wilson 
  phalarope 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  avocet 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black-necked 
  stilt 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  woodcock 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  tv, 
  sr. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  fc, 
  line 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  to 
  

  

  Mar, 
  20 
  Apr 
  22 
  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  rare 
  , 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  Do\vitcher 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Knot 
  

  

  

  

  

  fc. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Purple 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  May 
  i6... 
  

  

  Oct. 
  8... 
  

  

  

  tv! 
  ;;::.. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  White-rumped 
  sandpiper. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  Baird 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  oc 
  

  

  

  Aug, 
  27 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  ..••• 
  

  

  Least 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Dunlin 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Red-backed 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  Curlew 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  * 
  

  

  Semipalmated 
  sandpiper. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sanderling 
  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  .... 
  

  

  

  

  

  unc 
  ...... 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ' 
  ' 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  "... 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Greater 
  yellow-legs 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  17 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c, 
  fall 
  

  

  

  

  

  Apr, 
  19, 
  May 
  3. 
  5 
  

  

  

  

  Solitary 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  fc. 
  formerly 
  

  

  

  

  

  Ruff 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv, 
  sr. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  Sept. 
  17. 
  . 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  local 
  

  

  rare,,,, 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Apr, 
  20 
  ■ 
  , 
  , 
  . 
  

  

  

  yeS. 
  . 
  

  

  Buff-breasted 
  sandpiper. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  31 
  Aug. 
  '86 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Apr. 
  29, 
  May 
  3, 
  9 
  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  Long-billed 
  curlew 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Eskimo 
  curlew 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  2 
  Oct. 
  '79. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Lapwing 
  

  

  ■••■•■■■ 
  

  

  

  

  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black-bellied 
  plover 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv. 
  .:.::. 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv, 
  sr 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  Sept. 
  8 
  

  

  

  American 
  golden 
  plover. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  fc, 
  fai: 
  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  KiUdeer 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes.. 
  

  

  Semipalmated 
  plover 
  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  I, 
  22. 
  

   May 
  22. 
  , 
  , 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  . 
  ... 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  Piping 
  plover. 
  

  

  

  

  

  sv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  20 
  Aug. 
  '85 
  

  

  

  Wilson 
  plover 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Turnstone 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  rare 
  ,,.,.. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  oyster 
  catcher. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Bobwhite 
  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  Canada 
  grouse 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Ruffed 
  grouse 
  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  res.::;::. 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  Canadian 
  ruffed 
  grouse 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Willow 
  ptarmigan 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Heath 
  hen 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  * 
  

  

  

  Wild 
  turkey 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Ring-necked 
  pheasant 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes.. 
  

  

  Passenger 
  pigeon 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  av 
  

  

  sv 
  

  

  formerly. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  10 
  May 
  '83 
  (last) 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  c 
  . 
  

  

  twice 
  .... 
  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  Ground 
  dove 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Turkey 
  vulture 
  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black 
  vulture 
  

  

  

  

  

  ::::::: 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Swallow-tailed 
  kite 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Marsh 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  tv, 
  sr. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   tv, 
  sr 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   tv, 
  sr. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sharp-shinned 
  hawk 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Cooper 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  .\merican 
  goshawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Red-shouldered 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Swainson 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Broad-winged 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr, 
  tv 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   wv 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  rough-legged 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  , 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  Golden 
  eagle 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Bald 
  eagle 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  j*are 
  

  

  

  

  formei 
  

  

  White 
  gyrfalcon 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Gy 
  rfalcon 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black 
  gyrfalcon 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Duck 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv, 
  sr. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   tv 
  

  

  

  

  Sept. 
  17. 
  . 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Pi>Teon 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  WOV. 
  20. 
  • 
  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr, 
  res. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  

  

  American 
  osprey 
  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  9.... 
  

  

  

  tv, 
  sr 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  av 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  wv, 
  res. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  fc 
  rare 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  • 
  

  

  American 
  iDam 
  owl 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  .... 
  

  

  

  American 
  long-eared 
  owl.. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Short-eared 
  owl 
  

  

  

  

  

  fc. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  SECTIC 
  

  

  