October through November but were reported from few other locations. 
Common Redpolls were present in moderate numbers at area feeders. 
One great rarity was noted during the period. An immature Western 
Kingbird was discovered by Larry Alden on Meadowdale Road near 
Black Creek Marsh on 11 October. The bird remained until at least the 
18th, and several NYSARC reports were filed. This is only the fourth doc¬ 
umented sighting of this species in the Region. Interestingly enough, the 
first sighting, which occurred in 1962, was also on Meadowdale Road. 
The others were in Ghent COLU in 1976 and in Scotia SCHE in 1983. 
Other unusual birds included Eurasian Wigeon, Bicknell's Thrush, 
Bohemian Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler and Connecticut Warbler. 
There were 199 species reported during the period, down from 207 in 
1998 and significantly lower than the high of 221 in 1996. There were 26 
species of waterfowl, 14 species of hawks, 12 species of shorebirds, 5 
species of owls, 26 species of warblers, 11 species of sparrows and 9 
species of finches. 
CONTRIBUTORS 
Ken Able; Sue Adair; Alan Devoe Bird Club monthly sighting reports 
(ADBC); Larry Alden; Brad Bidwell; Robert Budliger; Bill Cook; Walter 
Ellison; Jane Graves; Rich Guthrie; Denise Hilton; Hudson-Mohawk Bird 
Club's Birdline of Eastern New York (BEN); Ruth Lamb, William Lee; 
Andy Mason; Nancy Martin; Tom Palmer; Barbara Putnam; Scott Stoner; 
Craig Thompson; Alison Van Keuren; William Walton, Carol Whitby, 
Owen Whitby, Cris Winters, Robert Yunick. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
BCR - Basic Creek Res ALBA; CL - Collins L SCHE; CP - Carter Pd, 
WASH; CPHW - Camp Pinnacle hawk watch ALBA; FR - Five Rivers 
Environmental Education Center, Delmar ALBA; FtE - Fort Edward area 
WASH; FtM - Ft. Miller WASH; GI - Green I ALBA; GL - Galway L 
SARA; HR - Hudson River; JL - Jenny L SARA; L7 - Vischer Ferry 
Power Station/Lock 7 SCHE; LG - L George WARR; MR - Mohawk 
River; NB - New Baltimore GREE; NL - Nassau L RENS; NRP - Nott 
Rd P, Guilderland ALBA; NRRS - Niskayuna Railroad Station SCHE; PI 
- Peebles I SARA; SI - Simmons I, Cohoes ALBA; SkW - Skidmore 
College North Woods SARA; SL - Saratoga L SARA; SNHP - Saratoga 
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