Region 8 in New York State is defined by the New York State Ornithological Association as the Following Counties: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington and Warren. Any birds currently on the NYS Checklist are eligible to be counted.
2013 Species Goal: 200
Current 2013 Total: 58 (1/10/13)
2013 Species List (Species, Date, County)
- Snow Goose (1/5/13), Rensselaer
- Canada Goose (1/1/13) Greene
- Wood Duck (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- American Black Duck (1/1/13) Albany
- Mallard (1/1/13) Greene
- Ring-necked Duck (1/1/13) Albany
- Common Goldeneye (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Hooded Merganser (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Common Merganser (1/1/13) Greene
- Great Blue Heron (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Northern Harrier (1/1/13) Greene
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Bald Eagle (1/1/13) Greene
- Red-tailed Hawk (1/1/13) Greene
- Rough-Legged Hawk (1/1/13) Greene
- Sandhill Crane (1/10/13) Saratoga
- Ring-billed Gull (1/1/13) Greene
- Herring Gull (1/1/13) Greene
- Great Black-backed Gull (1/1/13) Greene
- Rock Pigeon (1/1/13) Greene
- Mourning Dove (1/1/13) Greene
- Barred Owl (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Belted Kingfisher (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (1/1/13) Greene
- Downy Woodpecker (1/1/13) Albany
- Hairy Woodpecker (1/1/13) Greene
- Northern Flicker (1/10/13) Saratoga
- Pileated Woodpecker (1/1/13) Greene
- American Kestrel (1/10/13) Washington
- Merlin (1/5/13) Rensselear
- Blue Jay (1/1/13) Greene
- American Crow (1/1/13) Greene
- Fish Crow (1/1/13) Albany
- Common Raven (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Horned Lark (1/1/13) Greene
- Black-capped Chickadee (1/1/13) Greene
- Tufted Titmouse (1/1/13) Greene
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- White-breasted Nuthatch (1/1/13) Greene
- Carolina Wren (1/3/13) Albany
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (1/1/13) Greene
- Eastern Bluebird (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- American Robin (1/1/13) Greene
- Northern Mockingbird (1/1/13) Greene
- European Starling (1/1/13) Greene
- Lapland Longspur (1/1/13) Greene
- Snow Bunting (1/1/13) Greene
- American Tree Sparrow (1/1/13) Greene
- Song Sparrow (1/1/13) Greene
- White-throated Sparrow (1/1/13) Greene
- Dark-eyed Junco (1/1/13) Greene
- Northern Cardinal (1/1/13) Greene
- Red-winged Blackbird (1/1/13) Greene
- Pine Grosbeak (1/10/13) Warren
- House Finch (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- Common Redpoll (1/1/13) Greene
- American Goldfinch (1/5/13) Rensselaer
- House Sparrow (1/1/13) Albany
100 Species Mark in All 11 Counties:
- Rensselaer (52)
- Greene (34)
- Albany (15)
- Saratoga (14)
- Washington (10)
- Warren (8)
- Columbia (n/a)
- Fulton (n/a)
- Montgomery (n/a)
- Schenectady (n/a)
- Schoharie (n/a)