2013 NYS Region 8 Big Year

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)

1. Snow Goose (1/5/13), Rensselaer
2. Canada Goose (1/1/13) Greene
3. Wood Duck (1/5/13) Rensselaer
4. American Black Duck (1/1/13) Albany
5. Mallard (1/1/13) Greene
6. Ring-necked Duck (1/1/13) Albany
7. Common Goldeneye (1/5/13) Rensselaer
8. Hooded Merganser (1/5/13) Rensselaer
9. Common Merganser (1/1/13) Greene
10. Great Blue Heron (1/5/13) Rensselaer
11. Northern Harrier (1/1/13) Greene
12. Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/5/13) Rensselaer
13. Bald Eagle (1/1/13) Greene
14. Red-tailed Hawk (1/1/13) Greene
15. Rough-Legged Hawk (1/1/13) Greene
16. Sandhill Crane (1/10/13) Saratoga
17. Ring-billed Gull (1/1/13) Greene
18. Herring Gull (1/1/13) Greene
19. Great Black-backed Gull (1/1/13) Greene
20. Rock Pigeon (1/1/13) Greene
21. Mourning Dove (1/1/13) Greene
22. Barred Owl (1/5/13) Rensselaer
23. Belted Kingfisher (1/5/13) Rensselaer
24. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1/1/13) Greene
25. Downy Woodpecker (1/1/13) Albany
26. Hairy Woodpecker (1/1/13) Greene
27. Northern Flicker (1/10/13) Saratoga
28. Pileated Woodpecker (1/1/13) Greene
29. American Kestrel (1/10/13) Washington
30. Merlin (1/5/13) Rensselear
31. Blue Jay (1/1/13) Greene
32. American Crow (1/1/13) Greene
33. Fish Crow (1/1/13) Albany
34. Common Raven (1/5/13) Rensselaer
35. Horned Lark (1/1/13) Greene
36. Black-capped Chickadee (1/1/13) Greene
37. Tufted Titmouse (1/1/13) Greene
38. Red-breasted Nuthatch (1/5/13) Rensselaer
39. White-breasted Nuthatch (1/1/13) Greene
40. Carolina Wren (1/3/13) Albany
41. Golden-crowned Kinglet (1/1/13) Greene
42. Eastern Bluebird (1/5/13) Rensselaer
43. American Robin (1/1/13) Greene
44. Northern Mockingbird (1/1/13) Greene
45. European Starling (1/1/13) Greene
46. Lapland Longspur (1/1/13) Greene
47. Snow Bunting (1/1/13) Greene
48. American Tree Sparrow (1/1/13)  Greene
49. Song Sparrow (1/1/13) Greene
50. White-throated Sparrow (1/1/13) Greene
51. Dark-eyed Junco (1/1/13) Greene
52. Northern Cardinal (1/1/13) Greene
53. Red-winged Blackbird (1/1/13) Greene
54. Pine Grosbeak (1/10/13) Warren
55. House Finch (1/5/13) Rensselaer
56. Common Redpoll (1/1/13) Greene
57. American Goldfinch (1/5/13) Rensselaer
58. House Sparrow (1/1/13) Albany

100 Species Mark in All 11 Counties:

1. Rensselaer (52)
2. Greene (34)
3. Albany (15)
4. Saratoga (14)
5. Washington (10)
6. Warren (8)
7. Columbia (n/a)
8. Fulton (n/a)
9. Montgomery (n/a)
10. Schenectady (n/a)
11. Schoharie (n/a)