I saw a Woodcock walking along Shaver Road this morning, doing a great impression of a wind-stirred leaf. It's one of the few times I've seen one out in the...
One week and six inches of rain later, the water level in the main pond at VFNHP is nearly back to normal levels. Down at the CP Water Authority road entrance...
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Alan Mapes
aamapes@...
Oct 1, 2010 6:36 pm
A paddle from Lock 7 in Niskayuna on Wednesday evening (9/29) yielded a tight pod of 12-14 Ruddy Ducks and one Great Egret. There were assorted Mallards, one...
Hi all, I managed to sneak outside during a lull in the rain and found a few migrants skulking around the pond. Highlights are below: Indigo Bunting Swamp...
Checking the weather radar.... It looks like there's a massive migration going on tonight, heading from east to west as the sun sets. You can even see...
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending September 29, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to ...
On the Hudson River just upstream from the dam at Fenimore (between South Glens Falls and Hudson Falls) I had what I believe was an immature Goldeneye this...
Hi all, I'm just stopping in to let you all know there is a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT feeding on the shore at the parking spot at Cooper's Pond. I heard it calling...
At 6:33 am this morning here in Saratoga Springs, I heard my FOS group of white-throated sparrows. One of them attempted a broken-up "Sam Peabody" several...
Hi all, I decided to make an evening check to see if the Chat would magically reappear. Sadly, it did not. I was lucky enough to spot a MERLIN quickly fly by...
At a little past 2:00 this afternoon, we were driving down Vly Road -- I was in the passenger seat -- when I saw a hawk fly across the road and land in a snag....
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Alan Mapes
aamapes@...
Oct 3, 2010 2:33 am
We hiked the Indian Ladder Trail at Thatcher Park early in the afternoon today. A gang of Turkey Vultures and another of Ravens (4) were enjoying the winds and...
Took a short jaunt around the trails on the plateau off the Palmerton Range, part of the Moreau Lake State Park, yesterday afternoon, starting off of Spier...
Hi all, No sign of the Chat this morning. It's most likely gone for good. There were quite a few other migrants, though. The complete list is below. ...
Hi all, There was quite a turnover of migrants here overnight. Dark-eyed Juncos have showed up en force. Canada Geese have also begun taking over the open...
I went back this morning for the first time since Friday morning, intending to walk straight out back to check on the back ponds. The water had other ideas....
Had a nice little noon-time flurry of activity in the backyard today, which included: Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch White-throated Sparrow ...
A neighbor told me that he was regularly seeing a Great Egret on Vly Creek in Slingerlands, and that there also was a Great Blue Heron. When Sandy and I...
Hi all, While the flocks of Canada Geese were taking off one by one for evening, I heard a much higher-pitched bird calling from the tail end of a group. It ...
I received a report of a "hummingbird with an emerald-green belly" had visited a Catskill, NY feeder very briefly around noon (10/4/10) today. There are...
Jumping across the water along the main path, (alright, through the water, my feet are soaked) there were ~160 Rusty Blackbirds moving through the trees near...
Im cruising to 3 islands in the Bahamas this week and wonder if I should take my 65mm spotting scope with me or leave it at home and just take my Bins. Any...
I took a walk thru the Greenport Conservation Area between the rain yesterday morning. because of the weather I got out a little late. It was 10 AM when I...
Hi all, All of the geese on the pond had cleared out by about 10. Before they left, I spotted the Snow Goose swimming around. Later on, I found a sparrow...
