Eleven birders took part in the trip on Saturday, finding 55 species for the morning. Highlights included American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Ruffed Grouse,...
We saw this bird flying over Rt 23A, Town of Catskill, in a NW direction around 6pm yesterday, 4-29. It apparently came out of a marsh on the south side of the...
As we sat on our deck Saturday late afternoon, I heard, then viewed a White-eyed Vireo in one of our crabapple trees. Great looks for a short time before it...
It seems that every year the birds wait for the calendar page to turn, and this year, for us, was no exception. We were in Malta this morning so decided to...
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In a little over 3 hrs this AM, we had an even 50 species; highlights included: - Indigo bunting - Rose-breasted grosbeak - Brown Thrasher (which moved from...
I was there as well starting at 7:30 AM and found lots of migrants as well. I started out with a savannah sparrow singing from the top of a tree at the parking...
Mona and all, Is white-eyed vireo an excellent and unusual find for our region? I thought that southern NY, roughly Dutchess County, is as far north in the...
Just sat down for our first lunch on the back porch when we spotted this unfamiliar silhouette in our Cottonwood tree - our FOY GREEN HERON. Jim de Waal...
At Partridge Run WMA on Sunday, May 1 Great-blue Heron Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (3) Least Flycatcher (2) Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Tree...
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would be very unexpected in our area. ... From: Jeff Nadler <jnphotonet@...> To: hmbirds <hmbirds@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sun, May 1, 2011 10:41 am ...
Thanks to all who weighed in on this sighting. When recently questioned by a birder in my area, I explained that this species is very unlikely here, although...
White-crowned Sparrows invaded my feeder today. Since they are expected this time of year, I wasn't going to bother posting it but seeing there were very few...
The water has receded enough from the main path at Vischer Ferry Preserve so that you can fairly easily walk to the back with a little help from a makeshift...
I've seen catbirds at our feeder before, but not feeding. What I love about catbirds is that I feel like they often look back at me with curiosity. They check...
On our way home from the HMBC Peebles Island trip (always a pleasure) we cut thru Oakwood Cemetery and spotted a Wild Turkey at the North end and a Catbird and...
Greetings, Between jobs today I was able to tally a few nice birds for May 1. Nothing to stop the presses over, but nice nonetheless. Birds appear in order of...
Hi all, There were a few new migrants around this morning, including a NORTHERN PARULA feeding with the many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a singing ORCHARD...
Danika and I started at the end of Ferry Drive and headed east along the river. Birding was slow, although that may have had something to do with an adult...
I decided to spend some time out on the back deck, looking for warblers up in the treetops. Alas, no warblers, but it was a rewarding session... 2 male...
There is a Wood Thrush singing in the woods behind our house this morning. This is one of my favorite bird songs. Ellen P. Colonie [Non-text portions of this...
