I ended up with 69 species. It was fun & I learned a lot. http://mysite.verizon.net/arthur.drury/birds/sept_quest_2006.html A fact that strikes me about my...
A steady rain couldn't hold back 5 enthusiastic birders who showed up for the HMBC field trip at Vischer Ferry Preserve this morning. After giving up hope that...
I found a N. Goshawk along a hedgerow down in the Coxsackie Flats area this afternoon. I managed to get one poor quality photo from the car window. Just as I...
The total list for September is 154 species. Good job, all! The final list is on the yahoo site and below. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/files/ For...
A quick trip to vischer ferry right around sunset actually yielded a couple suprises. The best of which was a Common moorhen feeding at the marsh edge, joined...
This is a summary of some of the sightings that were sent to the Birdline of Eastern New York this past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for the full...
Corey Finger and I wasted a few hours this afternoon at Fiver Rivers EEC, in the town of New Scotland, Albany County. I wish I had something exciting to report...
Observed on 10/3/06 during a dragonfly survey outing with Coxsackie- Athens students behind the Serta plant were: 1 Am. kestrel 1 merlin 1 peregrine 2...
As it turns out, Rich Guthrie had the most species (115--Sora added) for September. That and a Tennessee Warbler bring the total list to 156 species! As far as...
I was greeted this afternoon by at least a dozen Palm Warblers wagging all over my property, from the goldenrod in the field to the treetops. Add to that a...
Have only had a couple hours of "real" birding at Vischers Ferry on Tuesday, Oct 4. Had Red-necked and Pied Grebe at area of River Road closest to...
Ronald Harrower
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Oct 6, 2006 12:18 am
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The Audubon Society of the Capital Region will be hosting a field trip to Vischer Ferry on Saturday, October 7, led by the incomparable Craig Thompson, the...
jgraves
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Oct 6, 2006 1:58 am
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Must be sparrow migration time. I stopped by the fields east of Collins Lake this morning and came across the following Sparrow Species: White-throated 12+ ...
As I was leaving for work this morning, I was alerted to the distress calls of the local starlings. Having heard this sound many times, I began searching...
Walking back and forth from home to work at 5 Rivers today, had the following: flock of Robins family of 5 Bluebirds dozens of Yellow-rumped Warblers ...
Alan Mapes
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Oct 6, 2006 5:54 am
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How the seasons change... This morning here in the city of Albany, we not only had our first frost of the season, but also a flock of about 20 DARK-EYED JUNCOS...
Southern Adirondack Audubon will be conducting weekly monitoring sessions of wintering species in the Fort Edward Grasslands IBA beginning the first week of...
Stopped by the New St. overlook in Cohoes on Friday and had the good fortune of being there when the eagles were flying all around near the large power tower...
Greetings, Helping my father do some work on his boat this morning, I couldn't help but notice the high level of bird activity around the yard and at the...
Greetings, After posting my earlier report, I decided to go for my daily run, down the nearby rail trail. While doing so I noticed a fair amount of birdiness,...
The grass/weeds of the Illinois Avenue extension area continue to abound with sparrows of several interesting types. Song, and White-throat predominate...
Where was I anyway? Well, not on Illinois Avenue - since I don't think it even exists in Scotia. Sorry. I was really on Iroquois Avenue extension which is off...
Thursday, October 12, 2006, 7:00-9:00 pm Alaska: From Mountains to the Sea Speaker: Fred & Barbara Nuffer William K. Sanford Colonie Town Library 629...
Just to let you know in advance (this time): I've been asked to fill in tomorrow on the Vox-Pop radio show on WAMC (90.3 FM) between 2 and 3 PM. The topic...
The Huyck Preserve is presenting a conference on John James Audubon on Saturday, Oct.21 at the Rensellaerville Institute in Rensselaerville, NY (SW Albany...
The birds are up there! I heard ~70 calls in 10 minutes, most of which were sparrows (lots of White-throateds). There were a couple of warblers as well. Later,...
I fear my hearing will not allow me to enjoy hearing much of the nocturnal migration. This past Friday night I took my spotting scope out and aimed it at the...
Albedo is essentially the amount of light reflected, so albedo features are those of varying brightness, best seen at Full Moon. The rays are formed by...
This is a summary of some of the sightings that were sent to the Birdline of Eastern New York this past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for the full...
