Hello, Had a Black and White Warbler in front yard this morning, May 2. It was crisscrossing the small tree. Also this week: Field Sparrow, Ruby-crowned ...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
May 3, 2000 2:01 am
Moreau Lake State Park - 4/30/00 - Seven gorgeous Horned Grebes in spring plumage in a tight flock up close near the beach. What a nice looking bunch that...
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Sue_and_Alan_French
sue_and_alan_french@...
May 3, 2000 10:24 pm
This past Saturday we saw a couple of new spring arrivals. A pair of Purple Finches visited our back deck feeder, and a Yellow Rumped Warbler was up in the...
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Larry & Penny Alden
overlook6@...
May 4, 2000 2:31 am
Late this afternoon I had my year's first hummingbird buzzing around my winter bird feeders (I guess he knew there should be something of interest around...
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Sue Adair
sueadair@...
May 4, 2000 11:10 pm
I decided to take a spin around Collin's Lake at lunch time today, and much to my surprise spotted a Least Tern flying around the island! I had only two brief...
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Sue_and_Alan_French
sue_and_alan_french@...
May 5, 2000 12:42 am
I heard a familiar song as I walked out to get the paper this morning - a male Northern Oriole was singing away in the top of our Cherry tree. The Sharp...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 5, 2000 2:15 am
Vischer Ferry 4/27: ruby-crowned kinglets, blue-winged teal, green- winged teal, wood ducks, swamp sparrows, white-crowned sparrows, American tree sparrow,...
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Larry & Penny Alden
overlook6@...
May 5, 2000 3:23 am
I watched with interest the local news last night (5/3) to see that a banded Sandhill Crane with a transmitter was found in Saratoga as it pecked on the window...
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Sue_and_Alan_French
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May 5, 2000 1:02 pm
Sue was watching the Tree Swallows and Bluebirds arguing over who got which Bluebird box this morning. As she watched she spotted two Brown Thrashers hopping...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 5, 2000 8:56 pm
After work today, I had 16 singing male bobolinks in two of my front trees. Most of you know how interesting their song is - just imagine 16 of them all...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
May 6, 2000 3:03 am
Vischer Ferry - 5/5/00 - 7 PM - At the main entrance along the trail just over the bridge there were 8 White-crowned Sparrows, and a little farther on a good...
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Sue_and_Alan_French
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May 6, 2000 12:44 pm
Yesterday we saw our first Rose Breasted Grosbeak and Eastern Kingbird of this spring in the yard. The White Throats appear to have moved north. No visitors...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 7, 2000 1:46 am
My Gansevoort yard produced 31 species today. The newest arrivals included palm warbler, northern mockingbird, eastern kingbird, yellow warbler, gray catbird,...
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rlharrow@...
May 8, 2000 12:39 am
Hello, More goodies arriving every day out here in galway. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo and Nashville Warbler joined the parade which has included ...
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Alan A. Mapes
aamapes@...
May 8, 2000 12:55 am
Orchard Oriole singing near the Goose Pond on the Old Field Trail at 5 Rivers this morning - it flew off in bad light, so I don't know whether it's a mature or...
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Sue_and_Alan_French
sue_and_alan_french@...
May 8, 2000 1:04 am
I also did not see any Pine Siskins at our feeders all winter, then had one lone Siskin at a feeder two weekends ago. My winter oddity was a Brown Creeper on...
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Joan L. Cipriani
jlcip@...
May 8, 2000 2:05 pm
Hi all, For me, this spring has been very good in my yard. Either at thefeeders, in the trees, on the ground and flying overhead. It all started with the...
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Jackie Bogardus
jackieb@...
May 8, 2000 11:41 pm
Seven members of HMBC joined me for a hike along the beautiful trails of the Wilson Powell Bird Sanctuary in Columbia County on Saturday morning. We counted...
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Sue_and_Alan_French
sue_and_alan_french@...
May 10, 2000 12:31 am
Over the weekend the Hummingbirds showed up, with two males disagreeing over feeder rights. We also saw the first Catbird of the spring. Today Sue saw a male...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 12, 2000 1:30 am
This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Please call the...
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Jpileatus@...
May 13, 2000 8:55 pm
Hello all, I am a new member. Wanted everyone to know about the virginia rail at Vischer Ferry. He was right before the main marsh just off the trail on the...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 14, 2000 3:34 am
HMBirders - I just want to let you know that I just changing the featured sites on both my personal webpage and the HMBC website. I have been lax in doing...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 14, 2000 3:48 am
HMBirders - I had another fun day today. My yard continues to have lots of birds: I have male, 1st year male, and female Baltimore orioles just a few feet...
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Bill Brooks
WACBNY@...
May 14, 2000 3:05 pm
I was enjoying a lovely spring morning at Ann Lee Pond today,Sunday, when I encountered, for want of a better word, a flasher who "waggled" me. He was at the...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 14, 2000 8:44 pm
HMBirders - The day isn't over, but I presume my birding is over for the day, so I am writing early. I had another exciting day. I went over to Fort Edward...
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rlharrow@...
May 15, 2000 12:52 am
Well, nothing like jumping the gun on the Century Run. based on early info, we went out at 3:30 and buffetted by two thunder storms, had 103 species in ...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
May 16, 2000 2:36 am
Vischer Ferry 5/15/00 6:30 PM - Sora calling near first pond on right; Northern Goshawk flew over the marsh toward the towpath - I realize this doesn't seem...
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rmacdonald@...
May 16, 2000 12:43 pm
The Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy is running a trip to our Spring Pond Bog Preserve to look for Spruce Grouse on Friday, May 19. We will gather...
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Joan L. Cipriani
jlcip@...
May 16, 2000 3:55 pm
After all the wonderful sighting submitted to "hmbirds", I almost hate to send this. Anyway, on Sun 5/14 I had my yearly Indigo Bunting stop by to say hello...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
May 16, 2000 8:36 pm
HMBirders - I am embarrassed to say that my picture and the Hanson's picture and some inaccurate information is in the "Living section" of today's Post Star...
