The ice was melted and water levels were high this morning, even in the back ponds, at Vischer Ferry Preserve. I found a good variety of duck species, but the...
Today at Black Creek Marsh I heard a virginia rail make its grunting call. Even though it's too early in the season for the rails to have arrived, it is a...
Dropped by Collins Lake this AM. Most of the ice is melted, just a small patch left on south side of island. Partial list of waterfowl: Common Loon 3 ...
Along the north entrance road to Papscanee this evening were 6 SNOW GEESE that must have been thrown off their scent trail, 18 Green-winged Teal and a bunch of...
Hello Birders, As part of a regional bird monitoring program, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), in collaboration with the National Park ...
Adding to the displaying Woodcocks this evening near Black Creek Marsh (Meadowdale) was at least one Wilson's Snipe and my first spring peepers. Late this...
Tonight I joined Corey Finger with his obession of Papscanee Island in Rensselaer County. Early Spring birds abound, with nothing spectacular to report. It...
Greetings, In with the 60+ American Goldfinches visiting my feeder was a single PINE WARBLER. It was observed foraging on the ground. As expected, as I went to...
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...
All winter long I offer niger seed and it is hardly touched although I have a steady number of goldfinches that do visit to take sunflower seed. This time of...
CORRECTIONS Correction: For the Record (NYT) A picture caption in the Dining section yesterday with an article about a dinner of wild animals prepared by...
Had a Pine warbler eating sunflower seeds from a feeder a foot outside kitchen window, so close I could have scratched it's back. A really great look. Don G ...
This is my first posting. Since the return of the Eastern bluebird to my yard, I have starting paying more attention to the many varieties of birds that...
Yes you must address the HOSP if you want to keep your BB population healthy. I think Sialis.org has a list of both active and passive methods of HOSP...
The Southern Adirondack Audubon Chapter will have a morning field trip on Saturday, April 14 for Birding at Bog Meadow Trail in Saratoga Springs. Meet at...
I too have noticed this within the last several months. All they are interested in are the sunflower and sunflower hearts. Mind you, my niger seed has been...
Priscilla, Nice to see a neighbor posting here congrats on the bluebirds. We also have a pair that seem to be taking up residence in our box. I have bee...
Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club will hold an evening field trip on Sunday April 15 to Vischer Ferry in southern Saratoga County. The main focus will be waterfowl....
I had a flock of ~50 Rusty Blackbirds on my lawn this morning (Meadowdale, southern Guilderland). Oddly, I've not observed them on any lawn before, much less...
Hi all, Here in Petersburgh today, I saw 2 Am. Kestrels (presumably a pair...possibly on territory?), 1 Fox Sparrow, and 1 Osprey (first for year). Good...
I have done a high alpine survey for VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science) the last several years on the Catskills. Julie Hart, the conservation ...
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A quick walk around around Vischer ferry early this afternoon resulted in sightings of: Blue-winged Teal 3--2 male, 1 female Green-winged Teal 1 Hooded...
Right now I've got five Fox Sparrows and three Song Sparrows "kicking" around under my feeders. A pair of Bluebirds has been checking out the houses on a...
Did my weekly early morning tour of Saratoga County central. Before dawn had 12 peenting woodcock, a Wilson's Snipe and a drumming Roughed Grouse. Most of...
Did my weekly early morning tour of Saratoga County central. Before dawn had 12 peenting woodcock, a Wilson's Snipe and a drumming Roughed Grouse. Most of...