Saturday June 2. Buttercup west (Dutchess County morning) coordinated by Joan Cipriani Buttercup Farm is an Audubon Society property located in Town of ...
This afternoon I took a brief walk through the main part of Vischer Ferry Preserve where I heard a Least Bittern "singing" very softly. I then drove to the...
Hi all, This morning (2 June) in Washington Park (downtown Albany) I saw and heard a (late!) singing Blackpoll Warbler and an Ea. Wood-Pewee. Also, nearby, I ...
There was a type in my announcement of the field trip to Ballston Lake Heron Rookery and vicinity coordinated by Sue Stewart and Honey Hollen. The phone...
The Tricolored Heron that I reported yesterday afternoon at Ferry Dr. was actively fishing again this morning at 6:30 am. It was wading in the Mohawk River...
If anyone is looking to get a real easy look at nesting Cliff Swallows, then you should pay a visit to the Irish-American Heritage Museum in East Durham, NY in...
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ScottJStoner@...
Jun 4, 2007 2:38 am
Monday, June 4, 2007 Three Adventures on the way to 204, Picathartes Don and Donna Traver 7:00 PM at William K Sanford (Colonie) Town Library (refreshments...
A few weeks back, I posted a report of an 'agitated' Hermit Thrush in my yard. Thanks to a tip from Frank Murphy, I located a ground nest under some cover...
As I wrote in an earlier post we have had a bluebird house out for years and never had luck attracting bluebirds to it. I always figured it was because we...
This is a summary of some of the sightings that sent to the HMBC birdline during the past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for the full report. Please...
10 June -- Reist Wildlife Sanctuary in Niskayuna -- coordinated by Don and Nancy Gresens (370-3923) Meet at 8:00 am at the Stewart's Shop at the corner of...
Hello All, The New York State Ornithological Assocation (NYSOA) is coordinating a Whip-poor-will monitoring project in parts of New York this year, in ...
Hudson-Mohawk Bird club will hold a joint morning field trip with Alan Devoe Bird Club on Saturday, June 16 to New Forge Road in Columbia County. The trip will...
Today there was a female Red-breasted merganser in the Hudson River here in New Baltimore. Also, the Black Swan was at the Cohoes flats today. Rich Guthrie ...
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Alan Mapes
aamapes@...
Jun 9, 2007 2:33 am
Tuesday evening 6/5 there was an immature common loon on the Hudson between Troy and Albany - Scott Stoner and I saw it from a cruise boat. Alan Mapes ...
Corey Finger and I went with Mike from NYC and Patrick from NJ went in search of the previously reported species in Schoharie and Montgomery Counties. The...
I glanced out the window and noticed a very white bird on a dead branch in one of our apple trees. My first thought was Eastern Kingbird, but I grabbed to...
Burnt Hills and nearby: Green Heron 2, Wood Duck, AM Kestrel, Killdeer, NO Flicker, RE Vireo, TR & BA Swallow, BC Chickadee, AM Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow &...
Finally got a photo of the Pileated woodpecker hanging on to my suet feeder. With the chunks he was taking he could probably go thru the suet cake in a...
Does anyone have a "flow chart" for identifying shorebirds? I'm not sure if thats what you'd call it, but it would be a chart that has "is the bird bigger...
Mona and others: This might be just what you are looking for: "A Dichotomous Key to the Shorebirds of North America" by Richard Mellon (Publication of Mellon ...
Mona, I highly recommend reading this book. "Shorebirds of North America" The Photographic Guide by Dennis Paulson. It is probably the best guide available for...
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rbudliger@...
Jun 11, 2007 2:23 am
Mona, There are no short cuts. Go often, bird every bird, and don't expect to ID everything. But, learn from each of the next 100 shorebirding experiences. ...
I went back to the Killdeer nest at a coworker's sister's house this evening and got some much better pictures. The homeowners have left the tape up around...
Yesterday I was laying in my hammock with my binoculars looking up into the willow tree ubove me,heard a fuss and saw a baby chickadee being fed.I also saw...
June 10, 2007 - The Rensselaer Taconic Land Conservancy held a bird walk along the Taconic Crest Trail on Sunday morning. It was cool and misty, so we didn't...
Hi all, This morning I did a Breeding Bird Survey-type route on the Rensselaer Plateau (and did some non point-count birding afterwards). Highlights included...
Thursday, 07 June 2007 - Plateau Mountain, Greene County This past Thursday I hiked up Plateau Mountain (3840') during the night to conduct an annual...
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jgraves
jgraves@...
Jun 13, 2007 3:21 pm
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