Hi Dave, I was there tuesday and there was about 3500 snow geese. If you go plan to be there in the afternoon because any time after three ish the geese...
I spotted a Spotted Sandpiper here in New Baltimore this morning. Yup, the date is late. I did check to be sure that it was not a so-called Common Sandpiper of...
Hi all, While driving down Breese Hollow Rd. in Petersburgh yesterday (Oct. 31), I saw a crow chasing an AM Kestrel, or perhaps vise versa. Stopping the car to...
Hi Peter; Peter: your blog is sensational! Great shots of the dark morphs. You've sold me on an upcoming trip to see Snow Geese. Thanks for the advice on...
I was able to stop by Coeymans Landing and Coxsackie Reservoir today. A sampling: Coeymans Landing: Cooper's Hawk 1; Red-tailed Hawk 2; Fish Crow 1; Coxsackie...
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Monday, November 3, 2008 Northern Adventures: Birding Alaska -- Bernie Grossman 7:00 PM at the William K. Sanford (Colonie) Town Library Free and Open to the...
I stopped by 4-Mile Point just south of Coxsackie, the Greene County, this evening. There was a beautiful red-phase Eastern Screech Owl perched in a wood duck ...
The sunny day called to me so I walked the Bethlehem Elm Ave Park Fitness Trail this afternoon. Early in the trail, I disturbed an immature Cooper's Hawk that...
What a beautiful fall day. Went to Vischers about 9:15am or was it 10:15, no it was 9:15. I didn't turn my car clock back yet. I don't think it mattered to...
There will be a Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club field trip to the Tomhannock Reservoir on Sat. Nov. 8. Meet at 8:30 am at the parking area at the intersection of Lake...
Hi all, I stopped briefly at the Tomhannock today. Highlights were 2 Common Loons (my first for the season there) and increasing numbers of waterfowl in ...
In addition to John Hersey's Vischer Ferry birds of yesterday, today I saw one male Northern Pintail, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and a leucistic Red-tailed...
Greetings, My apologies on the tardiness of this email. At any rate, I want to report a third-hand, but extremely reliable sighting of an adult "Blue" Goose in...
I was wondering if anyone else had ever gone to the trouble to get feeder birds to eat out of your hand. Years ago we had lots of Chickadees and one WB...
Nice idea Alan. In my opinion, it's OK. The chickadees choose to trust you and you are not putting them in through any stress. You are strengthening them and...
I can remember situations, especially with Common Redpolls, but often with chickadees that they didn't even leave the feeders, as I was filling them. One...
Hi Richard Good point but bad analagy. Oxpeckers do take ticks and assorted bugs off of buffalo, elan, zebra, and hippos, etc. but the are also carnavors and...
Hi all, On the topic of hand feeding birds: I've had good success with partially opening a window and sticking out a hand with sunflower seeds. With this ...
I have just joined the club and am excited to have a chance to meet some other birders. I am unable to attend the field trip Saturday to the Tomhannock Res. as...
Would anyone who is going to the Tomahhanock tomorrow be interested in carpooling from schenectady area ? If so , let me know, either by email or phone...
The HMBC trip to the Tomhannock Reservoir this morning, 11/8/08, yielded 42 species. The highlights were: Common Loon (3), Great Blue Heron, nine species of...
Did a quick tour of Saratoga then Loughbury Lakes. In both places and in the air all around the overwhelming presence is Canada Geese Easily 5,000-6,000...
Yesterdays hike at Tomahannock was great despite the rain . It was also the first time I had hiked without my socks tucked in and sure enough I found a tick on...
With regard to the post on ticks, my wife, Chris, took our dog for a walk along the towpath road eastward from Ferry Dr. yesterday afternoon. During the...
would it help to spray your pants as well as tucking in your socks? I think we stayed within the parameters of being able to walk where we did ,but thanks for...
