This morning here in Glenville I was aware of alot of activity and high peeps coming from my maple treetops. Getting my binoculars ,Iwas treated to a busy...
Around noontime on Sunday had about 30 Cedar Waxwings in the trees behind my house in Albany, they have obviously arrived en masse the last couple of days. ...
Been on two trips recently. First was the last week of April to see daughter in Boston area for Mother/daughter few days together. She had planned a day trip...
This location is well outside the Region 8 area, but has such a great quantity of birds/variety of species that I thought I'd report on it for others who have...
For the last six days I've heard a singing male blackpoll in the trees next to my driveway, in the morning, late afternoon, and early evening. The high-pitched...
My husband and I saw our first Blackburnian Warbler at Fischer Ferry yesterday around 7pm! He was off the crossroads that leads toward the river (off the main...
I have had Blackpoll Warbler in my yard in South Glens Falls twice - both times in the last week of May and for several days each time. My theory was that...
The Blackpoll Warbler is one of the last of the spring migrants to push through our area. Many regard them as the signal of the end of migration. They don't...
Yesterday, May 31, I closed the First Landing State Park spring passerine banding station in Virginia Beach, VA which I have run for the past 3 springs. This...
Sometimes it pays to follow a hunch. I was out weeding in my garden after work today when I heard Canada Geese honking. I looked up to see a vee heading...
I was at Deer Mt. Preserve and at 7 40 this evening I heard a flock of Brant going over. I took a quick - not quite in focus picture - and was able to count...
I was coordinating a trip to listen for Whip-poor-wills in the Pine Bush area. Results hearing the birds has been slim. Only 1 bird has been heard by the...
Forgive me if this is old news to you all, but I just found out that the Sibley Guide in online at enature.com. Neat site. http://sibley.enature.com/ Nancy...
I had a similar idea that Larry had last evening - thinking like a bird. I went down to the Coxsackie Boat Launch where I'd have a pretty good vista of the...
Land Trust Schedules Spring Bird Walk at Paulson Preserve The Schoharie Land Trust has scheduled a bird walk at its Paulson Preserve property, on Sunday, June...
FYI Will Raup Albany, nY To: osbirds@yahoogroups.com From: msrestuccia@... Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 07:48:58 -0400 Subject: [osbirds] you won't believe...
I haven't gotten out birding much lately, but was carrying my 12x36 IS binoculars when we took a walk this morning. A small bird flying to a tree at the...
The New Baltimore Conservancy held two bird walks Sunday, May 31st. The first group went out at 6 AM, followed by the 8 AM group. [the following is from the...
I've had 4 different woodpeckers at home in last 24 hours: Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied (heard), and Northern Flicker. The E. Starlings had been monopolizing...
I just received a phone call from two birders who were looking at a Golden-winged Warbler at the parking area of the Hannacroix Preserve in New Baltimore, The...
At 8:30 pm my husband just called me out to hear the one lonely nighthawk circling over the Stockade area in Schenectady. He heard it calling but could not...
Dear Folks, I am buying a small scope to have around the house just to check out the birdfeeders and was wondering if anyone with experience could give me...
Mirakel Optics in Coxsackie, Greene County 518-731-2610 Or www.mirakeloptics.com <http://www.mirakeloptics.com/> Dan Rubino will guide you through the...
Myself and 6 others drove up to Cold Springs Rd last evening to seek singing Whip-poor-wills. Ron Harrower met us at the south end of Cold Springs Rd to lend...
There was a review of inexpensive spotting scopes in the magazine Birder's World within the past year. It presents a ranking based on the judgement of several...
The two Big Day questers called to let me know that they saw a WHITE-EYED VIREO and a hybrid warbler at the Hannacroix Creek Preserve in New Baltimore, The...
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending June 3, including a belated report for May 25 (Hunter Mtn.) Report your sightings in the...
Late this afternoon I took Keba (one of my dogs) for a walk. We went about a mile up the road to a clearing in the woods (old logging area) and were doing a...
Yesterday was the day of my official breeding landbird survey in my new capacity as volunteer citizen "scientist" for the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The...
