The Thursday morning group found Black-throated Blue Warbler and some others on a short trail off Lake Desolation Road last Thursday. I went back up yesterday...
Hope's note about migration last night was really timely. I hope some people got out to listen. Like her, I've been looking at the Albany weather radar to...
Last night on a walk on the bike path in Niskayuna there were hundreds of Cedar Waxwings flying over the ponds feasting on the bugs. I have never seen so many...
I took a short walk at the Saratoga Battlefield after work yesterday (9/1) (boy, it gets dark early now!) and ran into this wren around one of the pine trees...
Yesterday, I saw something I'd never seen before while prowling my property before work. It was a medium-sized passerine with a somewhat heavy beak. The...
At Ferry Drive entrance to VF between 5 and 6pm I encountered a small mixed flock of migrants. Too many warblers flitting around in the willows and cottonwoods...
Hi, Could it be a female grosbeak? http://www.pbase.com/thefeather/image/43728824 But a grosbeak lacks the olive patches... hmmmmmmmmmm Brian Smith Averill...
Just in case folks are visiting or passing through The Greene County, south of Albany, this FREE brochure may be useful in finding a good lunch break/birding...
I was curious if anyone knew of a comparable group that dealt with mammals in the region. A couple of months ago I think I may have seen a moose and I want to...
Observed Common Highthawks feeding over my house between 6:15 and 6:45pm. The high count was 28 in sight at once! -Mona Bearor South Glens Falls [Non-text...
At Montezuma Well in AZ we saw 5 birds that at first glance appeared to be mallards. BUT.... they were diving!, not dabbling at all, and they held their tails...
Susan; Looks like you had a wonderful trip to Arizona. Mallards dive quite often. One place locally to see this is if you go to Cohoes and watch them in the ...
That is heart-breaking...but thanks for the update. Pam in Troy Education is the constant discovery of our own ignorance. 9-11-2001 Always remember... ...
This afternoon I ventured over to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, taking the usual precautions against ticks but not quite prepared for the swarms of mosquitos...
HI! I have a question. Today I hiked up Pillsbury Mtn north of Speculator. On the way down I heard a lot of busy birds that sounded like chickadees but the...
One word answer: No. Carolina Chickadees have never been recorded in New York State. Black-capped Chickadees have an interesting repertoire and can sometimes ...
Thanks for the replies. I guess it was a BC Chickadee w/ a new watery song! He was immature looking.... I thought I've heard all their calls & songs as they...
Does anyone know where there is currently any shorebird habitat in the northern part of HMBC territory? I know it is often dependant on rain, amount of sun,...
Despite having great habitat for skulking warblers, my yard has been completely devoid of them for over a week - not even a single Common Yellowthroat. Maybe...
Shucks --- I forgot about the Wilson's Snipe and Semipalmated Sandpiper at the Coxsackie Creek Grassland Preserve today. I should refer to my field notes...
Hi all, I spent a few minutes in front of my house and go to witness some fun migration spectacles. After a few minutes, I found a distant falcon soaring to...
Hi all, I was pleased to find a Wilson's Warbler (immature/female plumage) in my yard today! Also around was a flock of ~10 Tree Swallows flying over, a...
Sorry for the late report... 5 Common Nighthawks over West Glens Falls (not far from the Hudson River) last evening about 7:05pm. Mona Bearor South Glens Falls...
I happened to be watching a Greene Heron flying across one of the ponds in the Coxsackie Grasslands Preserve this evening when I heard it squawk then dive to...
