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Strawberry Fields preserve
Ellen
Saturday morning I went to the grand opening of a new nature preserve, privately owned but open to the public in association with the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy: Strawberry Fields Farm & Nature Preserve. Located at 240 Cranes Hollow Road in the Town of Amsterdam, it offers views of the Mohawk Valley, open fields, woods, and wetlands, and features over 200 plant species. I walked the southern portion of the perimeter trail with a group. Bird species included Field Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged Warbler, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided and Yellow Warbler, Eastern Wood Pewee, Scarlet Tanager, Bobolink, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Pileated Woodpecker. I look forward to exploring the rest of the trail, and hope that other birders will check it out.
Please note that while the nature trail is open to the public from dawn to dusk, it is closed on 4th of July weekend. Also, visitors are asked to stay on designated trails and respect the privacy of the homeowners. More info is available at a kiosk near the parking area. Ellen West Charlton
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Century Run
Larry & Penny Alden
Jackie Bogardus, Steve Chorvas, and I did a Century Run yesterday and identified 121 species all across Albany County.
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Century Run- mostly Albany County
roundywaves35@...
Fransje and I met at 6 am at Five Rivers First thing I heard this morning after waking was a barred owl in my yard. We attempted to find the worm-eating warbler at Deer Mountain Trail with no success- both of us were hoping for a new lifer. We heard things, but couldn't find the bird and thus we didn't count anything. We ended up with 90 species, 88 positively identified Here are our highlights- Deer Mountain- Scarlet Tanager Black-throated Green warbler Ruby-throated hummingbird Magnolia Warbler Stanton Pond- Spotted Sandpiper Watched a bald eagle go fishing Five Rivers, before noon- Orchard Oriole- male Blackpoll warbler Alder flycatcher Swainson's Thrush Black Creek Marsh- Virginia Rail Brown Thrasher Green Heron Thacher Park Overlook- Cooper's Hawk Black-throated Blue warbler En Route highlights Northern Parula Indigo Bunting American Kestrel Cliff Swallow a pair of Red-tailed hawks Five Rivers evening- woodcock- at least 2 2 wood thrushes were singing together- made a nice little chorus and we finally heard a veery Unexpected Misses- downy woodpecker, wood duck, cedar waxwing, purple finch, common raven, northern mockingbird, least flycatcher Unexpected common bird- great-crested flycatcher: we heard them everywhere We also saw a strange bird at Five Rivers that we couldn't identify. Hopefully, we will figure it out. Is there someone who wants our full list? I couldn't put it all into ebird due to finding so many birds in transit. Jeanette Roundy
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Re: Nighthawks
There were lots of large dragonflies along the Hudson River this evening. One of their favorites.
Nancy Kern
From: hmbirds@... on behalf of Eric Molho molhoe@... [hmbirds]
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 8:52 PM To: Hmbirds@... Subject: [HMBirds] Nighthawks A beautiful spring day ended with a pair of nighthawks peenting faster than I'm used to hearing and moving fast and low over bender lane at dusk. I can count my local spring nighthawk sightings one one hand with 3 fingers missing now.
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Loons on Saratoga Lake
Naomi Lloyd
If anyone is birding on the lake tomorrow -- This afternoon I saw a flock of 8 loons, 7 Common in breeding plumage and one looking different. Probably just in alternate plumage but it actually looked a bit bigger than the others, the bill was very pale and seemed a bit uptilted. If you have more powerful optics or they're not in the exact middle of the lake, it might be worth looking at them.
Also five White-winged Scoters flew by headed for the north end of the lake. Naomi Lloyd West Sand Lake
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Nighthawks
Eric Molho
A beautiful spring day ended with a pair of nighthawks peenting faster than I'm used to hearing and moving fast and low over bender lane at dusk. I can count my local spring nighthawk sightings one one hand with 3 fingers missing now.
Eric Molho
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Tennessee Warbler at Lake Lauderdale
Scott Varney
Had an amazing day of Birding yesterday at Lake Lauderdale, thus, it warranted another visit. New this morning was a Tennessee Warbler about 100 yards from the parking lot. Vocalizations of so many birds was amazing at 8:45 am. Next to the cabin furthest on the left (as you are looking at the Lake), there is a little hidden trail that hosted some very vocal and observable Canada Warblers and Northern Waterthrush. They were completely unafraid of my presence. This location has been a real Mecca for Neotropical Spring migrants. The close views of the last 2 mentioned were absolutely stunning! I've included my ebird checklist for those interested in a visit. Get there before Memorial Day!
Scott Varney Salem, NY Lake Lauderdale, NY, Washington, New York, US May 18, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: Lake Lauderdale has some wonderful birdwatching trails through mixed deciduous/conifer habitat. This is the first place I have ever seen Olive-sided Flycatcher in southern Washington County of New York State. 40 species Canada Goose 1 Mallard 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Black-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 4 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 1 Carolina Wren 1 Veery 1 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 3 Ovenbird 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 American Redstart 5 Yellow Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Canada Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 2 Eastern Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 2 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36988600 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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eBird -- Corning Preserve -- May 20, 2017
zach schwartz-weinstein
13 brant currently swimming north from Jennings Landing. Basically everything else was a redstart.
Corning Preserve May 20, 2017 2:20 PM Traveling 4.20 miles 282 Minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: NB, this checklist covers a stretch that is much longer than the actual Corning Preserve. I started at Jennings Landing and birded north to the 378 overpass. Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.4.2 Build 114 13 Brant 10 Canada Goose 6 Mallard 4 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Osprey 2 Bald Eagle 1 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Alder Flycatcher 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 5 Warbling Vireo 1 Fish Crow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 Tree Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 20 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 12 European Starling 5 Cedar Waxwing 1 Common Yellowthroat 20 American Redstart 2 Blackburnian Warbler 15 Yellow Warbler 3 Song Sparrow 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 4 Baltimore Oriole 3 House Finch 2 House Sparrow Number of Taxa: 41
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eBird -- American Oil Road -- May 20, 2017
American Oil Road May 20, 2017 4:26 PM Traveling 2.00 miles 60 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 72 F Windy sunny
4 Mallard 1 American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2 Semipalmated Plover -- Located in the pool of water on the west side south of the Gypsum Plant. Birds actively feeding working in and out of the corn stubble. Finally getting these birds. 3 Killdeer 6 Least Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 4 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Mourning Dove 1 American Kestrel 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2 Tree Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Yellow Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle
Number of Taxa: 26
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eBird -- Town of Schodack -- May 19, 2017
Town of Schodack May 19, 2017 7:39 PM Stationary 5 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 66 F calm.
35 Bank Swallow -- Holes in large sand banks on east side of Rt. 9J. Birds calling and flying in and out.
Number of Taxa: 1
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eBird -- Schodack Island SP IBA -- May 19, 2017
Schodack Island SP IBA May 19, 2017 4:27 PM Traveling 2.00 miles 125 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature at start was 82 F went down to 70. Windy sunny boats out fishing.
8 Canada Goose -- 1 pair with goslings 1 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron (Blue form) -- Watched a GB Heron catch a foot long fish that looked like a herring. It took a few minutes to swallow it which could be seen as a good sized bulge in the birds neck. One was flying while chased by 3 crows. 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey -- On nest on high power line tower over the Hudson river. 1 Bald Eagle -- Adult flying over the Hudson river 1 Herring Gull (American) 2 Mourning Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 2 Fish Crow 1 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 Veery 3 Wood Thrush 11 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 4 European Starling 3 Ovenbird 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 3 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat 8 American Redstart 1 Cape May Warbler 1 Cerulean Warbler -- Found near kayak launch area 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 6 Eastern Towhee 2 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 7 American Goldfinch
Number of Taxa: 44
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Century Run Tomorrow!
Larry & Penny Alden
This is a reminder that tomorrow is the HMBC’s 72nd Guy Bartlett Century Run, where teams of birders try to find as many species of birds as they can in a single day within the eleven county NYS Region 8. This is a great club tradition and it looks like the weather will be very cooperative.
Anyone taking part in this event is asked to please report your results to me at overlook@.... Also feel free to post your highlights to this group.
Please report the participants in your team (even if you were a team of one), hours afield, species identified, and a general idea where you went (e.g., if you restricted your search to a certain county or counties, “hot spots” you visited, etc.)
Please send me your results by May 28 so that I can compile them and get a timely article out in Feathers.
Good Birding!
Larry Alden
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eBird Report - Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail, May 19, 2017 Great Egret, Canada Warbler
Ronald Harrower
Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail, Saratoga, New York, US
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eBird -- Eichybush Rd.--Grassland, Kinderhook -- May 19, 2017
Eichybush Rd.--Grassland, Kinderhook May 19, 2017 2:06 PM Traveling 2.00 miles 15 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Temperature 84 F windy cloudy some sun.
1 Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 4 Barn Swallow 1 House Wren 3 American Robin 4 Brown Thrasher 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 American Redstart 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Field Sparrow 3 Savannah Sparrow 2 Bobolink 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle
Number of Taxa: 21
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HMBC field trip-Schodack Island SP 5/21- clarification
Colleen and I, along with Bernie and Chris G., will be leading this Sunday's field trip, while Naomi convalesces. If you are attending the trip, be advised that you can meet the group at the park, or at the Big Lots plaza on Rt. 9/20 in E. Greenbush. We want to be at the park well before 8 a.m., when the contact station starts to collect fees. Do not be late, we will leave Big Lots at precisely 7:30 a.m. Stragglers can meet up at the park, but we will be on the trails before 8:00 a.m. Thanks for your consideration. If the group is big enough, we may split into two smaller parties. Lastly, please wish Naomi a speedy recovery!
Tom Williams Colonie
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Warblers still present at Carlsbad area of SPA Park
Susan
Birdered the parking lot and walked back past the landfill. Best birds were N PARULA heard from the parking lot and TENNESEE Warbler singing in a tree just past the rail fence at the end of the old landfill. An Indigo Bunting was nearby in a tree along the fence. Black-throated Green, Black-and-Whites, Ovenbirds and Redstarts were also singing. There may have been more variety, but I can't hear Cape May and Blackpoll. I finally got to see Scarlet Tanagers and enjoyed hearing Wood Thrushes and Veerys. Susan Beaudoin
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5 rivers warblers
zach schwartz-weinstein
Just getting the word out that I found a Mourning Warbler singing in the honeysuckle by the skeeter bowl. Earlier Tom W, Jane A. And I found a Wilson's and a Canada along the service road by the goose pond and Tom and I had a blackpoll singing behind the wood duck marsh.
-- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774
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Olive-sided Flycatcher at Lake Lauderdale
Scott Varney
Had a fantastic day of Birding yesterday afternoon (Thursday) with Carolina Wren, Canada Warbler, and Black-billed Cuckoo as highlights. Best showing of the day was an Olive-sided Flycatcher right along the left side of the main road about 1/3 mile in from the parking area. I even managed to get a couple decent photos from the front and side.
Happy Birding, Scott Varney Salem, NY
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eBird Report - Saratoga County Airport, May 18, 2017 hot Lark and Sparrow
Ronald Harrower
Begin forwarded message:
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Blackpoll
Ellen
The advantage of sitting on our upstairs deck: just saw a Blackpoll Warbler high up in a tree. Probably a first for my yard.
Ellen West Charlton
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