I, too, noted Bruce Dudek's post concerning the White Pelican seen just up river of the Rexford Bridge at 7 AM this morning. I crossed the bridge this morning at 8:55 AM and looked for the bird on the

Thanks for sharing the pictures and the video!! I was too late to catch him/her. I arrived around 10:30 and walked down the trail but saw no sign of this beautiful bird. Drat!! Thanks for all who

Here are a couple of images, and a video, of the pelican at about 8:30AM this

The Am Wh Pelican is on the Mohawk @the 7AM. West of Rexford Bridge (rt 146). Take path behind Boat House on Aqueduct Rd, Niskayuna. Can view from bridge, but traffic....... Bruce

Hi Mark, The bird appears to be one of the flycatchers in the genus Empidonax, which are notoriously difficult to identify in the field by sight only, or in photographs. Normally, a birder is most

My friend took this picture of a bird with a leg band. I uploaded to the photo section of the group under MKirker. Its the newest picture, what kind of bird and why the leg band? I think its number

Per Rich Guthrie: I received a report of a WHITE PELICAN on an "island" on the Mohawk River,about 1/2 mile west of Rt. 146. This was from last night as it was gettingdark. So maybe the bird is still

I had never been to Bear Swamp Preserve or Recifo Preserve before, so I stopped by to check them out this morning. Both are located near South Westerlo in southern Albany County. At Bear Swamp, the

Two young falcons congratulate each other* on their successful

Three birders joined me on my first HMBC bird walk as leader on a beautiful blue-sky morning at Dyken Pond on the Rensselaer Plateau. In a little over three hours and 3 miles were tallied 43

Baby on the runway--practicing for the first flight

While watching the high water here this evening, I saw three Canada Geese fly by - southward. A short while later, one BRANT flew by, also southward. Also here today: two Bald Eagles, several fly-by

Tristan, thanks for the heads-up on the Cliff Swallows. I went out to Normanskill Farm this afternoon and found them nesting in the eaves of the first building on the right -- the old Blacksmith shop.

Both trips this weekend may be impacted by the rain this week. Appropriate footwear for wet muddy terrain should be worn! Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center June 15, 2013 - 7:30am -

Birdline for week ending June 12: Only 9 reports this week. Best birds: SNOW GOOSE: Glenmont 6/7. GREAT EGRET: Athens 6/12 (4). BLACK VULTURE: Knox 6/9. UPLAND SANDPIPER: Ames 6/6. WILSON'S SNIPE:

There were 4 GREAT EGRETS flying down the Hudson River at Athens last evening. And, a White Pelican was seen at Poughkeepsie Sunday evening. Since then it (or another) was seen at Piermont,

We have seen a black vulture twice in recent weeks eating carrion on Rte 443 near 254, and saw one last week flying over the toll both for the Rip Van Winkle.

Seven birders visited three sites in Schoharie County on Saturday morning, enduring a foggy, damp start to the day. By noon, the sun was poking through the clouds and it warmed up nicely. As a group

This afternoon, there is a late SNOW GOOSE in with about 6 Canada Geese in the cornfield off Rt. 144 at Read Rd.; and also one Red-tailed Hawk. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore

Thanks to you both! This makes a lot of sense, since it didn't sound quite right for a Grasshopper Sparrow but now that I listen to it, sounds exactly right for a Clay-colored!