Something's going on with Common Nighthawks. One just flew over my yard in Colonie! I live near the intersection of Fuller Rd. and Central Ave. One was reported earlier by a group member elsewhere.

This very hot afternoon, 3 of us heard and saw 2 Red Crossbills land in a pitch pine and feed at the cones, at the Truax pine barrens (trailhead 12, Albany Pine Bush). I got documentation quality

Hi Susan, I read the above and created a hotspot in eBird for the location. Give it 24 hours to update and then you can merge your checklist(s) with the hotspot. Thanks. Tom W.

I spent several hours at Vischer Ferry Preserve this morning mostly birding by ear. On the dead end trail (past the first pond) that goes west I heard Mourning and Blackpoll Warblers which I did not

My sister, Janet, and I went to Boice Family Park in the town of Milton this morning. The parking area is off of Rock City Rd at 2-10 Creekside Dr. This is a lovely, little used park with deciduous

While conducting a Breeding Bird Atlas survey in one of my blocks this morning, I stumbled upon a singing Kentucky Warbler. It sang repeatedly for an hour while i played cat and mouse with it,

Good morning, Saw a common nighthawk over Burden Lake yesterday early evening. I've seen them in early spring over the lake over the past few years. Also had spotted sandpiper, bald eagle, mallards.

A day may come when I make a plan and stick to it, when I get all those songs memorized, and birds are where they're supposed to be, but it is not this day. No Rails or Bitterns in several marshes.

Coordinators: Tom & Colleen Williams trwdsd@... This Saturday, May 22nd, Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club's annual celebration of the arrival of spring migrants will be held at Five Rivers Environmental

I tried the section of the champlain canal towpath trail running south from upper newtown rd in halfmoon to behind momentive in waterford for the first time this morning. It was quite birdy, albeit

Because of a schedule conflict, Ron Harrower and I decided to do an “unofficial” Century Run on Sunday, 5/16, rather than Saturday. It was basically an all Saratoga County Run starting at Malta

For anyone interested, Chris and I participated in the Century Run on Saturday for the 2nd time since moving from Duluth, MN. We decided to stay in Albany County where we've become familiar with some

A Glossy Ibis reported earlier today is still hanging out on the far side of the large pond in the direction of the tan house. Use the Rt 29/Lake Ave entrance to Bog Meadow , walk past the bridge

Hey Thursday birders! Let's try Bog Meadow Brook this week - maybe the Glossy Ibis will stick around, or the annual Canada Warblers will sing out. Meet at the Lake Ave (Rt 29) trailhead at 8:00. I'm

Today while birding with my Tuesday ALL Group we saw a beautiful Glossy Ibis on the far side of the main pond. It was about half way down the pond on the opposite side.

I searched for the blackbird between 8:16 and 9:32 AM with no luck. -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774

Thanks to Frank M for finding, and Tom W, and John K for sharing info on this rare bird. I was able to run over there around 4 PM and, after about 15 minutes it appeared in the grass near the end of

American pipits galore on plowed field opposite the National Cemetary, Duell Road, Saratoga County. Alan Mapes Saratoga

For a seventh year (but not in a row,thanks to the public health situation last year), Tom Williams and I did theCentury Run together on Saturday, restricting ourselves as we have for a fewyears now

Mark Fitzsimmons, John Roosenburg and I opted for a Century Run in the Greene County this year. With the southern and western parts of the county up in the mountains and largely inaccessible, we