Great tips, Cindy! As a relative newcomer (26 years) to the 518, I am proud to be able to pronounce Oh -nes -qua- thaw. Does the group confirm pronunciation as well as bird sightings? Kathy Sent from

Hi Fellow Birders, Chris and I wanted to encourage you to check out a new park in Bethlehem called the Normans Kill Ravines Park if you enjoy a hiking challenge while birding. It's already a Hot Spot

Denise and I birded parts of Five Rivers EEC in Delmar this afternoon; highlights were a yellow-billed cuckoo up in the treetops at Fordham's crossing, and a White-throated sparrow and a Louisiana

The Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club invites you to our last program meeting of the spring. Monday June 7 at 6:30 PM . Details and zoom link below. Programs will resume in September. -Scott Stoner, Program

tried for the chat this morning, scouring the area around W trail stop B a couple of times between 8:30 and 10:30. no luck. on the return, I heard some jumbled song way on the far side of the field

Hey Thursday birders! I was planning to bird in my part of the region this week, but the chance of a Yellow-breasted Chat is too good to pass up. Let's meet at the Saratoga Battlefield parking lot at

There's a YB Chat lurking near the Wilkinson Trail in the Saratoga Battlefield (National Historical Park). I incidentally just came back from down south where there were a few around so their odd

imm male singing at the research ponds now. common raven also present. Scott Stoner, Loudonville NY Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Continuing, we saw two Virginia Rails in the water, and dipping and scurrying up and down the little pond path. We went up on bridge, and behind the beaver deceiver among the reeds we could see a

Rainy greetings, This morning we birded the Bog Meadow Trail beginning 10 ish at the Lake Road trailhead, finishing in the rain 2 ish. Going up we saw a green teal duck, two killdeer, a greater yellow

This morning at Vischer Ferry Preserve it was cloudy and breezy and I didn't notice any warblers other than the usual summer residents. However, at the canal area on the west side of the Lock 19

Hey Thursday birders! Here's hoping tonight's storms aren't too wild. Let's meet at the Picnic Table Graveyard, aka Carlsbad Pavilion at Saratoga Spa SP. I believe there's no admission charge before

Gregg R and I atlased part of my block this morning, walking roughly west along the Zim Smith Trail from Coons Crossing to the north side of Usher's Rd State Forest on English Rd and back. We tallied

About 250 Brant just went over my place in Selkirk, headed north. John Kent

Most or all of the through-migrant passerines seem to have moved by, with Five Rivers seemingly settling into the peaceful summer breeding season. Two birds of note (but neither new for the year

I did a solo Century Run on Saturday May 15 with walking stops at Black Creek, Papscanee Island, my property in Nassau, Pebbles Island, Cohoes Flats, Vischer Ferry, Saratoga Battlefield, Lock 4 Park

I have reports from the following people who did a Century Run on Saturday, May 15: Recer Harrison White Glines Lowery Suozzo George Edwardson Lloyd Anyone else have a report for me to

Above is a map of the park. The main parking area is just off Rock City Rd. This area of the orange trail is where the steepness mostly occurs. A better entry is the parking area on Creekside Dr., as

After having been contacted by a member who was discouraged by the steep path at Boice and decided to leave, I thought it might benefit the group to describe this site, especially since Rob had a

Sounds like a good topic for a doctoral dissertation Robert S. Pastel