2 Slate-colored Juncos in my gravel driveway today. It's fall, but this is early for my place. Nancy Kern

I would think that even on very still water, a scope would be pretty much useless from any kind of boat. -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774

Does anyone have any experience using a spotting scope from a kayak? I have a Celestron 80mm which weighs 4-5 pounds which I think would be too heavy for camera clamps that attach to the side of a

I heard from 2 birders in our group at Peebles Island yesterday who agree with my i.d.'s above except for the last one which they believe looks more like either Bay-breasted or Blackpoll. After

Good job. I wouldn't worry about the lingering Ruby-throat. He/she should be ok for now. Some are just too happy to stick around. They are hardy and can cope with a little chill and be well on their

I too have at least one RT hummingbird hanging around my backyard as of this morning, a female (I have been also hosting a young male nicknamed “the Boss” since he chased everything away—bees,

Good for you - but - do double check to be sure that they are indeed Ruby-throats. Look-alike westerners could show up around this time of autumn. And, except for some minor details, are very much

Two female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds just at the back feeder, after a couple of hummingbird free days. Clear skies, Alan Glenville

I took a few pics this morning to help mostly with warbler i.d. at Peebles Island. I could list 10 reasons why fall warblers are so difficult for birders but I'll just post a few pics taken in poor

This morning, Drew Hopkins of Five Rivers EEC found a Worm-eating Warbler along the North Loop Trail in the area behind the Wood Duck Marsh/Fox Marsh, near the turnoff to the viewing blind. This is

I had a wonderful comparative study of flycatchers in my yard this evening, with 4 species out foraging simultaneously. The Pewee flying out and returning to its high perch. The Phoebes staying low to

Saw 2 Black-throated Greens, Yellow-rump in Orchard, and possible Pine. ( of course mid- day is not a preferred birding time LOL) Barb Beebe

Doris and I saw a Black and White Warbler and a Black-throated Green Warbler in our yard this morning, but we are way down this year in warbler numbers. I hope this is not our trend for the future

At the Five Rivers EEC in Delmar, NY...yesterday we had Prairie warbler, numerous Yellow-rumped (some eating poison ivy berries), and a common yellowthroat, along with a flyover Bald Eagle. Today we

Denise and I had Tennessee, Cape May, and an Ovenbird in our backyard this morning! -Scott Stoner, Loudonville Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

lots of rain + lots of beavers = very little shorebird habitat. A truly solitary sandpiper was all I saw. -- gregg recer malta NY

Any open mud for shorebirds? Naomi

migrant activity looked a little different this morning at bog meadow. sparrows were very numerous, especially lots of white-throats; also numbers of swamp and song, a single lincolns. warbler numbers

Hey Thursday birders! Looks like there's just a slight chance of showers tomorrow AND the water levels are coming down at Cohoes, so let's meet at the Flats first, then move on to Peebles Island. John

Saturday, September 25, NUTTEN HOOK (Columbia county; morning) Coordinator: Kathy Schneider 518-248-8665 fallline@... Nutten Hook is part of Stockport Flats, a Hudson River Estuarine Research