For any of you that have traveled to Costa Rica - if you’d be willing to share some info from your experience please email me. I am just beginning to look into it. My apologies for asking here but

Mixed flock of Buff, COME, HOME, RNDU, Lesser Scaup, and a lone LTDU at south end of lake. Several Tree Swallows over the water.

Driving up 787 North a little while ago, there was a Great Egret in the marshy area to the right of the highway, after Tibbits Ave. but before the bank and Pig Pit BBQ. Tree Swallows were also back at

Everyone is welcome to this public event of the HMBC! You can attend in person (speaker is remote, slides projected on large screen) or you can participate via Zoom. -Scott Stoner, program chair,

Following up on Alan's report, Denise and I birded Round Lake Saturday afternoon from the state boat launch in Rt 9 and the Anthony Kill from Round Lake preserve on cr 67. While we didn't see eagles

Saturday, April 9, EARLY MIGRANTS AT FIVE RIVERS EEC (Albany County; morning) This trip is geared towards novice birders, but all are welcome. Coordinator: Scott Stoner 518-785-6760

I have a friend in North Greenbush who says she had a male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at her feeder a few days ago! She didn’t get a chance for a photo but has seen them in past years and accurately

Mallard Black Duck American Wigeon Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Scaup sp. Pied-billed grebe Wood Duck Canada goose Northern Harrier Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Song Sparrow Black-capped

One Woodcock in Guilderland. Ann Lee Pond, Colonie - Wood Ducks, a small flock of 9 Song Sparrows, a lone Common Merganser, and a PB Grebe. Alan Schroeder

Phoebes are back. My yard nesters came back this morning. Lost a grackle on my deck yesterday to this passer-by. .

Chris and I observed a Red-necked Grebe at Henry Hudson Park this morning from gravel parking lot. Also a pair of Osprey on nest at Coeymans Landing on buoy. Cindy Edwardson Albany

Notable this morning - Osprey, eagle pair at nest and one immature fishing, estimated 400 common mergansers, 15 tree swallows. Alan Mapes Saratoga

This morning I drove a circuit with stops at Round Lake, Wrights Loop, Saratoga National Historical Park, and Saratoga Lake. Highlights with estimates included these: Round Lake: Horned Grebe

Observed a FOY Osprey on a platform on Route 4 between Schuylerville and Fort Edward...Fort Miller area. Scott Varney Salem, NY

You might be right Naomi – tonight could be good for amphibs. I’ve always gone by the old adage to search for them when the first warm rain falls at night after the Phoebes return! They are

Decided to head out into middle-of-nowhere Schenectady County today to see what waterfowl might be lurking in the less-birded lakes there. I was pleasantly surprised to find a male Red-breasted

A pectoral sandpiper has been hanging around Staats Island Road in Schodack for the last few days. It was initially found and photographed by Yana Levchinsky-Grimmond several days ago. I relocated

Hey Thursday birders! Sorry about last week - NOAA faked me out. Tomorrow looks decent, so let's meet at Vischer Ferry at 8:00am for waterfowl on the move and any early migrants. I'm guessing it'll be

Noticed the first chipping sparrow of the year for me in our backyard this morning, Highfield Lane, Albany. I checked my ebird list from last year and noticed I reported my first backyard chipping