Vischer Ferry 4/3/99 Fox Sparrows, Rusty Blackbirds, Am Wigeon. At the Tomhannock Reservoir I saw a Common Raven chasing a bird of prey larger than the raven, possibly a goshawk but it didn't have

Vischer Ferry - 4/4/99 - Palm Warbler (my first New York one for the year), 1 BW Teal, GW Teal, Fox Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Pileated. Always nice to see my favorite warbler. Lou - you should have

At Hudson Pointe's nature trail* yesterday (Easter), I THINK I heard a northern parula off in the distance.(In the new Bull's Birds of NYS, though, it says the earliest record for them is April 27 -

Stopped by Collins Lake about 7 am this morning (4/6) to check out the ducks and lo and behold I saw 4 white birds in a tree on the island point in the middle of the lake. When I put my bins on them

I guess Joan saw the CATTLE EGRETs before Ray Perry did! He called me about 8:10 AM, and I went over to see them at Collins Lake, arriving at about 8:25. Ray had also called Carl George, and he

We checked at Collins Lake this afternoon at 5:30 PM for the cattle egrets, with no luck. What Lou saw must have really been their take-off for parts unknown. There were wood ducks there however.

April 7th at Gansevoort: yellow-bellied sapsucker with a small flock of golden-crowned kinglets Any sign of the cattle egrets,

This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to the birdline during the past week. Please call the birdline (518-439-8080) for the

Vischer Ferry 4/9/99 - Not much. 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 BW Teal, Wood Ducks, Mallards, Blacks, Canada Goose, Ruffed Grouse, Phoebe, lots of Rusty BB's - at least 20, and a GH Owl being mobbed by crows

3/9/99 Ft Edward - belted kingfisher, killdeer, American kestrel, eastern meadowlark, eatern bluebird, wild turkey, green-winged teal, wood duck, common snipe Hudson River below Fort Edward (SARA

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* Buffalo * 04/09/99 Among the birds mentioned: SANDHILL CRANE EURASIAN WIGEON GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE DARK-EYED JUNCO [Oregon-type] If you are interested, here is the address of the full

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April 10th - Balston Lake outlet: golden-crowned kinglet, wood duck, belted kingfisher, eastern phoebe Cold Spring Rd: brown creeper, yellow-rumped warbler, godern-crowned kinglet, red-breasted

Barb - About that "godern-crowned" kinglet on your Cold Spring Rd report: I think that's usually spelled "GOLDERNED-CROWNED". Doggone it! -

April 11 - Vischer Ferry: golden-crowned kinglet, eastern phoebe, brown creeper, Cooper's hawk Saratoga Lake: lesser scaup, common loon, pied-billed

Vischer Ferry (Ferry Drive) was the place to be this morning. The only regular who didn't show up was Hairy. I was especially delighted to watch a pair of Pileateds investigating a hole in a dead

To the delight of Ian and I Saturday afternoon, we found 4 OLDSQUAW on the river along Rt. 4 on our way to Ft. Edward. 3 males (2 in summer plume, 1 still in winter) and 1 female. SHORT EARED OWLS

Question: Has the HMBC or any other organization looked into buying any of the fields that are for sale on Fitzpatrick Road in Ft. Edward? I wonder if we couldn't keep alot more short eared owls

4/12/99 Ft Miller: double-crested cormorant Ft Edward: wild turkey, northern harrier, ruffed grouse, wood duck, green-winged teal, common snipe, greater yellowlegs, several large flocks of female