Looks like a pretty clear-cut Hoary inasmuch as such a thing exists - unmarked undertail coverts, very diffuse streaking on the breast, and a noticeably small, pushed in bill. -- Zach

I say go for it. Fits the pix in Sibley and in Crossley, but keep the Correcto-type handy. Rich -- Richard Guthrie

Judges? What say ye?

Just had a flock of redpolls near the intersection of Stonebridge and Callahan roads, feeding on bare patches of grass by the house at those corners. One was much lighter than the others with very

I tried for the Greater White-fronted Goose at Stillwater this morning to no avail. Then I explored some of the Northumberland fields with Ron H. There were at least 200 Snow Buntings and some

There have been recent sightings of a merlin and a peregrine on Eichybush Road. On Monday I had a pair of peregrines on Gibbons Rd., about 1.5 miles west of Eichybush (42-23'-50"N, 73-45'-45" W). One

Dear Linda, Likely (possibly) one of the adults from Bald Eagle nest NY329 at Ballston Lake (see atached). Tom Tom Lake New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Estuary Naturalist,

Had my first run in with a group of 9 white winged crossbills this morning at Normanskill East trail on the creek side. Beautiful birds. Initially heard the peet calls high up in the barren

As daylight was fading and snow continued to accumulate, a pair of Eastern Bluebirds paid a brief visit at the nest boxes. Seventeen northern cardinals and two common redpolls were the final takers at

I had three Bluebirds sitting on the wires near the Bluebird boxes during the snow. Alan Glenville

Chris and I spent several hours this morning hiking all over Five Rivers looking for birds. Highlights of our visit included a flock of eight American Tree sparrows with a Field and a Song sparrow,

had a brief encounter with one group of 9 red crossbills today in the woods hollow preserve in milton as previously reported by ron h; 2 adult males. they were oddly quiet -- I initially heard just a

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continues to be an occasional visitor to my suet feeder and was there this morning. Pleased to find a male Pileated Woodpecker climbing around on the phone pole out front

Greater white-fronted goose is being seen from the Blockhouse park, 1130 today. Snowgoose also. Alan Mapes

today, mid-afternoon, Denise and I encountered a flock of about 10 red crossbills along the red trail, about 0.1 miles west of the Blueberry Hill West trailhead (#5; searchable on google maps). They

a few documentation-quality shots of the greater white-fronted goose and the apparent hybrid from bunce ln yesterday and today in these

I was looking out my window in Burnt Hills facing east toward Ballston Lake and I could see a bird soaring very high up. I managed to get one shot before it was too high for me to find in my camera

greater WF goose continuing at stillwater this morning. it was swimming and then standing on the ice so more viewable than yesterday. scopable from blockhouse, but seems to favor the south end of the

Denise and I found a group of about 10 common redpolls this afternoon along the fenceline of Chris's Coffee, 348 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham. Scott Stoner, Loudonville Sent from my Verizon, Samsung

At the manure field near the south end of the road, Merlin, harrier, snow buntings and horned larks. Nothing sitting down for long. Alan Mapes, Saratoga