It was very birdy this morning at Lions Park, with the highlight being an adult Black-crowned Night Heron that flushed from the reeds along the trail East of the parking area. It perched in the trees

The HMBC program on Birding Southeast AZ, scheduled for Monday May 4 at the Colonie Library, is canceled, Stay tuned to HMBirds and the club website, hmbc.net for information on upcoming programs. -

Yesterday Chris and I spent several hours hiking and birding on the blue and yellow trails at Thatcher Park. There were very few people and very muddy trails but the birding was fun. A few

At Henry Hudson Park in Selkirk, Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrived yesterday morning, and I there were two of them around this morning. Other new arrivals this morning were Baltimore Oriole, and a

Parked in the driveway and there he was - a sight for sore eyes - a beautiful early male Rose-breasted Grosbeak - right here in Belleview, Schenectady. 7:00pm, April 29th.Per Title VI of the Civil

I hiked to the top of Potash Mountain today in Lake Luzerne (The cascading waterfalls are gorgeous right now). On my trip, I observed a Broad-winged Hawk and 2 Turkey Vultures at the summit. At a

Hiked the Surrender March Trail trail yesterday and found a FOY single Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher. Also saw my second Northern Flicker for the year there. At Hudson Crossing, found 2 more BG

22 species, including pine warbler, eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee, and belted kingfisher. We also had a Towhee in our yard yesterday morning! Scott and Denise, Loudonville. Sent from my Verizon,

On a paddle from Waterfront Park on the north end of the lake, I had 11 Caspian terns mid-day today - one fishing near the mouth of the Kayadeross Creek and 10 on a private beach where the ring-billed

Thanks to everyone who responded to my Mallard hen post. I wasn’t aware they would nest so close to people, so I’ve learned something, too. That’s what I love about birding – always

Ask the writer to take a careful look around her porch for an active nest. Mallards are notorious for nesting in odd locations, including under porches, in window wells, chimneys, etc. Sounds like

Wow that is a really old bird! Speaking of bands, right around the time that goose was banded is when they stoped using the old vinyl style neck bands that were shaped like a bib/cone and they began

extreme breeding defensive behavior...? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Hormones? Breeding season. Tom

We receive this question through our Southern Adirondack Audubon Facebook page. I haven’t a clue. Anyone have an idea what’s going on here? "I have a question about a female Mallard duck. I

2:50 Great Egret at Watervliet Reservoir 2:30 Caspian Tern at Collins Lake Safe birding, Frank Mitchell

Tom, What a great story - she obviously likes it at Five Rivers! Robert and I have come across several banded Canada Geese this year. In each case the bird had an orange plastic neck band with a code

For as long as I have been birding at Five Rivers, there has been a leg-banded Canada Goose present. It spends its time during the breeding season roaming between Wood Duck Marsh, Fox Marsh and Goose

I was up in the Woodlawn Preserve this AM had the following, at least 4 Hermit Thrushes, 2 Brown Thrashers, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Cedar Waxwing and Chipping Sparrow, also had a Mourning Cloak. Jamie

Hiked a 6.7 miler today at Pack Forest Preserve in Warrensburg, NY. The trail basically follows along the perimeter of the lake. Highlights included a pair of Broad-winged Hawks, loads of singing