Monday Greetings: FOS male Rose Breasted Grosbeak on our bird feeder in Duanesburg! Added it to our calendar since seems early, but next year we'll know! Sue and Dennis Rokos

Saw a bonaparte's gull today on Burden Lake off Second Dyke road. I can't remember having seen them here before. Also still seeing bufflehead. Had a pair of blue winged teal late last week as well.

cathy graichen and I did some water birding around central saratoga county today. In addition to the caspian tern at the saratoga lake marine park (reported there also by naomi 2 days ago -- presumed

Relatively quiet with birds with cold temps and blustery winds. Highlights included a male Northern Harrier, 8 Great Blue Herons all on nests, 3 Pine Warblers, and about 50 Ring-necked Ducks. Brown

I walked around the ponds at Vischer Ferry Preserve this afternoon. The overall number of ducks there has dwindled quite a bit from a few weeks ago, but there are still a pretty good variety of

present now at Saratoga marine park. sitting on dock across from boat launch and south of the bridge. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@... -- gregg recer malta NY

Thanks Zach, good reminder. The atlas online handbook provides some tools to use in the field for knowing where you are relative to the block boundaries, even if you don't have phone signal (only need

A reminder for folks participating in the Breeding Bird Atlas. Many of our local hotspots, like black creek marsh and vischer ferry, are spread across two or more atlas blocks. If you’re atlasing

Dear fellow birdwatchers, Corona has changed our lives and we want to study its influence on birdwatching activities in different countries. Please help us and answer a few simple questions. The

I hiked the Wilkinson Trail (4 mile trail) today and found 20 different species. Highlights included Eastern Towhee, American Kestrel, lots of Field Sparrows, 2 Barred Owls, and 2 Pine Warblers. I

While atlasing this morning I found a Louisiana Waterthrush singing at the Ora Phelps Nature preserve. Same spot I found one last year. Mona Bearor South Glens Falls

Just had a male Eastern Towhee in the yard, Guilderland. FOS

Weird but great start to Easter Sunday at home today. Woke up to the song of the first Field Sparrow of the year just outside my window in the field. In the front yard, in the sun, was a magnificent

This morning brought several ruby crowns and their urgent accelerating song, a few golden crowns and for a change of pace a raven squawking at a crow that was trying to send it back to Thatcher

Found 3 so far on the Blue Trail. Vocalizing and visuals. Scott Varney Salem NY

And right now, same spot, Milner and Raft. Clear views. Sent from my phone. Please excuse typos etc.!

nortonville Rd pulloff Gregg Recer gregg_recer@... -- gregg recer malta NY

was able to locate near Northville Rd pulloff. in with a group of about 8 commons. the group is moving a a lot along a couple of coves on the eastern shore. 1 immature long-tailed duck also in the

For info: Report of a Barrow's ~9 AM, just north of Nortonville Rd, half-way to Croll Rd. Rich Guthrie -- Richard Guthrie

still present this afternoon at same location near Milner and raft intersection. flushed shortly after I got there so no photos. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@... -- gregg recer malta NY