Hi all, I walked the bike path from Niskayuna Lions park past the Ferry Drive bridge today from 12:20-2:00pm. The area between Lions Park and the Ferry Drive Bridge was quiet with only a little open

The snow buntings and horned larks are still hanging around after the storm. Spotted about 30-40 of each in the same vicinity as John Hershey and Greg Recer previously reported. Also, 1 Northern

This morning at Henry Hudson Park in Selkirk, I found a Winter Wren still hanging on. I heard it calling, then it showed itself well in response to pishing. I also saw the Northern Harrier that has

Probably taken in August or so while the bird was molting - hence the odd color pattern and ratty pointy looking tail.

Female House Sparrow. To me it looks pretty rough, the eye may have infection? Nancy Kern

Well, how embarrassing is that! I was going in the direction of grassland birds because of the photo background. Thanks! Mona Bearor South Glens Falls

female or juv HOSP was my thought too; might be missing a couple of tail feathers giving it a short spiky-tailed look -- gregg recer malta NY

Female House Sparrow, with that very large pink bill. -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774

A friend sent this to me for an ID and I am stumped. At first I thought maybe a Vesper Sparrow because of the light patch on the shoulder, but at closer inspection it looks like that is rally on the

I ran the Hudson River (Greene County) section of the annual waterfowl count today from 8 AM until the snow started at 2 PM. The stretch covered was from Coeymans Landing in southern Albany County to

I was perhaps a little too terse in my post, as I was emailing from the car on my phone. The area in Saratoga County roughly centered on the segment of SR 32 that runs between Bacon Hill and

thanks to John h for posting earlier. still a big flock of snow buntings near wall and king intersection. I estimated about 400. also many horned larks. no obvious longspurs, but most viewing pretty

Thanks for the info, John. As an addition, I was up by Lake George on Tuesday and found the lake open all the way up past Hague. I checked a few viewing opportunities and found few waterfowl and

Partly influenced by Naomi's plans and the promise of new snow on the ground, I headed for Northumberland this morning mostly in search of field birds. I drove by many of the dairy and horse farms

Hey folks! I am not dead! Let's meet at Brown's Beach on Saratoga Lake at 9:00am. We can check the lake to see if the warmer temps have opened water and brought ducks, then move up to the

So far this morning at Henry Hudson Park in Selkirk I have seen a Yellow-rumped Warbler, a Rusty Blackbird, and at least one, probably two, Ruby-crowned Kinglets. John Kent Selkirk

Stopped at the Fish Creek Marina, Stafford’s Bridge Road, Saratoga at noon time. Creek is mostly open, with perhaps 300 waterfowl present. A male canvasback was among the many mallards and American

Thursday looks like it will be cold but clear, so let's take a run upriver. We can check for waterfowl at the usual places and if time permits look for winter field birds in Fort Edward or

I saw them there for years. Nancy Kern

location: Johnathan Dickinson State Park, fl