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

Finally found a pair of Wilson’s Snipe this morning when atlasing, accompanied by my first Lesser Yellowlegs of the year and a Killdeer. All on the edges of a very small pond in a wet meadow in

While hiking next to a small pond and marsh area today, my sister and I stumbled across a group of at least 3 adult Virginia Rails with several little babies. The adults began kiddicking and grunting

I observed a Savannah Sparrow this morning,4/23, while birding at Ann Lee Pond in Colonie. There were also some Tree Swallows and a Phoebe. Nothing else notable was seen. A Schroeder

One broad-winged hawk circling over our house right now, east of Saratoga. Alan Mapes

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Thank you to all who replied. Since many replied to me privately that they had never seen a robin feeding this way I took a couple photos when the bird returned this evening. They are

A couple of purple martins and several barn swallows were among the hundred or more tree swallows low over the water around 2 o’clock. This from waterfront Park. Alan Mapes Saratoga

i know they are common birds but the number is unusual in our yard. during a brief snow squall we had 8 together foraging in a small flower garden, with a total of 11 in the yard. we've also had a

Hi I’ve never seen this. I had a Pine Warbler eating seeds from a feeder a few days ago. I don’t think that is too unusual but I’ve never seen it. Mike Moccio Indian Lake

Not a Robin- but I have a male Goldfinch that likes suet. And a pair of Goldfinches that seem to prefer sunflower seed to niger seed. I had the upside-down niger feeder for a

This morning I observed for the first time in my memory an American Robin perched on and feeding from a suet feeder. Has anyone else ever seen this? Mona Bearor South Glens Falls