This last day of the year I added one last new bird to the 2020 list. That's a Glaucous Gull that I missed while looking at the Mohawk River at Crescent Power Plant but spotted in my photos later.

My son reports a flock of pine grosbeaks at the SEFCU branch in Wilton, just across the road from the Lowe’s. Alan Mapes Saratoga

Get your year list off to a fresh start at Five Rivers! Join us for a socially-distanced walk on the grounds at 9:00. Several of the winter irruptive species have been seen there recently. Naomi

Chris and I walked Papscanee this afternoon, from the northern entrance near Patriot. Just a little way in, in the flooded -or is it perpetually marshy? - woods, we saw about 6 bluebirds, so busy they

Another yucky Thursday - rain and snow showers for the first half of the day. Happy New Year - day 1 of a new list! Naomi

Cathy and I tried brief stops at the overlook and school st this morning. many adult great bb"s, but could not find the leser. we did have an adult glaucous gull at the river overlook. -- gregg

I found a Lesser Black-backed Gull around 4:00 this afternoon in the Mohawk River near the pull-off on Cohoes-Crescent Rd. before the stop sign at Rt. 9. Compared with the Great Black-backed Gull

While hiking the 5-Combines Trail in Hudson Falls today, I found 2 Northern Mockingbirds, 3 Mallards, a single Great Blue Heron and boatloads of Northern Juncos. Also 1 very active Muskrat. Scott

Yesterday morning I visited the continuing grosbeak flock behind Queensbury Middle School. There were at least 25 birds present. The crabapples have been worked over pretty well, and I wouldn’t be

We searched the Washington county grasslands yesterday afternoon, had rough-legged hawks and harrier, but no owls. Scott and Denise, Loudonville Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

A pleasant surprise yesterday while doing my sector of the S. Rensselaer CBC: I was walking out of a pine grove when I happened to notice a few white droppings in the fresh snow. I paused to look up

Cathy Graichen and I covered the northern part of a split version of the usual sector H on the SR CBC today -- basically the city of rensselear down to the northern end of papscanny preserve.

I spent several hours at the Madison Ave. Pinelands (Albany Pine Bush) this morning in search of Crossbills. I heard some finch-like sounds flying overhead at least twice but couldn't see the birds.

Hey friends - Thursday doesn't look promising for finding a spot for good walking. Let's hope for better weather next week. Merry Christmas, and watch out for all that ice underfoot! Naomi

Initial results from this Saturday’s CBC show 59 species, same as last year and about the same as the ten-year average. The weather was challenging, with upwards of two feet of snow on the ground

Sorry about the delayed email but I’ve been busy since the Saratoga and it’s connect the CBCs. Saratoga had some interesting sightings including both Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls. The

Heard a pair, duetting, for a solid 10 minutes in the night! Probable breeding for the Atlas! - Scott and Denise, Loudonville

Light was not conducive to good duck photography this morning but I've attached 2 pics from this morning (VF power plant), one showing the Eurasian Wigeon with 2 Gadwalls and some Mallards. John H.

Glad to see that Gregg found the wigeon after I left this morning. I attached two pics I took from yesterday. The bird looks very much like the pics in Sibley for "nonbreeding male" Eurasian and

in view now with large group of ducks below the dam Gregg Recer gregg_recer@... -- gregg recer malta NY