I believe the state releases them there for hunters. (Or so a ranger told me once when he saw me walking along the new trail and mistook my scope for a firearm.) -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500

Found a Ring-necked Pheasant walking across the front lawn of house #323 on Blackhouse Rd. at the F. E. Grslnds at 3:27 p.m. today. As of 4:35 p.m., no Short-eared Owls were showing up for the 10 car

I checked this morning and didn't see the bird, but it was early in the day and there was a lot of traffic, so i couldn't stop and was birding at 55 mph.-- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774

Yesterday, 13 January, at 2:40 PM, I spotted a Snowy Owl at 317-377 Helderberg Trail in East Berne. The bird was on top of a power pole, part of a power line that crosses a large field occupied by a

One lone redpoll this mid-afternoon at the fence alongside Chris's Coffee, 378 Old Niskayuna Rd. - Scott Stoner, Loudonville

These two along with hooded mergs, blacks, mallards, Canada’s and common mergs. Alan Mapes Saratoga

Today I found 9 Common Redpolls in a birch with great views at the Committal Service Shelter #2 at the Saratoga National Cemetery, including some nice rosy males. Earlier I walked the trail from the

Saw at least 9 short-eared owls around 4:45 this afternoon on Plum Rd in Fort Edward, north of the farm theater. They were north of the rise just past the theater and easily visible, calling and

I saw a very similar Canada Goose on Columbia Co. Rt. 21 on a cornfield west of Kinderhook yesterday, about 4-4:30 pm. Has extra white on the face but is a good-sized C. Goose. Nancy Kern

Doris and I saw two Short-eared Owls from the theater parking area off Plum Road yesterday at 4:15 p.m. Thanks Naomi! Jeff Schoonmaker

Appointments for those 65 and older are now available- sooner we are vaccinated sooner we can resume birding in groups. http://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ Robert S. Pastel

7 northern harrier, 2 bald eagles, 2 American kestrels and a red-tailed hawk in the area of the Little Theater on Plum Rd. -Scott Stoner and Denise Hackert-Stoner, Loudonville Sent from my Verizon,

I was able to locate a shrike on Fitzpatrick dr; I presume the same one reported here in ebird several days ago. it was on the west side of the road just a few hundred yards from the blackhouse

For what it's worth, Barnacle Geese are much smaller than Canada Geese - only slightly larger than a Cackling Goose - and their bodies are a frosty gray - especially on the back - not brown. -- Zach

Here is the list with the Faux Barnacle. Got taken by a pretty face! https://ebird.org/checklist/S79134166

So looking at the pictures I’m thinking this is just a leicistic Canada goose. The pictures are on ebird now but right now the back doesn’t look right for a Barnacle havingseen the pictures on my

I believe I might have a Barnacle Goose at Staats Island Road in the large flock to the north of the road. I’m going home to put my pictures in because I can’t put them in the field but if

559 Eichybush Road, Stuyvesant, New York, US (42.411, -73.739), Columbia, New York, US Jan 11, 2021 3:11 PM - 5:06 PM Protocol: Traveling 24.05 mile(s) 15 species Snow Goose 2 Juv Canada Goose

Tom Anderson reports nine, possibly ten SEOWs flying over the Plum Road fields at 2:35. Good viewing from the Little Theater parking lot. He also had two Lapland Longspurs perched in a small tree on

On Sunday morning I had a male leucistic Cardinal at my sunflower feeder. He had a red crest but pure white head and no black. His body was a blotchy combination of red with white patches. I spent