Yes, we’ve had sapsuckers in my neck of the woods, too. Yesterday I heard one vocalizing. I’m hoping they’ll nest nearby as they did last year (we’re at about 900’ elevation). Ellen West Charlton

My first of the season Eastern Phoebe showed up today. Last year, the first one arrived on March 27th; the date was March 30th back in 2017. Ellen P. West Charlton

I drove up to Northumberland on Sunday in search of Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. I didn’t find any in the place where I found them in abundance a few weeks ago, on Stonebridge near Ballard Road, so

With regard to CBCs and eBird – NOT the Breeding Bird Atlas – isn’t it presumptuous to assume that the observer will know that a Ring-Necked Pheasant isn’t “countable”? I saw my first pheasant in Nova

I found a Ring-Necked Pheasant at the intersection of Fitzgerald Dr. and Blackhouse Rd. last Friday. Maybe the same bird? Ellen P. West Charlton

At about 11:30 this morning, I came across about 2 to 3 dozen redpolls feeding by the side of the road in Galway. This was on Crane Road about ¼ mile west of the entrance to Galway Nature Preserve (at

Just saw about a half-dozen Pine Siskins in my overgrown, weedy perennial garden. A nice surprise! Ellen P. West Charlton

While walking my dog this afternoon, I heard my FOS Eastern Wood-Pewee and, a short distance down the road, my FOS Great-Crested Flycatcher. Also heard Red-Eyed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager (making its funn

Just had our first Indigo Bunting of the season in our yard. It was so beautiful in the sun! Ellen P. West Charlton

I paid an early morning visit to Galway Nature Preserve on Saturday, where the highlight for me was finding a Black-Throated Blue Warbler – my first warbler of the season! This morning (Sunday) a walk

The arrival of migrants in my neighborhood seems to be slower than usual, but I just heard my FOS Wood Thrush and Gray Catbird. Other species heard and/or seen this rainy morning include Eastern Towhe

Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers are back in my neck of the woods. The morning chorus today included multiple sapsuckers drumming and calling, as well as vocal Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker,

James Colborn wanted me to post that he had a Sandhill Crane flyover on the west towpath (at Vischer Ferry) at approximately 4:30 pm today. Ellen P. West Charlton

Acting on a surprising tip (okay, it was actually an eBird report), I drove about three-quarters of a mile down the road after dinner, got out of the car at one of the farm fields, and listened. “Peen

This morning a flock of what appeared to be several hundred grackles showed up en masse in our yard and on the property across the street. I’ve always seen these big flocks in late fall, never during

A Carolina Wren stopped at my kitchen windowsill this afternoon to say hello, and I just heard him singing outside. I also saw a group of White-Throated Sparrows in my yard today. Otherwise it’s been

I used to lead HMBC trips to Ashford Glen Preserve when we lived in Colonie. And I’ve also led HMBC trips to Mosher Marsh in the past, until I got scared off by the ticks! I would consider leading a t

Although my yard has been relatively quiet lately, there are noisy families of Tufted Titmice around, and by following them, I’ve found a couple of warblers and other birds. Sunday morning the highlig

A quick walk down the block to see what birds I could find. Downy Woodpecker 1 young bird tapping on a branch Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 House Wren 1 Wood Thrush 1 singing American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 2 Ce

While walking the dog along our road this morning, I heard a singing Scarlet Tanager. It was relatively close by, but impossible to see in the dense woods. In the distance I could hear a Yellow-Billed