Today around 2ish- down on Volmankill Trail ( north side of creek where 3 benches are- great place to see migrants). I heard other migrants but didn't have equipment to scale the trees for a better lo

Noon today, Debra and I spotted a Great Horned Owl Fledgling sitting in the western part of Heron Pond up in the tree where the Great Blue and Egrets have perched this past month. A kingfisher was try

We found Greater (3) and Lesser Yellowlegs (8) continue at Wright's Loop with a Solitary Sandpiper thrown in Also, American Redstarts, Warbling Vireo, pair of Sapsuckers, eagle returning as we left. A

Highlights were; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher singing its heart out in front of us Happy Birding, Barb Beebe

Wright's Loop: Today 10:15 to 11:45am FOY: 5 Pectoral Sandpiper ( flew off at times toward river then back) Lesser Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs Blue-gray Gnatcatchers-2 Green-winged teals Others: Bal

Five Rivers 11:20-12:45, 53 degrees, partly cloudy to sun :-) FOY Eastern Meadowlark ( flying- before fence line as you look out east from bobolink platform) Eastern Towhees 5 Louisiana Waterthrushes-

Yesterday, April 18th, 4:40- 5:45 pm 5 FOYs: Eastern Phoebe Pine Warbler -2 Northern Flicker Brown-headed Cowbird American Tree Sparrows -2 14 other usual suspects, from the drive into where we mostly

Delmar by-pass road, route 32, at 8:30 am 5 geese just in flight 2 snow amidst Canada. Happy Birding Barb Beebe Delmar, NY

While birding today 2:15-3:45 pm high 30s, Sunny also: Eastern Screech Owl (1) Eastern Phoebe (1) Black-capped Chickadees ( 3) Dark-eyed Juncos (9) Hairy Woodpecker (1) Downy Woodpecker (10 American R

Today Around 3pm, west area of Fox Marsh Also: 2:15-4:15 pm, reportedly 64 degrees Red-tailed Hawk -1 Mallards-9 flying out of the fields Chickadees ( too many to count) Pileated Woodpecker -1 Blue Ja

New sightings -FOY at Five Rivers this morning, both in the same tree- east of marsh in treeline off Turkey Trail. List of 30 plus, highlights included: Screech Owl Rose- breasted Grosbeaks Bobolinks

Today, first Common Redpoll male at 1:15 pm at our feeders, at 2:30 the male was feeding a seed to a female :-) Barb Beebe

I respectfully retract the May 2nd Five Rivers Northern Parula sightings ( Sorry- Now believe a type of vireo). Barb Beebe Delmar, NY

To add to Tom's Five Rivers List of Friday, May 2 at 5:45 pm , a Baltimore Oriole was behind the Visitor Center's, in the tree line by the overlook pavilion busy eating and 1 Northern Parula just nort

We try to follow in Tom and Colleen Williams' footsteps- even if a few days later :-) At 2pm, today, we saw 2 Upland Sandpipers where initially detailed- on MacPhail Road off West Ames Road just outsi

First time ever at our modest feeder, saves me heading to Five Rivers to find the Eastern Towhee :-) Also within 15 minutes we had 11 species including the male Towhee Chipping Sparrows:2 White-Throat

At Five Rivers, we saw 27 species within one hour 5:30-6:30 pm including FOY Green Heron ( brilliant orange legs) at Goose Pond and 3 Northern Flickers Other highlights: Eastern Meadowlark, Pair -flyi

Today around 1pm, the turkey was running down the Service Road Loop, as we were birding Five RIvers six research ponds. As a 20 year plus Five Rivers Naturalist Asst Volunteer- very exciting to see a

40 plus Cedar waxwings were at Five Rivers orchard today, around 1:30 pm Other worthy mention was a Turkey Vulture as we were departing Thanks, Barb Beebe Five Rivers Volunteer Naturalist

We were at Stillwater's Bunce Lane late morning, and would like to add to Will's report approximately 50 Canada Geese !! Thanks, Barb Beebe