while not definitive, it's notable while skimming many of the male EUWI photos in ebird that a good portion do have some green behind the eye; usually it's pretty limited -- more of a smudge -- but a

I updated the checklist to reflect the apparent hybrid ID, and also added some more photos with somewhat different angles/lighting. The contrast in the face pattern does seem to be at least hinted at

the paler cheeks weren't obvious in the field, but I was wondering about that possibility after going through the photos

a few badly side-lit photos in this checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S85153963

sorry, zim smith is in Saratoga county. coons crossing access is off SR 67, malta Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

currently viewing a nice bright male eur wigeon with a pair of American wigeon. zim smith trail about 0.5 west of coons crossing parking area, in the pond south of the trail. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@a

likewise, at least 6 sapsuckers drumming and calling this morning at SNHP (also several at Ballston Spa CC couple of days ago). other FOY here at the battlefield today included multiple chipping and f

33 species in a 2 hour walk around the eastern side of vischer ferry preserve this morning. highlights were a dozen cedar waxwings and a half-dozen rusty blackbirds doing a very quiet whistly song as

just had a brief scope view of the yh blackbird. the large flock was viewable streaming through the trees at the bottom of the ravine west of Walsh Rd. the yhbb was obvious in the scope but only could

can hear a lot of bb noise west of Walsh Rd, about a half mile north of the CR 68 intersection, but way down a big ravine behind a line of trees and out of view.

currently at CR 68 and Burke in Saratoga. just a handful of redwings and grackels here. any info on which direction the big bb flock went?

while I understand the bean goose chase is top priority at the moment, just thought I'd mention an adult lesser bb gull hanging out with the group of mostly ring-bills on the ice shelf just south of t

checking ebird photos from the tundra BG in the Philadelphia area over dec 20 - jan 21; very similar looking in terms of the bill pattern and shape; possibly the same individual?

wow, excellent. The best photos I could come up with included in this ebird checklist. Back and flank tone very similar and dark in full side-view photos. Hard to make much on the tail, but one side v

gotta admit that didn't occur to us. I'm going through the photos now; no flight shots, so views of tail or upper-wing surface are likely limited. Seems like back/folded wings contrast dark compared t

Cathy and I are now looking at another Anser goose at the state boat launch at the outlet of Saratoga lake. appears to be a Pink-footed, perhaps the same as reported a couple of days ago by David de S

Cathy and I are watching a greater white-fronted goose among the thousands of canadas currently at the sod farms south of wright's loop. it's presently a needle/haystack challenge in the wet ditch run

took 2 tries, but found what I expect is the same glaucous gull Al reported yesterday, a nice 2nd cycle nearly pure white with typical bill pattern and short wing projection past the tail; currently o

following up on Ron H's report, Cathy G and I took a spin this afternoon through some of the farm roads south of SR 29 and east of saratoga lake down to US 4. We had one large flock of roughly 150 hor

had a brief encounter with one group of 9 red crossbills today in the woods hollow preserve in milton as previously reported by ron h; 2 adult males. they were oddly quiet -- I initially heard just a