no luck with the reported pelican right now viewing from the derelict fishing village in Hudson (Google maps labels it furgary fishing village). Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

I had good success this morning locating and viewing the clay-colored sparrow that's been present for a couple of weeks along dingman rd in the town of Ft Plain, Mont. Co. The bird stayed mostly on th

sorry **horned lark** display flight

singing grasshopper and savanna sparrows seen in scope views. horned display flight heard. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

visible now at Riley's cove, 7 red-breasted mergansers, about 15 common terns, 2 black terns among about 250 ring-billed gulls. white - winged scoters further north from Manning cove Rd. Gregg Recer g

there's a substantial flock of bonaparte's neat the s. w. corner of the lake. I counted 57. somewhat obstructed view can be had from the little pump station pull off on ST9P just south of stony pt Rd.

group of 7 ww scoters visible from boat launch on SR9. 4 males, 3 females. nearly all the way across. really needs a scope. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

at least 4 whip-poor-wills heard last evening (5/3) in the area near the rocket way & luther forest blvd circle. birds were generally doing short bursts of calling and seemed to give up rather early.

Cathy Graichen and I did a few short trails this morning in eastern saratoga county. FOY (for us) baltimore oriole and warbling vireo at the stillwater school trail. Also there, about 6 occupied great

still present at ualbany pond at 2:40. last seen on edge of North shore close to the platform dock just off the loop trail. thanks Tristan Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

Dodged rain showers for a couple of hours this morning at bog meadow trail. As others have observed recently, passerine migrant activity seems to be slow in developing. The only new species for the ye

I explored a new (at least to me) Saratoga Plan preserve today; anchor diamond park on middle line rd in the town of ballston, saratoga county. It's recently donated to the town, and Saratoga Plan man

cathy graichen and I did some water birding around central saratoga county today. In addition to the caspian tern at the saratoga lake marine park (reported there also by naomi 2 days ago -- presumed

present now at Saratoga marine park. sitting on dock across from boat launch and south of the bridge. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

Thanks Zach, good reminder. The atlas online handbook provides some tools to use in the field for knowing where you are relative to the block boundaries, even if you don't have phone signal (only need

nortonville Rd pulloff Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

was able to locate near Northville Rd pulloff. in with a group of about 8 commons. the group is moving a a lot along a couple of coves on the eastern shore. 1 immature long-tailed duck also in the are

still present this afternoon at same location near Milner and raft intersection. flushed shortly after I got there so no photos. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@...

cathy graichen and I were able to locate 1, possibly 2 calling woodcock this evening in the field at the corner of rocket way and luther forest blvd in malta; heard peents and display flight. This has

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