Denise and I put in near the mouth of Stockport Creek and paddled out to and around Stockport Middle Ground Island. Highlights were an Osprey, 1 adult and 2 imm Bald Eagles, and an opportunity to obse

Denise and I birded this part of our Atlas block in Saratoga County by boat today; the highlight was a young Least Bittern in a marsh area that practically posed for us 100s of photos), and confirmed

There is NO HMBC program tomorrow night, June 1. please stay tuned and check the website, hmbc.net, for further updates. Scott Stoner, HMBC Program Chair Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphon

Sorry for the lateness of the report. Denise and I heard, and then saw, and both of us photographed - a Yellow-billed Cuckoo near the top of a large willow tree on the west side of the Beaver Pond, ju

Forgoing our usual plan to join friends for a challenging and high-yield all-Saratoga-county run, Denise and I opted for a more limited, local, and relaxed approach in his pandemic year, covering seve

Larry Alden Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Five Rivers EEC in Delmar this morning: Tennessee warbler, willow and least flycatchers. our yard in Loudonville: RT Hummingbird , finally! also, our RB grosbeak count has increased to 3 (2 males, 1 f

thirdhand report of 2 on Tubbs Pond at Partridge Run WMA. photograph of 1 was reviewed by Bob Budliger. No ebird reports Albany county. hopefully someone can check this out. Sent from my Verizon, Sams

Gerry Colborn asked me to get the word out about this; he has not been able to get over there and see it himself, but sent me the following report along with several photos that do, indeed show Bar-he

nothing else new. Felt like late March rather than early May! Scott Stoner, Loudonville Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

on a relatively cool, cloudy, and windy morning, new for me were eastern Kingbird, yellow, yellow-rumped warblers and common yellowthroat, gray catbird; northern rough-winged swallow, also eastern Tow

in our yard in Loudonville, 3 first of year (FOY) birds for us, bringing the yearly total up to 43 species: black-and-white warbler, white-crowned sparrow, and ruby-crowned kinglet. in addition, yello

The HMBC program on Birding Southeast AZ, scheduled for Monday May 4 at the Colonie Library, is canceled, Stay tuned to HMBirds and the club website, hmbc.net for information on upcoming programs. - S

22 species, including pine warbler, eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee, and belted kingfisher. We also had a Towhee in our yard yesterday morning! Scott and Denise, Loudonville. Sent from my Verizon, Sams

extreme breeding defensive behavior...? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

i know they are common birds but the number is unusual in our yard. during a brief snow squall we had 8 together foraging in a small flower garden, with a total of 11 in the yard. we've also had a con

yesterday, on a local venture outside, Denise and I birded the shaker site and Ann Lee pond in Albany county, near the airport. avian highlights were a Pied-billed Grebe on the pond, several Eastern P

Mona, agree with the early morning, but have also had them early evening, when out looking for woodcock flights Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Mona, agree with the early morning, but have also had them early evening, when out looking for woodcock flights Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

One of the benefits of being home most of the time is increased observations of the birds of our backyard. This morning, 3-30-2020, we had a first of year (FOY) Fox Sparrow, only the 3rd time, and ear