With the recent lack of precipitation, the water levels at Cohoes Flats have fallen to optimum shorebirding range. This afternoon, my four-year old and I stopped by the flats on our way to do some sho

Per Tom Williams’s photos, these are ARCTIC TERNS.

Any photos? There is a big inland movement of Arctic Tern right now and it would be good to eliminate them as a possibility.

I’ve experienced this behavior before. I always chalked it up to hormones.

A pectoral sandpiper has been hanging around Staats Island Road in Schodack for the last few days. It was initially found and photographed by Yana Levchinsky-Grimmond several days ago. I relocated the

Hi everyone, On Saturday, April 23rd, I will be heading to Rensselaerville State forest to try to confirm irruptive finch breeding for the 3rd NYS atlas. In addition to Red Crossbills, we are likely t

Yes - generally House Wrens arrive around April 15th. Any chance what you’re hearing are Carolina Wrens, which are year-round here now, or Winter Wrens, which have just recently returned in the last w

This morning, I took a walk along the CCC Road in Rensselaerville State Forest. Pine siskin numbers seem to be increasing, Barred Owls were heard duetting at 10:00 AM in broad daylight, and a red cros

As far as crossbills go, it’s always worth checking Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest in schoharie county, and there are always birds around at Rensselaerville State Forest in Albany County, but many b

Hi, this is a Common Grackle. Rusty Blackbirds have thinner, smaller bills.

Perhaps the same pair that Scott Fackenthall found at Tibbets Avenue a few weeks ago…

This looks better for juv Snow goose to me. The bill seems largish from this angle.

Hi Sean, this is a Merlin. The eyes are dark and the wings are far too long for an accipiter. Also the white tail bands are thin.

Hi Scott, In short, no, probably not. We are a thousand miles east of the core winter range of Richardson’s Cackling Goose, the easternmost subspecies of cackling. Any large gatherings are likely to b

Hi Rita, Alison Van Keuren relocated at the pond on rote 113 (160 Northern Turnpike)

Several pine siskins along the yellow trail at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve this morning, also one by the Karner Barrens East parking lot

Joe Krupitza photographed two White-Eyed vireos this afternoon on the shelter cove connector trail behind the Troy Nursery at Mohawk River Park in Colonie. https://ebird.org/checklist/S96657499

I would think that even on very still water, a scope would be pretty much useless from any kind of boat.

Hi John, all correct. Looking at the baypoll again it has visible bay on the flanks, so I think it’s safe to call it bay-breasted.

Yesterday morning shortly after sunrise, I found an adult Little Blue Heron foraging east of the tracks on Staats Island Road. I forgot to alert this list. My apologies.