Wrights Loop, now: side-by-side greater and lesser yellowlegs, yellow warbler, warbling vireo, snipe, pintail, yellow-rumps, green-wing teal, wood ducks, swamp and song sparrows No northern shoveler S

Singing Vesper and Savannah Sparrows at Saratoga County Airport this morning. Also FOS Warbling Vireo. -- David Halm Burnt Hills

Excellent birding weekend in general- but it was particularly exciting to see a loon on the Saratoga Lake yesterday. I saw them earlier this month but in Nassau county. The lone adult loon was swimmin

We just left Staats Island Road, no luck with the swan, but other notable sightings were a Greater Yellowlegs flying around and calling, lots of Savannah Sparrows and at least two Vesper Sparrows in t

Very enjoyable morning at Wrights Loop in Stillwater- thanks to all those who reported from there recently. 29 species including my first ever Wilson’s Snipe, Broad-Winged Hawk and Blue-Winged Teal. F

Robert and I believe we have a single Trumpeter Swan currently in the south side field on Staats Island Rd. (Rensselaer County)!! Rita Reed East Hoosick

I was startled to see this Eastern Towhee on the snow in my yard last Tuesday 4/19 but happy to report he was back again today. Also had a Purple Finch and Carolina Wren at sunflower seed and suet. Ho

Eight rusty blackbirds on the entrance road to Shenantaha Creek Park in Ballston Spa. Several ruby-crowned kinglets. Susan Beaudoin

In addition to the Eagle parents, saw an osprey fishing the lake - haven’t seen them here since last Fall. Also lots of birds at Ooms in Chatham this morning including 2 Eastern Meadowlarks, yellow wa

A Peregrine falcon is currently perched in one of the tall trees behind the cornfield on the north side of Wrights Loop, calling occasionally. Also saw five Wilson snipe, only when they flushed. They

While birding the Washington County Grasslands Blackhouse Rd trail to the outer observation deck, my sister Heidi and I observed 2 Savannah Sparrows. I was amazed at the vibrant and extensive "yellow

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers, and still large numbers of Ruby-crowned Kinglets present at the Five Rivers Env. Ed. Cntr, Albany County this morning. Scott Stoner, Loudonville

counted 5 snipe in the wet corn stubble on the north leg of wright's loop in stillwater. could well be several times that many. also, 1 northern pintail in the ponded water along with continuing dozen

We have a male rose breasted grosbeak visiting our feeders this am. A pleasant surprise! Cindy and Chris Edwardson Albany,NY

Denise and I made another trip up this morning and eventually found about 25 very vocal Red Crossbills, including at least one juvenile, singing Purple Finch, a single Pine Siskin, and a single Americ

Sunday, April 24, POWELL SANCTUARY (Columbia County; morning) (joint trip with Alan DeVoe Bird Club) Coordinator: Kathy Schneider 518-248-8665 fallline@... This 145-acre preserve has been owned and ma

Saratoga Co this morning...water levels very high. no grebes, ducks, or gulls visible from the rt 9 boat launch. then met up with Gregg R to walk part of zim Smith trail west from Coons Crossing. high

Hey Thursday birders! Let's check out the marsh birds at Black Creek Marsh this week. Meet at the RR crossing at Hennessey Rd at 8:00. I don't *think* it's going to rain... https://www.google.com/maps

Just to add to the several reports documenting an influx of podicipedids in our area today, I found a flock of 27 Horned Grebes with three Red-necked Grebes mixed in a little north of the Port of Alba

Thanks to a report by Kevin McGrath, I observed a large, mixed species raft of waterfowl on Round Lake. About 30 long-tailed ducks, 2 red-necked grebes, numerous horned grebes and bufflehead, scaup, a