I did not see one here in the spring, so the Fox Sparrow I have here now is the first seen in our yard this year. Clear skies, Alan Glenville

In a typical winter I get Downy, Hairy, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers at the feeders. Northern Flickers and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, which are certainly around here in the warmer weather, have almost

Hey Thursday birders! Saturday is our annual Tomhannock trip, and I'm hoping the cold snap has encouraged some birds to come south. Let's scout the lake and surrounding areas. Meet at 8:00am at the Fi

along with the very slushy snow overnight, 3 evening grosbeaks turned up at our feeders this morning. recent reports of them are sprinkled throughout the NE US (and lots more in SE Canada) in ebird, s

In person event only, this Saturday November 19 at 2 PM at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center on Game Farm Rd in Delmar, NY. Seasons of Five Rivers With 450 acres and a variety of habitats, Fi

We had 6 participants this morning for the HMBC Field Trip at Vischer Ferry Preserve. Best birds of the morning, in my opinion, were an American Coot along the west towpath and 4 Northern Pintails see

The November 2022 board meeting of the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club will be held this Monday, 11/14, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. All club members are welcome to attend. Any committee reports or any other busine

I did my annual Veteran’s Day Tomhannock Reservoir circumnavigation doing the customary counter-clockwise route with two traditional departures (sorties, if you will) out from the western shore of the

Sunday, November 13, VISCHER FERRY NATURE AND HISTORICAL PRESERVE (Saratoga County; morning) Coordinator: John Hershey 518-371-3114 hersheyj@... On this trip we’ll be looking for migrant waterfowl and

Yesterday I found a flock of 70 Horned Larks feeding and flying up from a large, seeded, dirt field on Clove Road in Schodack. Nancy Kern https://ebird.org/checklist/S122141944

Hey Thursday birders! Let's hope the cold weather has brought waterfowl down to us and check out Saratoga Lake. Meet at Brown's Beach at 8:00am and bundle up! https://www.google.com/maps/dir//42.98600

singles of all 3 scoters found along the Mohawk this morning: a female black scoter at ferry drive, and at the vischer ferry power plant there was an adult male white-winged and a female surf, both ab

Hi everyone, Monday's HMBC program is in-person at Five Rivers at 6:30 PM - and online. Hope to see you there or online! - Scott Stoner, Program Chair; Gregg Recer, Membership Chair HMBC Program Notic

Hello: Today, there was a pair of Black Vultures circling high over the Town of Colonie Mohawk River Park. I have noticed that they were removed from the NYSARC list in 2000. However, they are listed

Ten Evening Grosbeaks through the yard shortly after noon today in the Town of Providence, western Saratoga County. They stayed only 10 minutes or so. ☹️ Nancy

Saturday, November 5, COLLINS LAKE (Schenectady County; morning) Coordinator: Bill Lee 518-374-3426 bileej@... We will visit Collins Lake to view late migrating waterfowl from the beach and the east s

Currently at Basic Creek Reservoir in Westerlo there are at least three Black Scoters and two gorgeous male Long-tailed Ducks. Also hundreds of Ruddy and Ring-necked Ducks, Common and Hooded Merganser

Hey Thursday birders! It looks like the ducks are settling back after the hunting season, so let's meet at Vischer Ferry at 8:00am, at the Whipple Bridge. Naomi

Aloha! This is an in-person program with a Zoom option (link to zoom will be sent several days before the event). Monday Nov 7, 2022 6:30 PM Five Rivers EEC, Game Farm Rd., Delmar Program Description

Saturday, October 29, MOHAWK-HUDSON BIKE-HIKE TRAIL, LIONS PARK (Schenectady County; morning) Coordinator: Naomi Lloyd 518-596-5964 naomi_kestrel@... On this trip along the Mohawk River and its backwa