I have reported my finds in the proper way on e-Bird, placing the raptors I found in their specific locations. But I want to share my excitement in finding 8 different raptors in 3 hours in East centr

> > Hanehan Road, Saratoga, New York, US > Jan 31, 2022 1:55 PM - 2:10 PM > Protocol: Traveling > 1.0 mile(s) > Checklist Comments: I came into Hanehan Road from Russel Road in Quaker Springs, and to

Sent from my > > Saratoga NHP--grasslands (southern entrance), Saratoga, New York, US > Jan 31, 2022 2:35 PM - 3:15 PM > Protocol: Traveling > 0.5 mile(s) > Checklist Comments: I parked my car at the

There is a Rough-legged Hawk over the fields on Wemple Road in Glenmont, just west of US 9W. John Kent Selkirk

The Language of Birds - with author Nathan Pieplow When 7 Feb 2022 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Location via Zoom - watch for email with link for more information please see hmbc.net a zoom link will be provided

I spotted a dark bird soaring over the field across the street. Binoculars showed it was a Raven, a first for home. Clear skies, Alan Glenville (western realm)

Sharpie or Cooper’s? Either way it drew quite a crowd outside the Ballston Spa post office. David Halm Burnt Hills

Hey Thursday birders! A miserable complex winter storm is headed our way, so we'll give this week a pass -- rain and just-above-freezing temps do not a happy birder make. Long-range forecast looks lik

I’m forwarding this from Andy Mason. I’ve seen this advisory on another site as well. Bottom line: Watch for any dead or distressed birds but handle with caution - or better yet not at all. Rich Guthr

Hello everyone, I wanted to pass the info below to as many in the birding community as I can reach. It was sent to me by Erik Kiviat, ED of Hudsonia,Ltd. Make sure to scroll down and read all the info

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein just made the correct ID on last photo posted -- it's a Merlin, not a Sharpie. Thanks! Sean Cummings Stuyvesant

I can't seem to escape Sharpies. Photographed a brazen little Sharpie yesterday on Eichybush Road in Stuyvesant. Such colors and patterns! If you zoom in, you can see one (very impressive) talon, but

While birding in Rensselaer County today, Robert and I observed a frosty leucistic Cedar Waxwing at the Tomhannock Reservoir. Additionally a Canada goose with variant plumage among an estimated 1200 C

The farm fields in the Valatia-Styvusant area have been very active the past couple days. Multiple mixed flocks oh SNBU and HOLA seen yesterday in 4 separate locations. Also saw several NOHA, 2 RLHA,

This afternoon, at the close of a two-day Project Feeder count, I tallied 116 individual birds comprised of 20 different species. Birders who are familiar with Cornell Lab’s Project Feeder Watch (I’ve

Hey Thursday birders! Forecast is for 6F at 9am, so I'm thinking it's a good day to stay home and watch a feeder cam or two. See you next week! https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell-lab-feederwat

There is a fresh deer carcass on the ice at the end of Flight Lock Road in Waterford. Attended an hour ago by a flock of crows, but it's worth watching to see who else shows up for dinner the next few

Hello again Friends! Since there have been a number of local birders heading to Maine, and many others not sure if they should make the trek, to find the Steller's Sea-eagle, I figure this presentatio

Hello HMBirds Friends! At around 12:30pm today a Hermit Thrush perched on one of the picnic tables behind the Discovery Center (DC) while I was on my lunch break, *inside* a warm break room. Maybe thi

The 2 Great Horned Owls were hooting their duet again tonight outside my house (somewhere) just east of St Mary’s Cemetery in Troy around 8:15pm. I’ve heard them at least half a dozen times since earl