And lots of Canada Geese, and Mallards in the river, but no Buffleheads this morning.

More Killdeer seen and heard at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy and Van Schaick CC in Cohoes. Both on 3/12/21. 2 soaring Turkey Vultures at the Overlook at Oakwood Cemetery 3/12. Also large V of C Geese flyi

I've had two Red-winged Blackbirds in one of the platform feeders off and on for the past week. Today they invaded in number, with about 50 Red-winged Blackbirds, along with quite a few Grackles and a

A Glaucous gull is with a group of herring and ring-billed gulls just west of the route 9 bridge, south shore ice sheet on the Mohawk River. Alan Mapes

John H and I checked Wright’s Loop this morning to find the North Loop hopping with a variety of ducks; 4 American Wigeon, 10 Northern Pintail, 26 Green-winged Teal, 15 Black Ducks , numerous Mallard

Birders were asking today if the Shortears were still around the Washington County grasslands -- Gordie Ellmer just posted pictures he took tonight. So get 'em while you still can! Naomi Lloyd

8 on the ice by Crescent, 7 immature and one adult. 2 immature by Vischer Ferry. Alan Mapes

Spring is definitely making an appearance today. Found 1 very vocal Killdeer on the Turf Field today at 8:55 AM as I was outside teaching my students about Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance of Allele

I was pleasantly surprised to see my first Eastern Phoebe of the year in my back yard just now. I checked my records and see this is (by far) the earliest I have had one in the past 21 years at this l

Had my FOS KILLDEER this morning, flying and calling near the track at LaSalle Institute in Troy. Heidi Klinowski Troy

Just had a surprise RC Kinglet who found me while I was walking on the canal Towpath that runs south from Hudson Crossing Park. He both sang and gave some alarm calls. Lindsey D.

Schedule is subject to change, so always check this site the day before to confirm. Large groups of birders may be split into several smaller ones. Be prepared to socially distance and wear a mask whe

After not wanting to stay after dark and die on the icy path at Wilton Wildlife Preserve to listen for Woodcocks tonight I wandered to the Wilton Walmart just now for a snack, got out in the section c

Good morning Thursday birders! The snow has (mostly) melted and the earliest spring migrants are nudging at our doors. I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the Short-eared Owl show during their stay,

My finch Youtube program was just a day old but had to update it, with a front yard male red crossbill eating cone seeds on my Norway Spruce on Saturday. A new yard bird. A single bird for just five m

Today, March 7. Plus 2 C. Goldeneyes, 4 C. Mergansers and 3 Ring-necked Ducks.and other stuff. Viewable from Cornell Park. -- Richard Guthrie

Yesterday, then today, I came across two different color banded Ring-billed Gulls. One in a parking lot in Catskill. The other at the Coxsackie Boat Launch. Yesterday's [Blue band on Left Leg with the

Pine grosbeaks have been absent from my yard and neighborhood for a couple days now. Common redpolls are still plentiful (Over 35) on my feeders today. The finch irruption at home has been so memorabl

At about 1 pm today I wandered Waterford Harbor and Confluence Point on Peebles Island in the midst of touring Cohoes area and then the Hudson for waterfowl and was rewarded with just one American Wig

Greetings, This late afternoon we were greeted with an ear-full of cedar waxwings, round of robins and murmuration of starlings in the apple orchard! Then a hairy woodpecker couple and a Downy. Heard