I never thought of American Goldfinch as mimics, but today I listened to one mimic an Eastern Towhee (Drink your tea..) with astonishing accuracy. He sang it about 10 times, albeit a little falsetto.

Hey Thursday birders! Windy but at least dry this week, and our migrants are on the move! Let's meet at 8:00 at Five Rivers and see what's new there. Naomi

Single rusty blackbird, many ruby-crowned kinglets and swamp sparrows, one yellow warbler, 4 white throated sparrows, a green heron 2 green-winged teal and weird hybrid mallard.- green head, tan cresc

walked west to the lock 7 rd crossing. 45 spp in intermittent drizzle. new for the year for me were bg gnatcatcher and black-throated green warbler. still lots of rc kinglets around, several groups of

They’re back! 1st arrival ( that I have seen) found today on Hanley Road in Nassau. The lone Yellow Rumped Warbler in my yard yesterday has attracted a gang of 9 today.

Greetings, Den and I birded the Woodland/Willow Pond Trail at Landis Arboretum, after a slow start with the usual suspects, Bluebirds, red winged blackbirds, robins, house finches, mourning doves, we

As the late Meatloaf might have sung, ‘two out of three ain’t bad’. Inspired by David’s report from Saratoga County Airport, I went to check. Got Savannah in a bush where the prison fence meets the ad

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