I was pleasantly surprised by 8 male an 3 female purple finch occupying my backyard feeder this afternoon. Eric Delmar

I visited Galway Nature Preserve this morning, where I finally heard Ruby-Crowned Kinglets (FOS for me). For most of my walk, it was very quiet, aside from the sounds of water running in the streams;

Showed up to Browns Beach at 310 pm and Alan's gulls were already gone! RB gulls are slowly petering out flying north along the river so I'll make an attempt at State Boat Launch.

Two nice breeding plumage birds on the beach with the crew of ring-bills. Alan Mapes Saratoga

I’ve had a female yellow bellied sapsucker on my property the last few days that has no red whatsoever on its head. Instead, the area that’s normally red is solid black. It’s jet black, too, not mousy

Hello fellow birders, A friend sent me these photos today asking what kind of bird this is nesting in the wreath on her front door. It does not look at all like a house finch. To me it looks like a ru

Thanks to Lindsey Duval for her recent post about birds at Bog Meadow Brook Trail. Chris and I walked the trail on Weds and it was delightful. Among the 30 species we counted were16 Swamp Sparrows sin

Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society via Zoom on Friday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. for very special program with Scott Weidensaul. Since the dawn of human imagination, we have been spellbound by the migrati

In our yard in Albany County, today, Denise and I had two Hermit Thrushes in the backyard, and pairs of Yellow-bellies Sapsuckers and Red-breasted Nuthatches. - Scott Stoner, Loudonville, NY

Saturday, April 17, 2021 - Normanskill Farm (8:00 am) Sparrows and swallows frequent this location. Perhaps some early sandpipers, Hermit Thrushes, or Yellow-rumped Warblers will have also arrived thi

Gregg Recer, Denise, and I birded and Atlased a portion of the Zim Smith Trail west of Coons Crossing Rd. in Saratoga County this morning, with a slightly delayed start due to traffic from the closure

nice alternate-plumage horned grebe in view toward the south end of round lake. Gregg Recer gregg_recer@... -- gregg recer malta NY

There is currently a Common Loon on Round Lake and not much else. Good luck with the traffic jams.

Rain and 45 degrees - nope. At least a good soaking rain should provide stopover points for shorebirds which are beginning to touch down in our area - watch those wet fields! Better luck next week --

Only one this morning, and one killdeer - south end of the pond. Alan Mapes Saratoga

I've noticed a BG Gnatcatcher reported by Donald Slick at the Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve in Clifton Park and easily found the super noisy bird this morning not far into the south entrance! Lindsey D.

5 Rivers Env Ed Cntr,.Delmar, Albany County. highlights included brown thrasher, pine warbler, winter wren, swamp sparrow, Louisiana waterthrush. Scott Stoner, Loudonville NY Sent from my Verizon, Sam

REMINDER - PROGRAM IS AT 7:30 PM TONIGHT! HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US! Hope everyone can join us on Monday April 12. Brought to you free of charge by the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club. If you're not a member, plea

Found a trio of Northern Shovelers at Tivoli Lake Preserve in the city of Albany this morning. Also a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Craig D

Highlights earlier today on the Tomhannock Reservoir in Rensselaer County include a Caspian Tern, also 4 Bonaparte Gulls. A lone Horned Grebe was seen at the north end. Robert and Rita Reed East Hoosi