Welcome!



General Program Meetings -
Monthly programs are open to the public and are usually held at 7:00pm in the Colonie Public Library. These meetings are open to the public. Our local field trips are also open to the public. Check our Programs and/or Field Trips pages (see links on the left) for more details.  HMBC Programs
Raptor Migration Sites -
HMBC members can get special access to Camp Pinnacle and the Glen Doone area at Thacher Park to observe migrating raptors - see details on the Raptor Migration Page


Feathers logo

Feathers is now available online via the publications page.


HMBC's Birding Guide: 
Birding New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region

Our guide has been completely revised and expanded to include more than 70 sites in and around the Capital Region.

The cost for members is $20.00 and the cost for nonmembers is $25.00  Please add $3.50 for shipping/handling.  Contact Jackie B to obtain a copy.

For more information on the book see our Publications Page .
 HMBC book 2005

Conservation Issues:
Info on proposed development at Belleayre and in the Fort Edward Grasslands - Please see our Conservation Page

HMBirds:
Join HMBirds.  It is an internet group of over 200 birders focusing on the birds of the eleven-county area surrounding Albany. Anyone may read postings on the internet by going to this website:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/  Only HMBirds members may post however, so you need to join if you want to send notes to the group. Membership is not restricted to HMBC members.

Basically, it is a mailing list which means that if a member sends ("posts") an email to the group, the message goes out to all the group members. Members may choose to receice individual emails as posted or receive a "digest" of all messages from each day in one email daily OR receive no email (which means you can post because you are a member of HMBirds and instead of getting emails, messages can be read at the website).  Check it out:  HMBirds (This link will open a new window)


HMBC Board Meetings -
All are open to all club members. Meetings are held at 7pm on the second Monday of odd-numbered months. They are usually held at Five Rivers Environmental Ed Center.

Club Membership:
Go to Membership Page for more info or to download a Membership Brochure.

Sam Madison Award:
We are seeking donations and nominations for the Sam Madison Award .  Nominations may be sent to contact@hmbc.net with "Sam Madison Award" in the subject line. Donations to continue the award may be sent to HMBC Treasurer, Ellen Pemrick, 298 Vly Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309 (check payable to Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club)
Wildlife Rehabilitators:

Northeast Llama Rescue at Second Chance Rescue Ranch - Wes and Darcy Laraway
laraway@midtel.net - (518) 827-7733
License: Class 1, License to Collect or Possess, Rabies Vector S
Animals Accepted: Large mammals, small mammals, raptors, songbirds, gamebirds, waterfowl, reptiles, raccoons, skunks, bats
We also provide rescue care for Exotics, Livestock and most Domestic Animals.  Also a licensed Nusiance Wildlife Control Officer.  I do a lot of different educational presentations.

Michele Segerberg
pauchele@msn.com - (518) 768-2051
License:  Class 2, Federal Migratory Bird License, License to Collect or Possess
Animals Accepted:  Small Mammals, Large Mammals, Raptors, Songbirds, Gamebirds, Waterfowl ,
& educational seminars with unreleasable wildlife.

 North Country Wildcare - (518) 964-6740
Wildlife rehabilitators with members in Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady, Essex, Herkimer, and Franklin Counties.

West Nile Virus Info -
Cornell Cooperative Extension information on West Nile Virus.

Dead Bird Reporting Hotline -
 In an effort to further study the West Nile Virus and other causes of bird mortality, the USDA with the help of the New York State Health Department has established a toll-free hotline number so New York State residents can report dead birds in their community:   (866) 537-BIRD (2473)
Report all dead birds you find to this number, and encourage your neighbors and friends to do the same.

Birder's Exchange -
This activity is sponsored by both the American Birding Association and the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences.  It  puts optical equipment and books into the hands of researchers, educators, students and conservation scientists in the Caribbean and Central and South America. 
Check it out:  Birder's Exchange

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