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Hooded Merganser family at Ann Lee Pond
Sorry for the delay posting this; we've been out of town. Last Thursday evening, Denise and I stopped over to Ann Lee Pond in Albany County and got to see the
Re: Niskayuna - Black Tern and Great Egret
Colleen and I went over to Lions Park just before 7PM and found the Black Tern in flight, circling over the cattails and island upriver from the train station
Albany County - 5/20
I finally got my Life Cape May Warbler this morning at Washington Park, in the very tree I'd heard one last Friday but didn't count because I couldn't find the
Niskayuna - Black Tern and Great Egret
I was pleasantly surprised and delighted this morning to find a full adult Black Tern along the Mohawk River at Lions Park in Niskayuna. The bird was perched
Century Run Results 5/18/13 - Albany County Only - ADDENDUM
I forgot to note that we had a drake American Black Duck x Mallard hybrid at Cohoes flats associating with a female Mallard. We couldn't make it into a
English Murder - No Mystery
We watched with amusement as a House Wren busily removed nesting material from our backyard nest box, where an English (House) Sparrow pair were building a
Century Run Results 5/18/13 - Albany County Only
Steve Chorvas, Jackie Bogardus and I ran a Century Run yesterday from 2:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., keeping to Albany County only. Temperatures ranged from a low of
Airport birds
All the talk about Bobolink prompted me to take a drive through Schenectady county airport today looking for Them. I was happy to see about 15 males flying
Re: Canada warblers- link corrected
image link fixed . . . http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6079/051212029.jpg Jeff Nadler
Canada warblers this morning
In the wet shrubby woods adjacent my backyard (one) and in wet shrubs along a nearby road (one), plus early AM on Lake Desolation road today (four), I've seen
Malta Tech Park trip report
The HMBC trip to the Malta Tech Park took place this morning, May 19h, with 16 birders in attendance and a total of 48 species seen or heard. It was a mostly
tower road, hadley
cathy and I covered the loop around eddy and tower roads, plus the hudson at corinth and saratoga airport this morning. highlights included: c. merganser
Our Century Run Results
We completed our Century Run yesterday, covering primarily Albany and Saratoga Counties, starting at 5:30 am and finishing about 9 pm. The five-member team
Century Run - Schenectady County Only
Yesterday I did a solo Century Run in Schenectady County with a goal of surpassing the 100 species mark within the county boundaries. The pre-dawn weather was
Re: Century Run Results 5/18/13
After 6 years of having bluebird boxes, I finally got a pair this week. So Happy!!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Century Run Results 5/18/13
HMBC Supreme Ruler Jory Langner, Rich Guthrie and I did a bit of a Century Run yesterday. We certainly were not in it, to win it and as such we let a lot of
Thrashers
Saturday morning I spotted a Brown Thrasher in my yard, carrying nesting material! When it flew, it joined a second thrasher (presumably its mate) on the
Black Tern - Stanton Pond (Albany County)
Just a quick heads-up - there was a nice BLACK TERN at Stanton Pond this afternoon. At least two groups out running their respective Century Runs happened upon
Century Run results- Sat., 5/18
I did a solo run today, beginning at Black Creek Marsh, and ending at Ann Lee Pond. I observed from my yard before and after the field segment. First bird was
Re: Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler seems to be more commonly detected in our area than in the past. The hooded warbler song John heard and Tom found on xeno-canto is one of the
