Date: 5/22/26 5:55 pm From: Tristan Lowery via groups.io <tristanlowery...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Century Run Report for Edwardsons
I was remiss in failing to mention running into the Edwardsons at Alcove, who were the only other Century Run team I encountered in the field that day (and though I didn't admit it at the time, a welcome sight as the first human beings I actually spoke with after eight hours of a solo Century Run that began two hours before sunrise!). I think Cindy deserves credit for first spotting the trio of Greater Scaup as well, a pretty tough bird to get around here this time of year. And thanks for sharing your photos, Chris.
Good birding -
Tristan Lowery Albany
On Fri, May 22, 2026, 16:19 Cynthia Edwardson via groups.io <Cjredwardson= <gmail.com...> wrote:
> *Chris and Cindy Edwardson teamed up (technically 50 years ago, June 12th) > to attempt to find 100 bird species in Albany County. We left our house at > 5:30 am and on our way to Deer Mountain, we spotted a flock of Wild > Turkeys. As we travelled along Deer Mountain Village Road, we heard at > least three Worm-eating Warblers. There was a chorus of bird songs at 6 am > on this cool morning so we were hopeful for a successful day. Our next stop > was Five Rivers EEC via Mead Road and then on to** Basic Creek Reservoir > where we had a Bald Eagle on its nest among other species. By 11:00 am, we > were at Alcove Reservoir where we ran into Tristan Lowery who helped us > spot Greater Scaup and Cliff Swallows. It was slightly discouraging to > learn that he had already found over 100 species for the day, by himself! > The temperatures were heating up so we kept removing clothing layers at > each stop. By the time we started walking at the Albany Pine Bush Karner > Barrens East, it was just after noon and we were hot, tired and discouraged > adding only Orchard Oriole, Fish Crow, Cooper's Hawk and Red-breasted > Nuthatch to our species total. The Run was no longer Fun so after adding > Black Vultures in Voorheesville and finally Carolina Wren at the Pine > Hollow Arboretum we gave up at 94 species, 18,000 steps and returned to > air-conditioning (and a House Finch at last)! Highlights included 16 > warbler species, a Willow Flycatcher, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and a > singing Savannah Sparrow (sadly no hummingbird). * > > Enjoy a few of Chris' favorite photos from the day! > [image: 20b8b878-3261-458d-812f-5c4d00af6bbf.jpg] > > > [image: ad784799-b1e4-4bdf-9f40-1b9d5957b372.jpg] > [image: Eastern Kingbird 5-16-26.jpg][image: Indigo Bunting 5-16-26.jpg][image: > Wild Turkeys display 5-16-26.jpg] > > >
