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Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...> |
[hmbirds] No Birds |
| 3/8/26 1:58 pm |
Robert S Pastel via groups.io <rspastel...> |
[hmbirds] Tundra swans |
| 3/8/26 11:44 am |
Susan via groups.io <smbeaudoin1...> |
[hmbirds] Tundra swans |
| 3/6/26 9:31 am |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
Re: [hmbirds] Upcoming field trips: 3/14, 3/23 |
| 3/6/26 7:10 am |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
[hmbirds] Upcoming field trips: 3/14, 3/23 |
| 3/4/26 9:05 am |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
[hmbirds] This week's destination: 3/5 |
| 3/4/26 6:33 am |
scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> |
[hmbirds] Redwings and grackle this morning |
| 3/1/26 6:55 pm |
scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> |
[hmbirds] FW: HMBC -- Zoom Program Invite - members photo share night Monday March 2 |
| 3/1/26 5:29 am |
Larry Alden via groups.io <overlook...> |
Re: [hmbirds] RW blackbirds |
| 3/1/26 5:26 am |
Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...> |
Re: [hmbirds] RW blackbirds |
| 3/1/26 4:10 am |
Becky via groups.io <beckyremis...> |
[hmbirds] RW blackbirds |
| 2/28/26 4:22 pm |
birderlarry via groups.io <birderlarry...> |
Re: [hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY |
| 2/28/26 2:57 pm |
scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> |
Re: [hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY |
| 2/28/26 1:28 pm |
Scott Varney via groups.io <scottvarney1968...> |
[hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY |
| 2/28/26 5:15 am |
bdudekphoto via groups.io <bdudekphoto...> |
Re: [hmbirds] NBC NEWS: 'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition |
| 2/27/26 8:12 am |
Steve Mesick via groups.io <stvmesick...> |
[hmbirds] NBC NEWS: 'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition |
| 2/27/26 7:21 am |
Judith K via groups.io <jksubscribe1...> |
Re: [hmbirds] 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch |
| 2/27/26 6:25 am |
Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...> |
Re: [hmbirds] 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch |
| 2/27/26 6:05 am |
Heidi via groups.io <hocka1...> |
[hmbirds] 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch |
| 2/26/26 5:39 pm |
Steve Mesick via groups.io <stvmesick...> |
Re: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
| 2/26/26 11:13 am |
zach schwartz-weinstein via groups.io <zachsw...> |
Re: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
| 2/26/26 11:06 am |
Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...> |
Re: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
| 2/26/26 11:01 am |
Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...> |
[hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
| 2/26/26 10:27 am |
zach schwartz-weinstein via groups.io <zachsw...> |
Re: [hmbirds] Help Identify |
| 2/26/26 10:23 am |
Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...> |
[hmbirds] Help Identify |
| 2/25/26 8:34 am |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
[hmbirds] This week's destination: 2/26 |
| 2/24/26 2:59 pm |
Larry Alden via groups.io <overlook...> |
Re: [hmbirds] Bird Congregation |
| 2/24/26 2:11 pm |
matthewflynn211 via groups.io <matthewflynn211...> |
[hmbirds] Bird Congregation |
| 2/19/26 9:13 am |
gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...> |
[hmbirds] redheads - champlain canal lock 2 |
| 2/18/26 12:59 pm |
gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...> |
[hmbirds] harlequin duck & female barrows |
| 2/18/26 12:13 pm |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
[hmbirds] No destination this week: 2/19 |
| 2/17/26 8:21 am |
gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...> |
[hmbirds] barrows goldeneye at Hudson crossing park, schuylerville |
| 2/10/26 11:32 am |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
[hmbirds] Upcoming field trip: Washington County Grasslands, 2/14 |
| 2/10/26 11:18 am |
Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...> |
[hmbirds] This week's destination: 2/12 |
| 2/9/26 3:17 pm |
Julie Hart via groups.io <julieannhart...> |
[hmbirds] WAMC is seeking GBBC participants |
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Date: 3/9/26 6:10 am
From: Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...>
Subject: [hmbirds] No Birds |
No swans, redheads, or Long-tailed Ducks at the Stillwater blockhouse this morning. Rats! One Horned Grebe though, and a Bufflehead.
Jeff Schoonmaker
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Date: 3/6/26 9:31 am
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Upcoming field trips: 3/14, 3/23 |
Edit because I missed it -Â
Meet inside the Five Rivers visitor center at 6:00 p.m.That's Six P.M.!
On Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM, Naomi Lloyd via groups.io<naomi_kestrel...> wrote: Red-winged Blackbirds, Turkey Vultures, the sounds of birdsong and running water, sump pump running (or is that just me?) -- it's almost spring!
Get these upcoming trips on your calendar!
Vosburgh Swamp WMA
  When: 14 Mar 2026
  8:00 AM
  Location: Vosburgh Swamp WMA, Greene County
Joint trip with Alan Devoe Bird Club.
Coordinator: Alan Mapes 518-817-1512
On this morning trip, we will hike to the marsh for waterfowl and migrant land birds. We will also check the Hudson River for waterfowl and Bald Eagles.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Four Mile Point Preserve parking lot on Four Mile Point Road. From Mansion Street in the village of Coxsackie, go south on New York State Route 385 (Washington Avenue), approximately 2.5 miles to a left turn onto Four Mile Point Road. Proceed to the bottom of the hill – the parking area is straight ahead where the road takes a 90-degree bend to the right.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hMMQ2b3r8UgwwkFG8
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Five Rivers Woodcock Watching
  When: 23 Mar 2026
  6:00 PM - note corrected time!
  Location: Five Rivers EEC, Albany County
Coordinator: Drew Hopkins
A short talk about the wondrous bird and its virtually unique adaptations, followed by a walk to see if we can observe one in the field.
Meet inside the Five Rivers visitor center at 7:00 p.m.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gQwkS1j1X7WZNEEY9
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Happy spring birding!
Naomi Lloyd
Field Trip Committeee
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Date: 3/6/26 7:10 am
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: [hmbirds] Upcoming field trips: 3/14, 3/23 |
Red-winged Blackbirds, Turkey Vultures, the sounds of birdsong and running water, sump pump running (or is that just me?) -- it's almost spring!
Get these upcoming trips on your calendar!
Vosburgh Swamp WMA
When: 14 Mar 2026
8:00 AM
Location: Vosburgh Swamp WMA, Greene County
Joint trip with Alan Devoe Bird Club.
Coordinator: Alan Mapes 518-817-1512
On this morning trip, we will hike to the marsh for waterfowl and migrant land birds. We will also check the Hudson River for waterfowl and Bald Eagles.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Four Mile Point Preserve parking lot on Four Mile Point Road. From Mansion Street in the village of Coxsackie, go south on New York State Route 385 (Washington Avenue), approximately 2.5 miles to a left turn onto Four Mile Point Road. Proceed to the bottom of the hill – the parking area is straight ahead where the road takes a 90-degree bend to the right.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hMMQ2b3r8UgwwkFG8
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Five Rivers Woodcock Watching
When: 23 Mar 2026
6:00 PM - note corrected time!
Location: Five Rivers EEC, Albany County
Coordinator: Drew Hopkins
A short talk about the wondrous bird and its virtually unique adaptations, followed by a walk to see if we can observe one in the field.
Meet inside the Five Rivers visitor center at 7:00 p.m.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gQwkS1j1X7WZNEEY9
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Happy spring birding!
Naomi Lloyd
Field Trip Committeee
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Date: 3/4/26 9:05 am
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 3/5 |
Hey Thursday birders! As winter drags on... hopefully this thaw will open some trails by next week and we can enjoy slogging through mud instead of snow. In the meantime, let's meet one more time at 9AM at Price Chopper in Mechanicville from whence we can backtrack to Lock 2, then on to Blockhouse Park and upriver.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/G84WWhG9oe2yveg1A
Naomi
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Date: 3/4/26 6:33 am
From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...>
Subject: [hmbirds] Redwings and grackle this morning |
A brief sign of spring as a mixed flock of about 10 Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds stopped by at our backyard feeders this morning! Scott and Denise, Loudonville NYSent from my Galaxy
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Date: 3/1/26 6:55 pm
From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...>
Subject: [hmbirds] FW: HMBC -- Zoom Program Invite - members photo share night Monday March 2 |
Hi everyone, tomorrow (Monday, March 2, 6:30 pm) is our members photo share night. We have a full slate of presenters and everyone is welcome to log on and enjoy! Details and Zoom link below. Hope to see you online! Scott Stoner, Program Chair and Gregg Recer, Membership Chair Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club <admin...> Date: 2/26/26 12:17 (GMT-05:00) To: Scott Stoner <scottjstoner...> Subject: HMBC -- Zoom Program Invite Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club HMBC March Program Notice Monday, March 2nd 2026, 6:30PM, Remotely via Zoom only Hello HMBC Members: On Monday, March 2nd, 2026 at 6:30PM EST, the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club's March Program meeting will be held remotely via a Zoom meeting. Use the link below to join the Zoom meeting. NOTE: The first time you use Zoom on a device, you will be prompted to download the Zoom app when you click on the meeting link below. Follow the prompts to download the app and then launch the meeting using the meeting ID from the invite. (The app is recommended, but if you prefer, there is also an option when you open the link below to join the meeting via a web browser window, but with limited capabilities.) Audio connections can be through the app on your device or through a separate dial-in phone number given below. The program topic is:  Member's Photo Night Speaker:  HMBC Members Back by popular demand! Last year’s Members’ Photo Night was such a success that we are offering another one! Do you have bird photos you'd like to share with fellow HMBC members? Now's your chance to do just that. Whether backyard birds, common or rare local species, or birds from faraway places, we invite you to share them and their brief description. Everyone is welcome to join in and watch! Full details: https://www.hmbc.net/event-6421399 Topic: HMBC March Program meeting Time: Mar 2, 2026 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89791761104 Meeting ID: 897 9176 1104 --- One tap mobile +16465588656,,89791761104# US (New York) +16469313860,,89791761104# US Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89791761104/invitations?signature=7zSKytnnavGwL3B8L2EABlq7O7c0Mv6os1wGChgG9sQ Scott Stoner, Program Chair Gregg Recer, Membership Chair Unsubscribe
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Date: 3/1/26 5:29 am
From: Larry Alden via groups.io <overlook...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] RW blackbirds |
To add to the harbingers of spring, I had a lovely Fox Sparrow under my feeders this morning. My earliest ever for my yard (by a day).
Larry Alden
Meadowdale
(on the Guilderland-New Scotland border)
> On Mar 1, 2026, at 7:10 AM, Becky via groups.io <beckyremis...> wrote:
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> We had 4 male redwings in our backyard yesterday on Swaggertown Rd in Glenville. Spring is on its way!
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Date: 3/1/26 5:26 am
From: Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] RW blackbirds |
Thanks, Becky. I just saw our first Common Grackle in my Colonie yard moments ago. That and the fact that it is March now is elevating my expectations for better weather and more new birds.
Jeff Schoonmaker
Physics Professor Emeritus
HVCC
Troy, NY
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We had 4 male redwings in our backyard yesterday on Swaggertown Rd in Glenville. Spring is on its way!
Becky Remis, NBCT
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STANYS Fellow
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Date: 3/1/26 4:10 am
From: Becky via groups.io <beckyremis...>
Subject: [hmbirds] RW blackbirds |
We had 4 male redwings in our backyard yesterday on Swaggertown Rd in Glenville. Spring is on its way!
Becky Remis, NBCT
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STANYS Fellow
Schalmont HS
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Date: 2/28/26 4:22 pm
From: birderlarry via groups.io <birderlarry...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY |
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Date: 2/28/26 2:57 pm
From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY |
Nice! Denise and I saw 2 over our neighborhood in Loudonville this afternoon as well! Scott S. Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: "Scott Varney via groups.io" <scottvarney1968...> Date: 2/28/26 16:20 (GMT-05:00) To: HMBirds <hmbirds...> Subject: [hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY While driving today, i observed a Turkey Vulture soaring at low altitude above McIntyre Street near the intersection with Burgoyne Avenue in Fort Edward, NY. This has been my earliest sighting of this species in upstate New York.Happy Birding and happy pre-Spring. (50 degrees today, sunny skies at 3 pm.Scott VarneySalem, NY
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Date: 2/28/26 1:28 pm
From: Scott Varney via groups.io <scottvarney1968...>
Subject: [hmbirds] FOY Turkey Vulture, Fort Edward, NY |
While driving today, i observed a Turkey Vulture soaring at low altitude
above McIntyre Street near the intersection with Burgoyne Avenue in Fort
Edward, NY. This has been my earliest sighting of this species in
upstate New York.
Happy Birding and happy pre-Spring. (50 degrees today, sunny skies at 3 pm.
Scott Varney
Salem, NY
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Date: 2/28/26 5:15 am
From: bdudekphoto via groups.io <bdudekphoto...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] NBC NEWS: 'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition |
Thanks for posting this Steve.....
Erik Wing, the lead author was here in January giving a seminar at UAlbany. His broader research is in cognitive neuroscience aspects of expertise development. And, the chosen model system is the visual component of bird identification. The NBC article and his publication in the prestigious J. Neuroscience journal is focused a related aspect of his research, where he argues for long term cognitive benefits of exercising the expertise in birders. It was great to meet him.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=JrH8cacAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Bruce D.
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Date: 2/27/26 8:12 am
From: Steve Mesick via groups.io <stvmesick...>
Subject: [hmbirds] NBC NEWS: 'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition |
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Date: 2/27/26 7:21 am
From: Judith K via groups.io <jksubscribe1...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch |
We've had one at our feeder for a few weeks. N Greenbush.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 9:25 AM Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io
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> Thanks, Heidi. I finally saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch in a tree behind our
> house a few days ago. It didn't come to the suet or peanut feeder, but,
> like you, I hadn't seen one in my Colonie yard in many months. It was
> terrific to see it again!
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> 9am today Red Breasted Nuthatch at my backyard suet and sunflower feeders
> in Troy - Sycaway area.
> Haven’t seen one here since last year. Always a joy.
> Heidi Klinowski
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Date: 2/27/26 6:25 am
From: Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch |
Thanks, Heidi. I finally saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch in a tree behind our house a few days ago. It didn't come to the suet or peanut feeder, but, like you, I hadn't seen one in my Colonie yard in many months. It was terrific to see it again!
Jeff Schoonmaker
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9am today Red Breasted Nuthatch at my backyard suet and sunflower feeders in Troy - Sycaway area.
Haven’t seen one here since last year. Always a joy.
Heidi Klinowski
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Date: 2/27/26 6:05 am
From: Heidi via groups.io <hocka1...>
Subject: [hmbirds] 1 Red Breasted Nuthatch |
9am today Red Breasted Nuthatch at my backyard suet and sunflower feeders in Troy - Sycaway area.
Haven’t seen one here since last year. Always a joy.
Heidi Klinowski
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Date: 2/26/26 5:39 pm
From: Steve Mesick via groups.io <stvmesick...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
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Date: 2/26/26 11:13 am
From: zach schwartz-weinstein via groups.io <zachsw...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
This is a black Guillemot in nonbreeding plumage.
Zach Schwartz-Weinstein
203 500 7774
On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io
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> Hello all -
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> I took this photo off the coast of Maine many years ago and never added it
> to any of my bird lists due to uncertainty as to its ID. Your thoughts
> would be appreciated.
>
> Jeff Schoonmaker
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Date: 2/26/26 11:06 am
From: Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
It looks like a Common Murre "chick" - Peterson, 6th Ed, p57
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Hello all -
I took this photo off the coast of Maine many years ago and never added it to any of my bird lists due to uncertainty as to its ID. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Jeff Schoonmaker
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Date: 2/26/26 11:01 am
From: Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...>
Subject: [hmbirds] Another Mystery Bird |
Hello all -
I took this photo off the coast of Maine many years ago and never added it to any of my bird lists due to uncertainty as to its ID. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Jeff Schoonmaker
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Date: 2/26/26 10:27 am
From: zach schwartz-weinstein via groups.io <zachsw...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Help Identify |
Hi Jeff, most of these look good for American Black Duck. The paler bird
is a Mallard.
Zach Schwartz-Weinstein
203 500 7774
On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io
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> Hello all -
>
> This morning, I took this photo of 7 ducks on the Mohawk River, fairly far
> east of the Cohoes Falls, seen from the small park behind the warehouse
> apartments to the right of the falls viewing area. Might the 6 dark birds
> be Black Scoters or American Black Ducks or something else? The 7th bird
> is much lighter with its back to us. The face pattern of the upper
> right-most duck matches a female Black Scoter pretty well, but book
> drawings (Peterson) don't show the white patches on the backs of the 6 dark
> ducks. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
>
> Jeff Schoonmaker
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Date: 2/26/26 10:23 am
From: Jeffrey Schoonmaker via groups.io <j.schoonmaker...>
Subject: [hmbirds] Help Identify |
Hello all -
This morning, I took this photo of 7 ducks on the Mohawk River, fairly far east of the Cohoes Falls, seen from the small park behind the warehouse apartments to the right of the falls viewing area. Might the 6 dark birds be Black Scoters or American Black Ducks or something else? The 7th bird is much lighter with its back to us. The face pattern of the upper right-most duck matches a female Black Scoter pretty well, but book drawings (Peterson) don't show the white patches on the backs of the 6 dark ducks. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Jeff Schoonmaker
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Date: 2/25/26 8:34 am
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 2/26 |
Hey Thursday birders! Idk, I'm tired of carbirding, I'm done with duckage, and I'm slick of slipping in the snow. Let's meet at Lions Park at 9:00 and walk the Bike-Hike Trail, which is normally kept plowed (hoping that's still true). Maybe we'll find some Red-winged blackbirds singing to bring on spring.
Meeting place:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nj6ngAbfXDXTMKXi6
Naomi
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Date: 2/24/26 2:59 pm
From: Larry Alden via groups.io <overlook...>
Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Bird Congregation |
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Date: 2/24/26 2:11 pm
From: matthewflynn211 via groups.io <matthewflynn211...>
Subject: [hmbirds] Bird Congregation |
Today while driving on 9 and 20 going west I saw a congregation of birds flying above. Can someone explain why there are so many of these mystery birds?
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Date: 2/19/26 9:13 am
From: gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...>
Subject: [hmbirds] redheads - champlain canal lock 2 |
at least 3 male and 2 female redheads continue well upstream of the dam at
lock 2 (SR4 in halfmoon)
also, mute swan and both scaup present below the dam at the vischer ferry
power station.
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Gregg Recer
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Date: 2/18/26 12:59 pm
From: gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...>
Subject: [hmbirds] harlequin duck & female barrows |
Cathy Graichen, Scott Stoner and I were able to locate the continuing male
harlequin duck this afternoon in ft edward - today it was viewable from the
bradley beach park, with a small group of common goldeneye fairly far
downstream just north of the SR197 bridge.
A much larger group of common goldeneye kept moving back and forth along
the river just up- and down-stream of the Irving paper plant. We located a
female barrow's goldeneye in this larger group, originally viewed from
River St.
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Date: 2/18/26 12:13 pm
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: [hmbirds] No destination this week: 2/19 |
Hey Thursday birders! Looks like overnight will be a sloppy icy mess and tbh I don't want to deal with that. See you next week!
Naomi
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Date: 2/17/26 8:21 am
From: gregg_recer via groups.io <gregg_recer...>
Subject: [hmbirds] barrows goldeneye at Hudson crossing park, schuylerville |
continuing adult male barrows in large pack of commons.
they were staying well downstream of the foot bridge while we were
watching.
Gregg Recer
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Date: 2/10/26 11:32 am
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: [hmbirds] Upcoming field trip: Washington County Grasslands, 2/14 |
Weather conditions look favorable for this Saturday, 2/14. If you're interested in this repeat of last month's trip, please let me know. I presently have about six people signed up.
Naomi Lloyd
Field Trip Committee
Washington County Grasslands WMA, Saturday Feb. 14
Start: 2:00 PM
Location: Washington County
Coordinator: Naomi Lloyd <naomi_kestrel...>, 518-596-5964 (text)
With almost 500 acres of protected fields and meadows, the Washington County Grasslands WMA is a winter treasure. We will meet in the early afternoon and search for Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, Rough-legged Hawks and other diurnal species. Snowy Owl is always a possibility in an irruption year. As the afternoon wears on, we can hope to see the changeover from day to night shift, as Short-eared Owls displace Northern Harriers from their hunting grounds. The exact date of this trip will depend upon weather conditions, snow depth, etc.
Because we will be birding from the road, it will be necessary to share vehicles and to limit the number of participants to 16. A maximum of five vehicles would be best. Contact the coordinator for reservations and other information. If there is interest the trip will be repeated in February.
Meet at 2:00 p.m. at the parking lot on Blackhouse Road. If that lot is icy I'll let you know the alternate meeting spot.
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Date: 2/10/26 11:18 am
From: Naomi Lloyd via groups.io <naomi_kestrel...>
Subject: [hmbirds] This week's destination: 2/12 |
Hey Thursday birders! Several people expressed disappointment that they couldn't make it last week, so let's meet again at Saratoga County Airport at 9:00 and head up on Fox Hill Rd for the continuing flock of Evening Grosbeaks. Last week we also had a cooperative roadside Barred Owl - no guarantees though!
Naomi
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