Despite the wind tonight, I decided to go for a quick walk down the “Rail Trail” near my house. Not much was observed overall, but I was fortunate enough to tally one adult male BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER. It is nice to be back east for a spring migration!
Other birds of note were several singing Ruby-crowned […]

…Everywhere a Chipping Sparrow…
Out of nowhere it appears that Chipping Sparrows have come back in force. Everywhere yesterday Chipping Sparrows dominated the air with their trill songs at Lake Taghkanic State Park, and today, for the first time this season, they have joined the others at the feeders. Noticeably absent were American Tree Sparrows who […]

BIRDS OF INTEREST:
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Wilson’s Snipe
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Greetings,
With the morning off from work, I decided to hit up the local birding spots in Columbia County, and I was not disappointed.
MILLER RD.- CHURCHTOWN:
My first stop was Miller Road in Churchtown, where the pond […]