http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/ Recent bird sightings in Northern NY Mon, 12 May 2008 01:04:15 GMT Joan E. Collins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7968 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7968 Hi Everyone, There are many upcoming St. Lawrence-Adirondack Audubon/High Peaks Audubon field trips. The outings scheduled for next weekend include: Saturday, Mon, 12 May 2008 00:34:23 GMT adkbunkhouse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7967 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7967 Reading all the hummingbird reports, I put out the feeder yesterday. Around 7:30 tonight, we had our first hummingbird of the season (female). Cheers, Bill Sun, 11 May 2008 22:29:59 GMT Kath http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7966 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7966 Spring has officially sprung for me. Last week's check of my Rt 22 Bluebird Trail from Willsboro to Westport counted 20 Bluebird eggs being incubated. And my Sun, 11 May 2008 22:21:18 GMT stickadk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7965 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7965 Today I was kayaking in a sphagnum moss bog off of the Saranac River, and had my first Solitary Sandpiper. I've never seen one out there before, so it made my Sun, 11 May 2008 16:45:25 GMT revnacarter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7964 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7964 Date: May 8-11, 2008 Location: Northern End of Lake George, Near Cook Mountain Preserve HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, May 8 Sparrows: I got up around 5:30 expecting to Sun, 11 May 2008 15:51:43 GMT adk3356 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7963 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7963 At home, we have had many rose-breasted grosbeaks for the past week. As many as three males at a time have been in view. A pair of evening grosbeaks have made Sun, 11 May 2008 02:01:54 GMT Diane Demers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7962 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7962 Hi everyone. Today I hiked up Table Top Mountain, in the Adirondacks. The summit (elevation 4427 ft) has trees on it and does not offer much view points to the Sat, 10 May 2008 22:31:56 GMT adkmurray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7961 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7961 Hello All, Not a rarity but interesting that he arrived one day earlier then last year and since 2004 arrived within a 4 day span. Cheers, Jim Murray Long Lake Sat, 10 May 2008 15:47:23 GMT heintzjf@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7960 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7960 While working on the ward 3 Plattsburgh cleanup day, I heard and saw a Northern Mockingbird by the Temple on Bowman. Other than the regular city birds there Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:49 GMT adkmurray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7959 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7959 Another new bird here under the feeder this morning, a female Eastern Towhee. Haven't seen one of these for a while. Cheers, Jim Murray Long Lake Fri, 09 May 2008 11:23:22 GMT adkcyn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7958 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7958 I have posted two photos taken by David Martin of the "resident" Merlin at Trudeau Institute on Lower Saranac Lake. - Cynthia Saranac Lake Fri, 09 May 2008 11:14:44 GMT Bill Krueger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7957 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7957 Charlie Mitchell and I found this bird on 4/30 and I saw it again yesterday, 5/8, along Point au Fer Rd. Its bill and head were normal. Its chin and a section Thu, 08 May 2008 23:54:23 GMT jsbolsinger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7956 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7956 This morning Gary Lewandrowski and I witnessed a very large influx of warblers on Fort Drum. While working in Training Area 14 in the southeast corner of the Thu, 08 May 2008 21:57:33 GMT John M Peterson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7955 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7955 The spring bird-banding station on the grounds of the Crown Point Historic Site will be open to visitors from Saturday, May 10th through Sunday, May 25th. Thu, 08 May 2008 17:36:40 GMT Joseph Brin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7954 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/message/7954 Jeff, I recieved the report from Judy Thurber,one of our more experienced birders. She was called by friends Martin and Gloria Sage who saw the bird on the