Great day birding on the Upper Hudson from Stillwater to Troy, NY. Started at Admiral's Marina in Stillwater with a pair of Mute Swans on the water and a pair of adult Bald Eagles perched side by side, directly above with Common Goldeneyes, Greater Scaup, Black Ducks, and Mallards on the water. Stopped at the dentist office and picked up some perfect views of a single Barrow's Goldeneye adult male, Bufflehead, Hooded Mergansers, Common Mergansers, 1 juvenile Bald Eagle, approximately 75-100 Common Goldeneye. Travelled to Crescent Power Station and saw another Bald Eagle adult and a drake Red-breasted Merganser. Came back through and observed a female Pintail on the river in Mechanicville, near Lighthouse Park. Finished the day at the Fort Edward Grasslands on Fitzpatrick Road and got fantastic views of a single Short-Eared Owl at close range at 7:00 pm. Watched the owl swoop down and grab a mouse from the ground directly next to a house, within 1 foot of the foundation. Great day of birding in the southern portion of the North Country.
Scott and Brett Varney Sent from my HTC One on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
