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Adirondack Nature
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2 hours ago
A gray bird with a dark gray cap is perched on a branch. This is a Gray Catbird. Gray Catbirds are gray birds with a neat black cap and rusty feathers under its tail. These medium-sized, slender songbirds have a long, rounded, black tail and a narrow, straight bill. Catbirds are fairly long legged and have broad, rounded wings. Their name captures both their color (gray) and the fact they make a nasal mew that sounds like a cat.

A gray bird with a dark gray cap is perched on a branch. This is a Gray Catbird. Gray Catbirds are gray birds with a neat black cap and rusty feathers under its tail. These medium-sized, slender songbirds have a long, rounded, black tail and a narrow, straight bill. Catbirds are fairly long legged and have broad, rounded wings. Their name captures both their color (gray) and the fact they make a nasal mew that sounds like a cat.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #Grey. Here’s a Gray Catbird, a bird which is both well-named and undeniably gray. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#GrayCatbird #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 hours ago
A black bird with light yellow on the back of his head is sitting on top of a shrub. This is a male Bobolink, photographed at Heaven Hill in Lake Placid. Heaven Hill is owned and managed by the Uihlein Foundation. The Foundation has been working with the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College to study how grassland and other bird species respond to hayfield management. I am a volunteer “Bobolink Counter. I visit the hay meadow nearly every day in the breeding season to document behavior.

A black bird with light yellow on the back of his head is sitting on top of a shrub. This is a male Bobolink, photographed at Heaven Hill in Lake Placid. Heaven Hill is owned and managed by the Uihlein Foundation. The Foundation has been working with the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College to study how grassland and other bird species respond to hayfield management. I am a volunteer “Bobolink Counter. I visit the hay meadow nearly every day in the breeding season to document behavior.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #BlackHeads, I submit this fine-looking male Bobolink on the hay meadow at Heaven Hill. wildadirondacks.org/heaven-hill-...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 day ago
A bluish-green bird with a chestnut chest is seated on a branch at a Great Blue Heron rookery near Elizabethtown in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Green Heron (although it doesn’t look very green to me). Apparently, these birds are fairly common outside the Adirondack Park, according to data from the New York State Breeding Bird Atlas III. But we rarely see them here in the Adirondacks; there was only one confirmed breeding pair sighted during the five-year period of the atlas. Green Herons are said to sometimes nest near Great Blue Heron colonies, which is what this bird was doing.

A bluish-green bird with a chestnut chest is seated on a branch at a Great Blue Heron rookery near Elizabethtown in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Green Heron (although it doesn’t look very green to me). Apparently, these birds are fairly common outside the Adirondack Park, according to data from the New York State Breeding Bird Atlas III. But we rarely see them here in the Adirondacks; there was only one confirmed breeding pair sighted during the five-year period of the atlas. Green Herons are said to sometimes nest near Great Blue Heron colonies, which is what this bird was doing.

For the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #RareEncounters, I offer this #GreenHeron, seen for the first and only time at a Great Blue Heron rookery. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#Herons #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 day ago
A small and rather chunky, short-tailed warbler with extensively streaked underparts is perched on the branch of a conifer. This is a Cape May Warbler. Cape May Warblers breed in the Adirondack Mountains and other northern habitats in spring and summer and migrate south to warmer areas in the winter. Cape May Warblers appear to spend most of their time, at least in their breeding grounds, in the upper most branches of tall evergreens, particularly spruces, which is where I usually find them. This photo was taken on the John Brown Farm Trails near Lake Placid, in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. I don’t get to see Cape Mays very often, so when I do, it’s a real treat.

A small and rather chunky, short-tailed warbler with extensively streaked underparts is perched on the branch of a conifer. This is a Cape May Warbler. Cape May Warblers breed in the Adirondack Mountains and other northern habitats in spring and summer and migrate south to warmer areas in the winter. Cape May Warblers appear to spend most of their time, at least in their breeding grounds, in the upper most branches of tall evergreens, particularly spruces, which is where I usually find them. This photo was taken on the John Brown Farm Trails near Lake Placid, in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. I don’t get to see Cape Mays very often, so when I do, it’s a real treat.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Warblers. How about this lovely Cape May Warbler? wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#capemaywarbler #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #AdirondackWarblers

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 days ago
A stocky bird with glossy black feathers and vivid red shoulder patches edged in yellow is perched on some marsh vegetation near a heron rookery in the Adirondack Mountains for upstate New York. The Red-winged Blackbirds that breed in the Adirondacks are short distance migrants who winter south of us and return to our wetlands in the spring. Red-winged Blackbirds migrate in flocks during the day, with males migrating before females.

A stocky bird with glossy black feathers and vivid red shoulder patches edged in yellow is perched on some marsh vegetation near a heron rookery in the Adirondack Mountains for upstate New York. The Red-winged Blackbirds that breed in the Adirondacks are short distance migrants who winter south of us and return to our wetlands in the spring. Red-winged Blackbirds migrate in flocks during the day, with males migrating before females.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Black&Red, I submit this attractive Red-winged Blackbird. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-s...

#redwingedblackbird #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #wetlands #AdirondackWetlands

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 days ago
Two gray and brown birds are perched on a branch in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. These birds are year-round residents of our region, but I see them most often during the winter months, when they sometimes come to our feeders. In summer, I rarely see them, but I often hear their lovely coo around our property, which makes me hope that perhaps a pair are nesting nearby.

Two gray and brown birds are perched on a branch in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. These birds are year-round residents of our region, but I see them most often during the winter months, when they sometimes come to our feeders. In summer, I rarely see them, but I often hear their lovely coo around our property, which makes me hope that perhaps a pair are nesting nearby.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #Pigeons&Doves. Here’s a Mourning Dove pair outside my window. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#mourningdove #doves #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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4 days ago
A red bird with a crossed bill is standing on a road in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Red Crossbill. Red Crossbills are medium-sized, full-bodied finches with a distinctive crisscrossed bill, designed to break into unopened cones. Males are a deep reddish orange overall, with darker brownish wings. Females are mostly yellowish with dark, unmarked wings. You often see them on roadways consuming small bits of gravel from the road. This “gritting” behavior is said to aid in the digestion of their seed-based diet. The grit helps to mechanically grind hard food items like seeds and nuts.

A red bird with a crossed bill is standing on a road in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Red Crossbill. Red Crossbills are medium-sized, full-bodied finches with a distinctive crisscrossed bill, designed to break into unopened cones. Males are a deep reddish orange overall, with darker brownish wings. Females are mostly yellowish with dark, unmarked wings. You often see them on roadways consuming small bits of gravel from the road. This “gritting” behavior is said to aid in the digestion of their seed-based diet. The grit helps to mechanically grind hard food items like seeds and nuts.

For the Alt #BirdOfTheDay Theme #Finches, I submit this Red Crossbill, gritting on a road. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#RedCrossbill #Crossbills #Birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #AdirondackBirding

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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5 days ago
A blue bird with a white chest and belly and perky blue crest is perched on a branch in a snow storm. This is a Blue Jay, a year-round resident in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Blue Jays are omnivores. They consume arthropods, acorns, soft fruits, seeds, birds’ eggs, nestlings, and small vertebrates. These birds are among our most faithful customers at winter feeders. This one was waiting for me to refill the feeders.

A blue bird with a white chest and belly and perky blue crest is perched on a branch in a snow storm. This is a Blue Jay, a year-round resident in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Blue Jays are omnivores. They consume arthropods, acorns, soft fruits, seeds, birds’ eggs, nestlings, and small vertebrates. These birds are among our most faithful customers at winter feeders. This one was waiting for me to refill the feeders.

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #weather, I submit this woe-begone Blue Jay in the snow.
wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#BlueJay #Birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #snow

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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6 days ago
A group of white birds is gathered on the shore of Lake Champlain in upstate New York. This photo was taken in February, after the gulls in the interior of the Adirondack Park had left for open water. Some of them migrate to the warmer Champlain Valley – a center for cold-weather birding in the Adirondack Park. Lake Champlain remains open for much of the winter, so it attracts a large number of ducks and other aquatic birds that had abandoned their breeding territories in the Adirondack interior earlier in the fall. The term “squabble” – as I was told by the Wise Ones of Google AI – can be used to describe a group of gulls, referring to the noisy, argumentative nature of these birds.

A group of white birds is gathered on the shore of Lake Champlain in upstate New York. This photo was taken in February, after the gulls in the interior of the Adirondack Park had left for open water. Some of them migrate to the warmer Champlain Valley – a center for cold-weather birding in the Adirondack Park. Lake Champlain remains open for much of the winter, so it attracts a large number of ducks and other aquatic birds that had abandoned their breeding territories in the Adirondack interior earlier in the fall. The term “squabble” – as I was told by the Wise Ones of Google AI – can be used to describe a group of gulls, referring to the noisy, argumentative nature of these birds.

The Alt Theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Gulls. Here’s a squabble of Ring-billed Gulls on Lake Champlain in upstate New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#gull #gulls #ringbilledgulls #AdirondackBirding #ADK #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #LakeChamplain

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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6 days ago
A large bluish gray bird is flying over a marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Great Blue Heron, a large, long-legged wading bird that often nests in colonies called rookeries. When in flight, Great Blue Herons (like the Great Egret) pull their necks back into an "S" shape. This is helpful for the birder since it separates these birds from cranes and storks, which fly with necks extended.

A large bluish gray bird is flying over a marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Great Blue Heron, a large, long-legged wading bird that often nests in colonies called rookeries. When in flight, Great Blue Herons (like the Great Egret) pull their necks back into an "S" shape. This is helpful for the birder since it separates these birds from cranes and storks, which fly with necks extended.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #LargeBirdsInFlight, I submit this Great Blue Heron. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#GreatBlueHeron #Herons #Birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #Adirondackbirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
A handsome gray and white bird is perched on a branch, with snow-covered conifers in the background. The upper parts are charcoal gray. The belly is snow white. The bird has dark eyes, a small, pale bill, and a very long tail. This is a Dark-eyed Junco, part of the sparrow family. This species has been nicknamed a "snowbird" due to its presence in the U.S. during winter. This bird mostly feeds on the ground, which doesn’t always make for a nice background, so I was lucky to get him on a tree.

A handsome gray and white bird is perched on a branch, with snow-covered conifers in the background. The upper parts are charcoal gray. The belly is snow white. The bird has dark eyes, a small, pale bill, and a very long tail. This is a Dark-eyed Junco, part of the sparrow family. This species has been nicknamed a "snowbird" due to its presence in the U.S. during winter. This bird mostly feeds on the ground, which doesn’t always make for a nice background, so I was lucky to get him on a tree.

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth, here's a Dark-eyed Junco, fluffed up on a snowy morning. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #darkeyedjunco #winterbirds

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
A black and white bird with a large, chisel-like bill is perched on a suet feeder. This is a female Hairy Woodpecker. We know it’s a female because the bird is lacking the red patch on the back of the head which males have. Hairy Woodpeckers are among the most commonly observed woodpecker species in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. The name derives from the long, white feathers in the center of its back. Hairy Woodpeckers are found in all seasons throughout New York State, including the Adirondacks.

A black and white bird with a large, chisel-like bill is perched on a suet feeder. This is a female Hairy Woodpecker. We know it’s a female because the bird is lacking the red patch on the back of the head which males have. Hairy Woodpeckers are among the most commonly observed woodpecker species in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. The name derives from the long, white feathers in the center of its back. Hairy Woodpeckers are found in all seasons throughout New York State, including the Adirondacks.

For the alt #birdoftheday theme #gardenfeeder, I submit this female #HairyWoodpecker, enjoying breakfast in the snow. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding
#AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #woodpeckers

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
A gray duck with a reddish-brown head and a shaggy crest is perched on a rock on the shore of a lake. This is a female Common Merganser. This photo was taken at the Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, New York. The Adirondack Interpretive Center offers 3.6 miles of interpretive nature trails and a variety of educational programs on Adirondack natural history.

A gray duck with a reddish-brown head and a shaggy crest is perched on a rock on the shore of a lake. This is a female Common Merganser. This photo was taken at the Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, New York. The Adirondack Interpretive Center offers 3.6 miles of interpretive nature trails and a variety of educational programs on Adirondack natural history.

Today’s #birdoftheday theme is #RuffledFeathers. Here’s a #CommonMerganser, with a crest blowing in the wind. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #ducks #AdirondackDucks

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
The image shows a female Ring-necked Duck with five ducklings swimming in a marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Ring-necked Ducks are among the boreal birds who make their homes on marshland. These ducks winter inland along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic coasts. They depart from their wintering sites in February and can usually be found throughout the Adirondacks from mid- to late April on.

The image shows a female Ring-necked Duck with five ducklings swimming in a marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Ring-necked Ducks are among the boreal birds who make their homes on marshland. These ducks winter inland along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic coasts. They depart from their wintering sites in February and can usually be found throughout the Adirondacks from mid- to late April on.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdulsWithChicks. Here’s a Ring-necked Duck with her family of five #ducklings. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#Adultswithchicks #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
A stunning yellow bird with chestnut stripes on his breast is perched on some vegetation in a wetland. This is a male Yellow Warbler. I photographed this bird in mid-June at Cemetery Road Wetlands, which is a marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The Yellow Warbler is a long-distance migrant that spends its winter in Central America and northern South America. It begins arriving in our area in late April; most will have left by the end of September.

A stunning yellow bird with chestnut stripes on his breast is perched on some vegetation in a wetland. This is a male Yellow Warbler. I photographed this bird in mid-June at Cemetery Road Wetlands, which is a marsh in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The Yellow Warbler is a long-distance migrant that spends its winter in Central America and northern South America. It begins arriving in our area in late April; most will have left by the end of September.

For the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #stripes, I offer this lovely Yellow Warbler, showing off the chestnut streaking on his breast. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #ADK #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
A lovely blue bird is perched on the top branch of an apple tree in bloom. This is the Indigo Bunting, a species sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," because these birds sing from dawn to dusk, often atop the tallest perch they can find. These favored singing sites are maintained throughout the breeding season and often from year to year, so a birder intent on capturing Indigo Bunting songs can listen for the birds singing from the same perch for many years.

A lovely blue bird is perched on the top branch of an apple tree in bloom. This is the Indigo Bunting, a species sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," because these birds sing from dawn to dusk, often atop the tallest perch they can find. These favored singing sites are maintained throughout the breeding season and often from year to year, so a birder intent on capturing Indigo Bunting songs can listen for the birds singing from the same perch for many years.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #blue. How about this #IndigoBunting, showing off his bright blue plumage on a spring morning? wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #adk #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
The image shows a small brown bird with a bit of yellow on the throat and white wing bars. This is an American Goldfinch, a small finch that we see year-round here in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The American Goldfinch diet is dominated by seeds, including those from thistle, sunflowers, asters, grasses, and trees. It generally forages while perched on the plant and will hang upside down from branches or thistle heads to reach seeds. American Goldfinches readily come to winter feeders, where they are sometimes seen of flocks of 200 or more. They come to most kinds of feeders (including hopper, platform, and hanging feeders) and are also seen feeding on the ground below feeders.

The image shows a small brown bird with a bit of yellow on the throat and white wing bars. This is an American Goldfinch, a small finch that we see year-round here in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The American Goldfinch diet is dominated by seeds, including those from thistle, sunflowers, asters, grasses, and trees. It generally forages while perched on the plant and will hang upside down from branches or thistle heads to reach seeds. American Goldfinches readily come to winter feeders, where they are sometimes seen of flocks of 200 or more. They come to most kinds of feeders (including hopper, platform, and hanging feeders) and are also seen feeding on the ground below feeders.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Eating. How about this #AmericanGoldfinch eating sunflower seeds on our deck? wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#finch #goldfinch #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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1 week ago
A large grey-blue bird is sitting on a nest on one leg. This is a Great Blue Heron. They nest in colonies. Males arrive at the colony first and settle on nest sites; from there, they court passing females. Colonies can consist of 500 or more individual nests, with multiple nests per tree built 100 or more feet off the ground. This colony, which was on the edge of a small pond, had 14 nests.

A large grey-blue bird is sitting on a nest on one leg. This is a Great Blue Heron. They nest in colonies. Males arrive at the colony first and settle on nest sites; from there, they court passing females. Colonies can consist of 500 or more individual nests, with multiple nests per tree built 100 or more feet off the ground. This colony, which was on the edge of a small pond, had 14 nests.

For the alt #birdoftheday theme #oneleg, I offer this Great Blue Heron. Essex County, New York (9 April 2023) wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#GreatBlueHeron #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #Herons

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 weeks ago
A gray and white bird with a black band encircling its yellow bill is perched on a rock near the banks of Lake Champlain in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. The Champlain Valley is a center for cold-weather birding in the Adirondack Park. Lake Champlain remains open for much of the winter, so it attracts a large number of ducks and other aquatic birds that had abandoned their breeding territories in the Adirondack interior earlier in the fall. The Ring-billed Gull is a partial, mid- to long-distance migrant. Most individuals depart their breeding regions in late summer and early fall to winter in warmer areas. As lakes freeze over in the Adirondack interior, these gulls (which are frequently seen throughout the Adirondacks during the warmer months) gradually disappear in search of open water.

A gray and white bird with a black band encircling its yellow bill is perched on a rock near the banks of Lake Champlain in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. The Champlain Valley is a center for cold-weather birding in the Adirondack Park. Lake Champlain remains open for much of the winter, so it attracts a large number of ducks and other aquatic birds that had abandoned their breeding territories in the Adirondack interior earlier in the fall. The Ring-billed Gull is a partial, mid- to long-distance migrant. Most individuals depart their breeding regions in late summer and early fall to winter in warmer areas. As lakes freeze over in the Adirondack interior, these gulls (which are frequently seen throughout the Adirondacks during the warmer months) gradually disappear in search of open water.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls. Here’s a Ring-billed Gull on the edge of Lake Champlain in upstate New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#RingBilledGull #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 weeks ago
An olive-green and white bird with a red iris and gray crown is perched on a branch singing. This bird is known for its tireless, persistent, and very loud singing, which often drowns out the more melodious songs of neighboring birds. This is a summer bird for us. It’s a long-distance migrant, spending its winters in the Amazon basin of South America.

An olive-green and white bird with a red iris and gray crown is perched on a branch singing. This bird is known for its tireless, persistent, and very loud singing, which often drowns out the more melodious songs of neighboring birds. This is a summer bird for us. It’s a long-distance migrant, spending its winters in the Amazon basin of South America.

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #OpenBeak, I offer this Red-eyed Vireo, showing off his signature red eye. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#RedEyedVireo #Adirondackbirding #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #ADK

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 weeks ago
A small brown and white bird with a red patch on its crown is perched on a branch. The bird has a bright pink wash on his breast. There are snow-covered trees in the background. The bird is a Common Redpoll, a finch that breeds to our north and moves south into our area for the winter. The Common Redpoll is an irruptive migrant, which moves into our region if food supplies are limited on their breeding grounds.

A small brown and white bird with a red patch on its crown is perched on a branch. The bird has a bright pink wash on his breast. There are snow-covered trees in the background. The bird is a Common Redpoll, a finch that breeds to our north and moves south into our area for the winter. The Common Redpoll is an irruptive migrant, which moves into our region if food supplies are limited on their breeding grounds.

For the Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #Finches, I offer this #CommonRedpoll, fluffed up against the winter chill. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #redpolls

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Adirondack Nature
Adirondack Nature
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2 weeks ago
A small bird with distinctive midnight blue, black, and white plumage is sitting on a branch against a bright green background of leaves. This is a Black-throated Blue Warbler. This photo was taken on the John Brown Farm Trails near Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The Black-throated Blue Warbler is a wood warbler that breeds in the northeastern US and southeastern Canada and spends the winter in the Caribbean. These birds subsist mainly on insects during breeding season. Their menu during this time includes spiders, crane flies, moths, and caterpillars. Like many other warbler species, Black-throated Blue Warblers search for prey primarily on the surface of vegetation. This sets them apart from bark gleaners (like Black-and-white Warblers or Red-breasted Nuthatches) and flycatchers (birds that fly out to catch flying insects, like American Redstarts). Black-throated Blue Warblers take prey mainly from the undersides of leaves. They concentrate their foraging on deciduous foliage, with coniferous vegetation consistently ignored

A small bird with distinctive midnight blue, black, and white plumage is sitting on a branch against a bright green background of leaves. This is a Black-throated Blue Warbler. This photo was taken on the John Brown Farm Trails near Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The Black-throated Blue Warbler is a wood warbler that breeds in the northeastern US and southeastern Canada and spends the winter in the Caribbean. These birds subsist mainly on insects during breeding season. Their menu during this time includes spiders, crane flies, moths, and caterpillars. Like many other warbler species, Black-throated Blue Warblers search for prey primarily on the surface of vegetation. This sets them apart from bark gleaners (like Black-and-white Warblers or Red-breasted Nuthatches) and flycatchers (birds that fly out to catch flying insects, like American Redstarts). Black-throated Blue Warblers take prey mainly from the undersides of leaves. They concentrate their foraging on deciduous foliage, with coniferous vegetation consistently ignored

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BugCatchers. Here’s a #BlackThroatedBlueWarbler, looking very well-fed. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

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2 weeks ago
A brown bird with a yellow belly is sitting on top of some goldenrod in a meadow. This is a female Bobolink. They breed in this hay meadow near Lake Placid in upstate New York. Bobolinks arrive on their breeding grounds in our part of the Adirondacks in early May. They leave for their long trip south in the last half of August.

A brown bird with a yellow belly is sitting on top of some goldenrod in a meadow. This is a female Bobolink. They breed in this hay meadow near Lake Placid in upstate New York. Bobolinks arrive on their breeding grounds in our part of the Adirondacks in early May. They leave for their long trip south in the last half of August.

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #Migratory birds, I offer this attractive #Bobolink that travels 6,000 miles from South America to upstate New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

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2 weeks ago
A yellowish bird with an olive back and two prominent white wing bars is foraging on the ground. It’s sunny, so the bird is casting a shadow. I took this photo near Jones Pond in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

A yellowish bird with an olive back and two prominent white wing bars is foraging on the ground. It’s sunny, so the bird is casting a shadow. I took this photo near Jones Pond in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

For the alt #birdoftheday theme #silhouettes&shadows I submit this #pinewarbler, which also qualifies as #grounded.
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2 weeks ago
A handsome gray and white bird is sitting on a rock on the banks of Lake Flower in Saranac Lake – a village in upstate New York. There are always two or three gulls hanging around the boat launch and picnic area. This is a good place for them to get some easy food, like discarded fish scraps and human litter. Gulls are opportunistic scavengers and quickly learn to associate boats with food sources.

A handsome gray and white bird is sitting on a rock on the banks of Lake Flower in Saranac Lake – a village in upstate New York. There are always two or three gulls hanging around the boat launch and picnic area. This is a good place for them to get some easy food, like discarded fish scraps and human litter. Gulls are opportunistic scavengers and quickly learn to associate boats with food sources.

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #gulls, I offer this smug-looking #RingBilledGull near a boat launch in the #AdirondackMountains of upstate New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #theme #nature #wildlife #gull

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2 weeks ago
A pair of Hooded Mergansers are together on the edge of the ice in a small pond. The female has a cinnamon crest; the male has a nice black and white crest. This photo was taken on 2 April in the pond on Hulls Falls Road in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The pond was still partly iced over. Spring comes late in the Adirondacks, but as soon as the ice clears from ponds, lakes, and rivers, we start to see ducks again.

A pair of Hooded Mergansers are together on the edge of the ice in a small pond. The female has a cinnamon crest; the male has a nice black and white crest. This photo was taken on 2 April in the pond on Hulls Falls Road in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The pond was still partly iced over. Spring comes late in the Adirondacks, but as soon as the ice clears from ponds, lakes, and rivers, we start to see ducks again.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples. So how about a #HoodedMerganser pair enjoying the sun in early spring? wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackMountains #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #Mergansers #ducks #theme

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3 weeks ago
A small bird with a white belly and a gray cap is perched on a tree. This is the Boreal Chickadee, previously known as Brown-capped Chickadee. This bird is one of two chickadee species we see here in the Adirondack Mountains. The other is the more common Black-capped Chickadee. Boreal Chickadees inhabit mostly mature coniferous forests. This species is a permanent resident of North America's northern coniferous forests, ranging from Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland, and extending into the northernmost U.S. states, including the Adirondack Mountains. It’s a relatively rare bird in our area, so I rarely see them.

A small bird with a white belly and a gray cap is perched on a tree. This is the Boreal Chickadee, previously known as Brown-capped Chickadee. This bird is one of two chickadee species we see here in the Adirondack Mountains. The other is the more common Black-capped Chickadee. Boreal Chickadees inhabit mostly mature coniferous forests. This species is a permanent resident of North America's northern coniferous forests, ranging from Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland, and extending into the northernmost U.S. states, including the Adirondack Mountains. It’s a relatively rare bird in our area, so I rarely see them.

The alt #BirdOfTheDay is #TreePerchers. Here’s a #BorealChickadee perched on a tree. wildadirondacks.org/john-brown-f...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackMountains #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #BorealChickadee #chickadees #ECK #BrownCappedChickadee

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3 weeks ago
The image shows a Common Loon pair. One of the loons is sitting on a nest on the shoreline, while the other bird is floating close by. This photo was taken on a large pond in the Adirondacks where I grew up.

The image shows a Common Loon pair. One of the loons is sitting on a nest on the shoreline, while the other bird is floating close by. This photo was taken on a large pond in the Adirondacks where I grew up.

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #LandMeetsWater, I offer this #CommonLoon, nesting on the shore of a pond in the #AdirondackMountains of upstate New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #loons #ECK

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3 weeks ago
The image shows a female Ring-necked Duck with three ducklings swimming in a marsh. Ring-necked Ducks are among the many boreal birds who make their homes on marshland. This marsh also hosts American Black Ducks, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, and Mallards.

The image shows a female Ring-necked Duck with three ducklings swimming in a marsh. Ring-necked Ducks are among the many boreal birds who make their homes on marshland. This marsh also hosts American Black Ducks, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, and Mallards.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections. Here’s a #RingNeckedDuck family on a marsh in the #AdirondackMountains of upstate New York. wildadirondacks.org/heron-marsh-...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #AdirondackBirding #birds #ducks #ducklings #nature #wetlands #marsh #ECK

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3 weeks ago
A small bird with green upperparts, a yellow face with olive markings, white wing bars, and pale underparts is sitting on a branch near our front deck. This is a male Black-throated Green Warbler. He’s one of the many warblers we see in our backyard. The Black-throated Green Warbler breeds in a wide variety of habitats throughout its range. In much of the Adirondack region, breeding pairs are most commonly found in coniferous forests or mixed woods. Our property is mostly mixed woods.

A small bird with green upperparts, a yellow face with olive markings, white wing bars, and pale underparts is sitting on a branch near our front deck. This is a male Black-throated Green Warbler. He’s one of the many warblers we see in our backyard. The Black-throated Green Warbler breeds in a wide variety of habitats throughout its range. In much of the Adirondack region, breeding pairs are most commonly found in coniferous forests or mixed woods. Our property is mostly mixed woods.

For the Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #Green, I offer a #BlackThroatedGreenWarbler. Our backyard near Lake Placid in the #AdirondackMountains of upstate New York.
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#birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackBirds #backyardbirding #Adirondackbirding #warblers

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