Bird census data revealed
By Jak Krouse
Using contributions from more than 3,500 volunteer birders, the Breeding Bird Atlas has identified trends in the data.
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State facilities turn out lights for migrating birds
By Mike Lynch
Most birds migrate at night and are attract to lights, which can prove fatal to them.
Pine grosbeaks: A favorite winter finch
By Birdwatch
Ample food sources lead to bumper crop of pine grosbeaks this winter
Catching up with a boreal flycatcher
By Birdwatch
With their loud “quick, three beers” song, the olive-sided flycatcher won’t elude your ear.
Avian flu hits state eagle population
By Mike Lynch
Disease impacting big birds that feed on carrion
Hummingbird research: Banding the tiniest of birds
By Mike Lynch
Ted Hicks, who is the Crown Point Bird Banding Station Coordindator, bands hummingbirds from May to August.
Going for a hike with my new friend Merlin
By Tim Rowland
Backcountry birding just got more interesting, thanks to a mobile phone app
New York Breeding Bird Atlas requests help from public
Bird watchers asked to submit sightings to eBird site, app
Avian flu found in Northern NY
Public asked to report cases of sick or dead birds, both wild and domestic
ASK A SCIENTIST: Michale Glennon on boreal birds
Michale Glennon discusses her work monitoring birds in the lowland boreal environments of the Adirondacks.