New migratory birds are arriving daily in the Adirondacks as the warm temperatures and southerly winds take over.

Some recent sightings of mine are:

ruby-crowned kinglets Ruby-crowned Kinglet s52-13-393_V

 

 

fox sparrow  fox sparrow

 

 

pine warbler Pine_Warbler_l07-55-141_l_1

 

 

palm warbler(at the VIC Bog) Palm_Warbler_b57-13-247_l_1

 

 

 

northern harrier northernharrier

 

 

 

tree swallows sfw_jerryamende_276301_warbirds-copy

 

 

 

yellow-bellied sapsuckers download

 

 

 

hermit thrush Hermit_Thrush_FlickrCC_1

 

 

Several students tell me of Ospreys hunting for fish, common loons calling on Lower St Regis, American woodcocks “peenting,” and hermit thrush singing near campus. Spring is definitely the best season!

All photos thanks to the Audubon Society.

Brian is an Adjunct Instructor at Paul Smith’s College. He studied at State University College at Buffalo (Class of 1989). He is also a VIC naturalist and Adirondack Birding Center Director.