Photos: A bird in the hand...
On Saturday, which was International Migratory Bird Day, Audubon New York designated the Albany Pine Bush Preserve as an Important Bird Area
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Perched in a tree at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve on Saturday, left, a bird chirps away as if to tell the good news that Audubon New York has designated the preserve as an Important Bird Area.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Conservation Director Neil Gifford holds a male eastern towhee while he looks at a guide to get the right-size band for its leg, so it can be tracked.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Keeping track: A male red-breasted nuthatch, bottom left, is banded before being released back into the wild.
The enterprise — Michael Koff
About 30 people attended Saturday’s bird-migration tour to learn about banding and bird watching; some of them take a close look at a male ruby-crowned kinglet before it is released.