Monthly Archives: August 2011

After a great morning of birding in Orange County, I had returned home to check out shorebirds here (not many today). I was at Morningside when I received a call from Ken McDermott informing me he had found seven SANDERLING … Continue reading →

Following up on a post from Ken McDermott last night, this morning I went to Missionlands Road to try for some of the great shorebirds he had seen yesterday. The fields were still flooded from Hurricane Irene and shorebirds were … Continue reading →

This morning I went to Skinner’s Lane after reading a post from Jim Schlickenrider. I was able to find most of the birds that he had posted and enjoyed the company of the Mearn’s Bird Club field trip participants. Barbara … Continue reading →

I birded Morningside Park this morning before the torrential rains set in. I had good birds, but left, anxious to return after the storms to see what might have come in. As usual, the storm did not disappoint me. I … Continue reading →

A nice assortment of shorebirds were present this morning. Here’s the list: Semipalmated Plover – 2 Killdeer – 20 Greater Yellowlegs – 1 Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper – 6 Least Sandpiper – 13 Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 Wilson’s Snipe … Continue reading →

Good shorebirds continue at Morningside Park this morning. A season high count of Killdeer occurred this morning as well. At Morningside: Semipalmated Plover – 4 Killdeer – 31 Least Sandpiper – 16 Semipalmated Sandpiper – 1 Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 … Continue reading →

Ongoing shorebirds have been joined by new birds over the last several days. A good count between yesterday and today resulted in the following totals, good birding! Double-crested Cormorant – 2 Great Blue Heron – 3 Great Egret – 1 … Continue reading →

This morning I did my usual routine for this time of year. Everything was about the same at Morningside, the Pectoral Sandpiper is now in its third day as well as two Semi-palmated Plovers. All the rest of the usual … Continue reading →

This morning I birded both locations on the heals of the storm. It actually rained most of my time at Morningside. Shorebirds there this morning included GREATER YELLOWLEGS (my first this fall), Pectoral Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Plover … Continue reading →