Monthly Archives: September 2012

This morning I was striking out. Neither Morningside Park nor the Orchard at the Bashakill had any birds. I was holding out hope for the hawk watch, but the completely cloudy skies and intermitent rain didn’t look good. I decided … Continue reading →

This morning I kayaked Morningside again, hoping for some new shore birds. The Black-bellied Plover was gone, but the other shore birds remained the same. New however were two possibly three FOS AMERICAN PIPITS. I headed to the hawk watch … Continue reading →

There was a nice assortment of birds at Morningside Park this morning, highlighted by shore birds. I kayaked around the islands and had great views of the birds. Though it may not show well in the photo, they were a … Continue reading →

This morning I kayaked Morningside Park in search of shore birds. There was some movement of birds since my last visit. Most notable was our second Black-bellied Plover of the season. The second bird was quite different from the first … Continue reading →

This morning looked like it would be a poor hawk watch day, so I decided to go to Morningside Park again to check for shore birds. The shore birds remained the same as yesterday, the Black-bellied Plover continuing. That didn’t … Continue reading →

I hadn’t had a chance to check out Morningside for a few days, so with conditions not looking great for the hawk watch, I headed up county. There had been some shore bird movement, either with the storm the night … Continue reading →

This morning I went to the Deli Fields before sunrise to try for screech-owls and the Connecticut Warbler. I arrived to find two Great Horned Owls calling and a couple of Woodcock flying around. As the sun came up I … Continue reading →

This morning I went directly to the Deli Fields at the Bashakill. We have been having great success there lately and I wanted to see what else I could find. Birds actually seemed to have thinned out somewhat (warblers) but … Continue reading →

This morning I was going to bird the Bashakill, but upon arriving at Haven Road, I observed four Broad-winged Hawks and a Merlin. I decided to go directly to the hawk watch in hopes of a great day. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

This morning Lance Verderame called at 7 am to tell me he had found a Connecticut Warber at the Deli Fields. Scott Baldinger arrived shortly thereafter and they both had killer views of this great bird. I arrived shortly after … Continue reading →