Monthly Archives: November 2012

Not to much has changed over the last week. Water fowl numbers continue to fluctuate with some new sites for good numbers being added. Yankee Lake remains good for Goldeneye, Hooded Mergansers, Ruddy Ducks and Lesser Scaup. Wanasink Lake has … Continue reading →

At the current time, Swan Lake is the best spot for birds in the county. Water fowl remains plentiful and some other interesting birds can be seen as well. As I was walking back up from the shore in the … Continue reading →

Today Renee Davis and I traveled to Montauk, Long Island to try for the NORTHERN LAPWINGS. We were not disappointed. We arrived to be told they had just flown off, but that they almost always go to the same location … Continue reading →

The upper half of the county had some snow and rain overnight, continuing through this morning. I had hoped that it would put some birds down, but for the most part it didn’t. The Red-throated Loon continues to be the … Continue reading →

Between errands this morning, I hit a couple of the hot spots up county. At the Neversink Reservoir the RED-THROATED LOON continues. At Swan Lake all the birds seen yesterday continued today. The Brant seems to have found a home … Continue reading →

Today I birded several areas, but Swan Lake was the best spot by far. Water fowl were all over the lake and a surprise to me were some late shore birds. Here is a list of the highlights: Common Mergansers … Continue reading →

Summitville Hawk Watch 2012 – John Haas The Summitville Hawk Watch conducted hawk counts from the Shawangunk Ridge from 9/9 through 11/9/12. The watch is sponsored by the Sullivan County Audubon Society. We are located at the Fire Tower on … Continue reading →

This morning I was just getting ready to pick up Arlene Borko when I received a call from Lance Verderame informing me he had just found a juvenile RED-THROATED LOON on the Neversink Reservoir. I picked up Arlene and we … Continue reading →

This week was somewhat lackluster compared to the last couple of weeks. There were still some good birds. Scott Baldinger continues to get the occasional Evening Grobseak at his feeders even though the Pine Siskin invasion has waned somewhat. A … Continue reading →

Each year I go to Florida for two weeks in early November. This year, due to Hurricane Sandy, we have had to cancel our plans at the last minute. We still have no power (do have generator), water, heat, cable … Continue reading →