Monthly Archives: May 2013

This morning after checking out Haven Road and driving along South Road, I kayaked the channel from the Main Boat Launch to Haven Road and back. I counted the birds on the way out. Common Gallinules were very active this … Continue reading →

This morning I birded the Bashakill. The evidence of migration was slim. I found two Blackpoll Warblers and one somewhat late Swainson’s Thrush. Otherwise things were about as one would expect. One nice occurrence was finding an abundance of cuckoos. … Continue reading →

I met Danny Messina at the Bash this morning and we birded the Orchard/Stop Sign Trail and the Nature Trail. The only migrants I saw were four Blackpoll Warblers. All the regular breeders were present including at least two Cerulean … Continue reading →

This morning I met Bill Fiero and Wayne Hall at the Bashakill. We birded a while when Jeff Goulding joined us. We birded the Orchard and Stop Sign Trail and then the Nature Trail. Bird numbers were down, especially warblers, … Continue reading →

This morning I birded the Orchard/Stop Sign Trail and Nature Trails. It was again quite birdy, though migrant warblers were down by number of species from yesterday. Highlights were my FOS BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on the Stop Sign Trail, my County … Continue reading →

Lance Verderame called to inform me about shore birds at the Apollo Plaza. I picked up Arlene Borko and we zoomed up to find 8 Least Sandpipers and 1 Semipalmated Plover. Also present were 3 Killdeer and 30 Cliff Swallows … Continue reading →

This morning the Orchard/Stop Sign Trail and the Nature Trail were very active with the continuing arrival of warblers. I started at the Orchard where I found the male HOODED WARBLER back on territory just across the road near the … Continue reading →

A steady light rain made things difficult for birding today. I was hoping it might have put some new birds down in the area, but for the most part that wasn’t the case. Warbler numbers were way down this morning. … Continue reading →

Cold with strong north west winds discouraged me this morning, but upon my arrival at the Bashakill my opinion changed quickly. Today was quite possibly the best day so far this spring. Once again I managed 20 species of warblers … Continue reading →

I no sooner finished lunch when I got a call from Scott Baldinger telling me he and Linda and Steve had found a Golden-winged Warbler on Haven Road. By the time I got down there, the bird had moved on. … Continue reading →