Monthly Archives: December 2013

2013 Year in Review! It’s hard to imagine when looking back over the year that it all took place in 2013. The possibility of me doing a true ABA big year is out of the question. In spite of that, … Continue reading →

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 37,000 times in 2013. If it were a … Continue reading →

Lance Verderame and I covered my traditional area of the Monticello CBC this morning and early afternoon. Temps ranged from 29 to 39 degrees. There was some snow cover in certain areas, others were open. Water was entirely frozen with … Continue reading →

Today, Lance Verderame and I traveled to Long Island to try for some new year birds. We had several special targets in mind. While we didn’t find some of our targets, we had a great day. Several hours were devoted … Continue reading →

I searched the valley this morning from Westbrookville to McDonald Road. Having not been out in the area for the last ten days due to the deep freeze and then a couple of days of fog, I wanted to see … Continue reading →

Arlene Borko and I went out to scope out my Christmas Bird Count area for next weeks upcoming count. We had some nice birds this morning. Here is the list of the highlights of the 25 species seen: American Black … Continue reading →

There have been no further sightings of the Long-eared Owl. We can only be grateful it graced us with its presence for the day. The Lapland Longspur continues today on Gabel Road in Delaware Township. It was in the same … Continue reading →

First, for those who had expressed an interest, the Long-eared Owl was not seen today. This doesn’t mean it is gone for sure, they sometimes change roosts and it may return to this spot again. We’ll keep our fingers crossed. … Continue reading →

This afternoon I received a call from Kathy Scullion informing me that there is a LONG-EARED OWL in Loch Sheldrake. The bird initially was spotted when it hit a window while being mobbed by crows. The bird was uninjured and … Continue reading →

Having heard a report of our 8th Snowy Owl the evening of 12/10, I decided to comb the county on Wednesday to see if I couldn’t find that or another owl. I started off at the Bashakill, as the last … Continue reading →