Monthly Archives: January 2014

Today, Lance Verderame and I traveled to Long Island to try for some of the great birds that have been being seen at Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Road. We arrived at 8:30 this morning and spent two hours searching for … Continue reading →

Arlene Borko and I spent Saturday and Sunday scouring the county for winter water fowl. The county has been under an almost constant deep freeze since mid November. Last week a brief warm spell reopened water in several locations and … Continue reading →

This morning I headed out in hopes of some new county birds. It was snowing and quite foggy, but I figured what the heck. I couldn’t have realized how productive a day it would be. My first good find of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I spent the morning in Orange County. It was so fogged in until about 10:00 am that I couldn’t see anything. It then quickly lifted and I covered most areas of the Wallkill River Valley from Goshen to Oil … Continue reading →

This morning I picked up Arlene Borko and we headed back to Rondout Reservoir hoping yesterday’s water fowl would still be present so she could get them for the new year. We weren’t disappointed. Though there were only four birds … Continue reading →

This morning I headed back to the Rondout Resevoir. Yesterday, Renee Davis had found some Redheads there. Arlene and I were unable to locate them when we arrived. We found out later there was confusion as to the location. I … Continue reading →

This morning Arlene Borko and I birded some of the hot spots in the county. The Bashakill, Rondout Reservoir and Neversink River were all quite birdy. At the Bashakill Deli Fields there were at least 100 American Robins, 20 Bluebirds, … Continue reading →

On 1/9, I traveled to the above locations. Specifically Read Nature Sanctuary and Pelham Bay Park. I had a good count of birds for the day, but not as many as I expected. The deep freeze has clearly affected waterfowl … Continue reading →

I had a really great day of birding today. I headed over to Ulster County, planning on spending the day looking for some target birds, new for the year. As I traveled through Ellenville in pouring rain, a Cooper’s Hawk … Continue reading →

Today, Lance Verderame and I traveled to Long Island again to get our New Year list off to a good start. We had good luck and timing throughout the day. It started out at -2 degrees. We birded most the … Continue reading →