Monthly Archives: March 2014

Saturday and a Sunday 3/29 and 3/30, Lance Verderame and I hosted the New York State Ornithological Societies Spring Field Trip. Saturday, Lance presented a “Power Point Program” on the Bashakill. The program consisted of the history of the Bashakill, … Continue reading →

This morning I headed down to the Bashakill to see if anything new had come in ahead of the rain. There was a tremendous amount of duck activity. A Bald Eagle (one of 11 I saw this morning and Scott … Continue reading →

I braved the wind and cold this morning in hopes of some new birds at the Bashakill. Needless to say I checked hundreds of geese in many locations for yesterdays Cackling Geese to no avail. That said it was a … Continue reading →

This morning I met Lance Verderame at Haven Road at the Bashakill. We were watching many species of waterfowl along the road as well as 30+ Tree Swallows Lance had seen prior to my arrival. There were many good birds, … Continue reading →

While I was home for lunch, I received a call from Bruce Nott informing me he had found a near breeding plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE at Algonquin Park in Newburg. I zoomed right over where I met Bruce and we had … Continue reading →

The goose spectacle continues in Orange County. This morning Rob Stone and I were out checking all the good spots and both Snow and Canada Geese were abundant. Many thousands of these birds could be seen on the ground and … Continue reading →

Thanks to a call from Rob Stone this morning I was able to head down to the black dirt region of Orange County once again. This time he alerted me to a massive influx of SNOW GEESE! Shortly after I … Continue reading →

This morning I stopped at the Bashakill for a while to see what had come in. Among the many Common and Hooded Mergansers I found an immature RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. This is an interesting bird. From one side it appears to … Continue reading →

There was an abundance of waterfowl viewable right from Haven Road this morning. 51 Common Mergansers, 34 Hooded Mergansers, 13 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Bufflehead, Canada Geese, Mallards, Black Ducks and a single Mute Swan could all be seen. Many Sparrows, … Continue reading →

This morning I birded throughout the Bashakill checking for newly arrived species. On Haven Road, the two Tree Swallows I had found yesterday continued. Its got to be tough on insectivores with temps overnight in the teens. They seem to … Continue reading →