Monthly Archives: May 2014

On Saturday May 24, Arlene Borko, Wilma Amthor and I birded not only the Bashakill, but Linear Park and Gumaer Falls Road. We had a great morning, Wilma and Arlene getting some nice new year birds and Wilma having some … Continue reading →

This morning, Scott Baldinger, Gordon and Lori Lam and I hiked in the Wolf Brook Multiple Use Area and on into the Neversink Gorge Unique Area out to Katrina Falls Road. This is a hike of 6.6 miles and is … Continue reading →

For the third Friday in a row, the Bashakill exploded to life again today. Scott Baldinger, Bruce Nott and I birded the Bash for four hours this morning, never getting any farther than the Orchard/Stop Sign Trail and the Nature … Continue reading →

This morning I decided to skip birding on land. I felt I had gotten the majority of birds that were likely at this time and wanted to get out on the water for some good sightings. I had heard the … Continue reading →

This morning Bob Kurtz and I birded Linear Park and the Bashakill. At the Bash we met up with Wilma Amthor and ran into Tom Burke and Gail Benson. While today wasn’t as good as this past weekend, it was … Continue reading →

Congratulations goes out to the McDermott, Stone and Schuyler team! They came in with an impressive 139 species! Not far behind was Gerhard Patsch’s team with 131! To all the other teams, Congratulations as well, we all had a great … Continue reading →

The Mearn’s Bird Club held its annual Break-a-hundred Day competition this weekend. The event took place from Friday 5/16 at 4PM until Saturday 5/17 at 4 PM. I participated with team “Whip-poor-will”. This year the team consisted of Lisa O’Gorman, … Continue reading →

This morning I birded McDonald Road and Linear Park, hoping to find some of the flycatchers that haven’t shown up yet. No luck. It was quite birdy with half a dozen White-crowned Sparrows and a Brown Thrasher being the highlights. … Continue reading →

This morning I birded the Bashakill with Wayne Hall and Gene McGary. We spent our time at the Orchard and Stop Sign Trail and the Nature Trail. Some birds had moved on, but many had come in as well. We … Continue reading →

This evening I went to Haven Road at the Bashakill in hopes of seeing my first of season Common Nighthawks. I arrived at 4:30 pm and found that it was quite active. I immediately heard the AMERICAN BITTERN calling. I … Continue reading →