Monthly Archives: October 2014

This afternoon, Charlie West found a Cattle Egret on Wisner Road in Warwick. I was fortunate enough to zoom down and view the bird with Ken McDermott and Matt Zeitler. We had good looks at the bird being herded around … Continue reading →

Truth Muller is a wonderful young man from Sullivan County who has a vast array of interests and has been recognized by the birding community  a couple of times recently.  Currently he had been asked to write an article for eBird … Continue reading →

Bill Fiero and I traveled to Jones Beach today to try for some new year birds for me, and some state and year birds for Bill. We had used Sy Schiff’s recent reports to pick out targets. In an uncommon … Continue reading →

This morning I wasn’t quite sure of what to do.  Days like this I tend to just follow my nose rather than make a definite plan.  I started by walking across the street to the lake and checking for birds.   … Continue reading →

This afternoon, once the rain stopped, I headed to the Bashakill to see what might be happening. I never made it off Haven Road. The place was alive with birds, including some nice ones. I immediately realized more sparrows had … Continue reading →

The heavy rain and north winds did little to effect the incoming birds overnight. That said, a few new birds were found. First thing this morning, Lance Verderame found a beautiful adult drake SURF SCOTER at Kiamesha Lake. The bird … Continue reading →

This morning I returned to the Rondout Reservoir in hopes that more shorebirds had come in. It was very birdy and I wasn’t disappointed. My first stop was at the west end near Grahmsville. There was an abundance of waterfowl … Continue reading →

Right on the heels of having two Pectoral Sandpipers nearly land on Haven Road yesterday, (think I forgot to mention that in my post) I had a small flock of shore birds on the mud flats at Rondout Reservoir this … Continue reading →

At a time when we are usually thinking sparrows, Finches seem to have taken the spot light. Sparrow numbers at the Bashakill have been good, but the diversity has not been great. Today, White-throated, White-crowned, Song and Swamp were the … Continue reading →

This morning I checked the lake for waterfowl. There has been nothing of note so far this season, but this morning was different. The first bird I spotted was a female SURF SCOTER! This was the first scoter I have … Continue reading →