Monthly Archives: January 2015

As the snow began to slow this morning I decided to head to the town of Neversink to see what the winter finch situation was. I covered much of the township, from the Rondout Reservoir to the Neversink Reservoir. I … Continue reading →

I set out this morning to try for some new year birds in Ulster County. I was hoping for some new gulls and Eastern Meadowlark. Well I missed them all. I did have a good morning of birding though. My … Continue reading →

It was a great day of birding at the Bashakill today. Half hardies are everywhere. Scott Baldinger’s feeders are very active and it was finally warm enough to hike the trails. All of this added up to a nice list … Continue reading →

I spent most of the day today in the above area. Matt Zeitler had seen a flock of Snow Geese there yesterday and I wanted to scan through them and flocks of Canada Geese for any special geese that might … Continue reading →

Karen Miller and I traveled to Cayuga Lake today to try for the Tufted Duck which had been being seen the last few days. From the south end of Cayuga Lake we viewed thousands of ducks. Redheads were the most … Continue reading →

The county has been in a continued deep freeze this past week. It has made birding difficult at best. That said there have still been some interesting birds around. Scott Baldinger’s feeders continue to produce large numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCH … Continue reading →

Karen Miller and I traveled to Long Island today to try for some of the great birds that have been being reported recently. We had a great day. We started out at Belmont Lake State Park where we were able … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to Ulster County for some target birds. This has become my routine every January. My first stop was the Mohonk Mountain House Compost Piles. Actually, it is the fields along the road. There is no access … Continue reading →

This morning I just had to get out in spite of the snow. It turned out the snow was no problem and I had a nice morning. I was able to find a couple of nice new year birds including … Continue reading →

This morning I headed up county to Bethel, Cochecton and Delaware Townships. I felt it was my best chance for some new birds. Turkeys seemed to be everywhere on this cold rainy morning. I had a total of 61 of … Continue reading →