Monthly Archives: May 2015

Once again I devoted the weekend to surveying Sullivan County Grasslands in hopes of finding some rare birds. The main target of my quest was to find a Grasshopper Sparrow or breeding colony of same. We have not had Grasshopper … Continue reading →

This morning, Bill Fiero and I headed to Long Island to try for the Plum Beach FRANKLIN’S GULL. We would not be disappointed. Upon our arrival, a group of birders had the bird in their scope. We had rather distant … Continue reading →

This morning, Karen Miller and I birded the above locations. It was a great morning with all our target species seen. We first stopped along Bates Lane in Blue Chip Farms. Bobolink, Savannah Sparrows, Barn Swallows and our main target … Continue reading →

ATTENTION: ORANGE LAKE HAS NO PUBLIC ACCESS! My apologies for any misunderstanding this may have caused. The lake is private and there are no public viewing areas. On Friday 5/22, Bruce Nott found a phalarope on Orange Lake. The bird … Continue reading →

I hadn’t been to the Bashakill in a few days, so I wanted to see what was happening. Everything was about the same. All the regular breeding species are present in good numbers. I found one small flock of migrants … Continue reading →

This morning, Bill Fiero and I headed to Long Island to try for the previously reported LITTLE EGRET. Upon our arrival at Gardiner County Park, we met Pete Morris (congratulations Pete on a great find!) who informed us that the … Continue reading →

This morning I got a call from Lance Verderame that he had found a Semipalmated Plover at the Apollo Plaza. (thanks Lance!) I headed up there a short time later thinking I was going to just snap a shot of … Continue reading →

This morning I sat having my coffee, watching the front yard. The bird activity was noticeable and as I was enjoying the goings on, I decided to take a few pictures. First, I take a few minutes each spring to … Continue reading →

Though I was a bit tired out this morning, Arlene Borko and I headed out to the Bashakill to see what had come in. There were lots of birders around, and it was quite birdy. The bird family of the … Continue reading →

Friday morning I started off at the Bashakill to see if anything new came in. For me, it hadn’t. I then headed to Orange County to do some scoping for the Mearn’s Bird Club Break-a-hundred competition that was to start … Continue reading →