Monthly Archives: July 2015

Kate Hyden has asked me to post that the above event will be taking place at the Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor on Saturday August 8th. The Art exhibit will run 8/8 through 8/23/15. There will be a talk … Continue reading →

The islands and mud flats at Morningside are making a very slow appearance. They are currently at only about 7% of where they should be. That said, a few birds continue to show up. I think that the small area … Continue reading →

Not much happening anywhere today, but the Common Gallinules continue along Haven Road right by the bridge. A few years ago, the congregating young gallinules all remained by the bridge for nearly two months. There were a total of 16 … Continue reading →

I spent a little time in a number of locations again today. I started at the Apollo. 2 Green Herons, 14 Killdeer and 2 Solitary Sandpipers, and a Kingfisher were all that was there (Osprey too). From there I kayaked … Continue reading →

Out again this morning to check for shorebirds. We had some rain in the early morning hours and I was hoping it would help put something down. I was surprised upon my arrival at Apollo to find only the ongoing … Continue reading →

Ok well that’s a stretch, but sometimes this spot is just so nice to bird that I think it is something very special. That’s how it felt this morning. I stopped to see if any shorebirds had come in and … Continue reading →

I spent a couple of hours birding Morningside Park by kayak this morning. Conditions at Morningside have been poor for shorebirds so far this season. Cool temperatures and high rainfall throughout the month of June have slowed the natural process … Continue reading →

The summer doldrums have been really hitting hard lately. This morning I just had to get out to see some birds! I decided to go to the grasslands in the Beechwoods area to beef up some of our records of … Continue reading →

This morning Lance Verderame found our FOS GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the Apollo Plaza. Yesterday, the area got some much needed rain in the form of some heavy thunder storms. This replenished the diminishing pools at the Apollo. This morning I … Continue reading →

Karen Miller has become an integral part of our birding community here in Sullivan County. She has recently been adding some good records to our annual lists. On Sunday 7/12, Karen found a family of Orchard Orioles on McDonald Road. … Continue reading →