Monthly Archives: August 2015

I was kayaking the lake at Morningside this morning. A few shorebirds were present. A good note about the site is the fact that the islands seem to finally be rising up. This event is a full six weeks late, … Continue reading →

I went up early to kayak Morningside, Least, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers as well as Killdeer were the only shorebirds present. I then headed to the Bashakill where at first it wasn’t very birdy. I hit the Pine Boat Launch, … Continue reading →

I kayaked Morningside again this morning. There were a few new birds that came in on the northwest winds overnight. Shorebirds were nearly the same, but the Semipalmated Plover and a number of the Least Sandpipers were gone. Continuing were … Continue reading →

We were supposed to have some intense thunderstorms overnight in the northern half of the county. The projected path put them right over the Apollo and Morningside Park between 2-3 Am. They came right at 3 Am, but right over … Continue reading →

I kayaked Morningside again this morning. The light but north winds overnight can put down shorebirds at this time of year. They often won’t fly as far without a good tail wind and I think that’s what happened last night. … Continue reading →

I was hoping the storms that came through last night might have brought some good birds in. They weren’t exactly set up right, they hit north of us most of the time, prompting birds to go down before reaching us, … Continue reading →

Well you could hardly call it morning. I didn’t arrive there until 10:45 following a trip to Apollo and Morningside. The usual suspects were in those locations, nothing new. Once I arrived at the Bashakill, things picked up. I found … Continue reading →

This morning Karen Miller and I birded several locations around the County. Apollo Plaza, Morningside Park and the Bashakill. The Apollo Plaza was quite productive for a change. I pulled in to see Keven Kriesher with his big lens pointed … Continue reading →

Following yesterday’s good reports of shorebirds from Jamaica Bay, Lance Verderame and I headed down today to see what we could find. I would like to thank Andrew Baksh for all his efforts in working with the Jamaica Bay Wildlife … Continue reading →

This morning I had some business in Middletown. As I often do, I decided to make a quick stop on Haven Road on my way. I pulled up by the bridge, parked and started to walk across the bridge. I … Continue reading →