Monthly Archives: October 2015

With the heavy rains on Wednesday, I traveled to all the usual hotspots for waterfowl. Very disappointing. I didn’t have a single migrant species of waterfowl. The rain kept most birds down and it was very quiet. On my drive … Continue reading →

This afternoon I returned to the Bashakill in hopes of finding the Red-headed Woodpecker again. Scott Baldinger joined me at the Nature Trail, but we were unable to locate it. We did find 60 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS though! From there I … Continue reading →

Back to the Bashakill in hopes of a big migration as evidenced by radar last night. There was a major move, OUT! Hundreds of blackbirds yesterday were down to a dozen today. Sparrow numbers dropped by 75%. Warblers were down … Continue reading →

Not having been to the Bashakill for several days I was anxious to get there to see if there had been any changes. First, I headed down to Six and a Half Station Roads Citgo Ponds. Matt Zeitler had found … Continue reading →

Arlene Borko and I toured the county hot spots this morning hoping for some storm birds from last night. We had little luck anywhere. When we arrived at Swan Lake, everything changed. While we had nothing outstanding, we had some … Continue reading →

I birded the Bashakill this morning looking for some new birds. Sparrow numbers were down, and I still haven’t found a Vesper Sparrow there. Still hoping for a good photo of one this year. In fact, all the passerines have … Continue reading →

This afternoon I returned to the Bashakill just after 4 pm. I was hoping the Dunlin would still be there, as some people were still planning on coming to see it. It was still there! I watched the bird for … Continue reading →

This morning I traveled around the county looking for birds that might have come in on the continuing northwest winds. It wasn’t very active today. The highlights of up-county were a Common Loon on the Neversink Reservoir, four Ruddy Ducks … Continue reading →

Arlene Borko and I headed out around the county this morning in hopes of finding some good ducks. The intense northwest winds last night potentially put down birds. Well, the ducks didn’t pan out (though Lance Verderame had all the … Continue reading →

I started out at the Deli Fields this morning. The place was alive with birds. Big numbers of Eastern Bluebirds, Song, Swamp, Chipping and White-throated Sparrows were present. Five Field Sparrows were a high count this fall. The most notable … Continue reading →