Monthly Archives: September 2016

Kate Hyden, a member of Sullivan County Audubon, contacted me to let me know how excited she was to hear we had a Little Blue Heron here in the county. This is one of Kate’s favorite birds and she had … Continue reading →

This morning I just had to get out and do something different. Last night I had read Andrew Baksh’s report from Jamaica Bay. I thought I might be able to pick up a couple of new year birds there, so … Continue reading →

I did an extensive search of the Bashakill this morning in an attempt to relocate the Little Blue Heron found yesterday. I covered all vantages from Westbrookville to Moose Head Cove on the Stop Sign Trail. I was unable to … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to Orange County to try again for the Connecticut Warbler that has been being seen the last four days. I met Maria Loukeris and Curt McDermott there, already looking for the bird. We searched for nearly … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to Cayuga Lake’s north end to try for the BROWN BOOBY that has been being reported since Saturday. I decided to head up the west side of the lake as I had seen that many of … Continue reading →

I birded the Bashakill with Bob and Mary Wexler this morning. We started at the Deli Fields where there was a good movement of birds. Highlights here include my county FOY LINCOLN’S SPARROW, Philadelphia Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Brown Thrasher and … Continue reading →

With migration at a stand still here in Sullivan County, Lance Verderame and I traveled to Long Island this morning to see if we could pick up some new year birds. It was a good day with Lance picking up … Continue reading →

We finally had some good movement overnight with our first northwest winds in some time. A good rain storm just before dawn also helped and we had a lot of birds put down. There were many birders out this morning … Continue reading →

For anyone wondering where my usual posts have been recently, the above title says it all. The constant south/southeast winds we have been having have all but halted what little migration that had been taking place. With that said, there … Continue reading →

Gordon and Lori Lam came up from Long Island for the weekend and spent quite a bit of time birding the Bashakill with many of our local group. Karen, Scott, Steve, Lance, Bruce and I all birded with them at … Continue reading →