Monthly Archives: January 2017

The past week has remained fairly quiet here in Sullivan County. The Bashakill, Neversink River and the Rondout Reservoir remain the hot spots in the county. Arlene Borko and I made our rounds on Sunday. Bald Eagles are courting at … Continue reading →

This morning I birded the Bashakill briefly after taking care of some business. I found a small flock of Cedar Waxwings at the Deli Fields. While birding there, I heard from a couple of friends, Rob Stone and Bruce Nott … Continue reading →

Just a quick update to birding in the county. Everything seems to remain about the same around the county this week. Highlights of the week are all ongoing birds. Common Goldeneye at the Rondout Reservoir continue in fair number. At … Continue reading →

Today, Arlene Borko and I covered the only remaining area of the county with open water, The Delaware River. Conditions weren’t much different then yesterday, starting the morning at 19 degrees. The river was open at its fastest flowing areas … Continue reading →

Arlene Borko and I covered much of the county today for the Winter Waterfowl Count. The areas we covered included: Wurtsboro, The Bashakill, The Neversink River and The Rio, Rondout and Mongaup Reservoirs. Since the county has been in a … Continue reading →

With the county gripped in a deep freeze the last several days, I’ve spent a bit more time at the Bashakill. Both Scott Baldinger and I have been out searching for some new year birds. Continuing good birds include: Gray … Continue reading →

Karen Miller and I toured the county today to start her new year list. We had a really productive day of birding. We started at the Bashakill where we had many of the usual suspects. The best birds of the … Continue reading →

This morning I made a run around the western side of the county. I mainly hit Bethel, Delaware and Liberty townships. I started on Dr. Duggan road to check out the feeders there. I had my FOS BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS there, … Continue reading →

I spent the morning birding the Bashakill. I had only intended to spend a short time there, but it was quite active and I ended up spending the morning. There was a heavy mist falling and intermittent rain. All the … Continue reading →

Arlene Borko and I toured the county this morning to start off the new year. While we had nothing exceptional, it was a good day of birding. We covered the Bashakill, Wurtsboro, Neversink River and Reservoir, the Rondout Reservoir, Hunter … Continue reading →