Monthly Archives: June 2017

As you can tell from my recent silence, there has just been nothing happening. The Summer Doldrums are in full swing. That said, I decided to head to the grasslands up county this morning to once again try to find … Continue reading →

This morning I spent the morning birding with Lance Verderame in Delaware County. Lance knows the county well and he was helping me increase my county list. We had a great time! I managed to add a dozen new birds … Continue reading →

This morning I headed back to the Neversink River to try to confirm as many breeding species as possible. It was a very productive, enjoyable morning with almost all birds now feeding young or having recently fledged young. As usual … Continue reading →

This morning I kayaked the Bashakill. It was a beautiful, cool morning, just right to be out on the water. There was a lot of bird activity this morning and I really enjoyed getting a sense of what is happening … Continue reading →

This afternoon I had a great visit to the Bashakill! Not only did I have some great birds, but I finally got to see my first BLACK BEAR of the year! I drove into the drive to the Pine Boat … Continue reading →

This morning I took my annual June walk through Wolf Brook and into the Neversink Gorge as far as the falls on Mullet Brook. As always, this was a great walk and a perfect morning with cool temps and no … Continue reading →

This afternoon we finished painting the house and I cleaned up and headed to the Bashakill. You never know when a birding trip can turn into one of those special outings. That’s what happened today. As I pulled up on … Continue reading →

Since I’ve been home, I’ve spent most of my time catching up on some much needed home improvement and yard work. Each year at this time I set out to see how our breeding birds are doing and a call … Continue reading →

Today, Ed VanBuren and I took the long trip west to the state of Michigan! It took us twelve hours, but was an easy trek. We arrived in Grayling, Michigan at 5:30 pm to check into the “Woodland Motel”. We … Continue reading →

Karen Miller and I birded the Bashakill this morning and were fortunate to have a calling LEAST BITTERN off the Birch Trail about 100 yards down from the Main Boat Launch. The bird was well out in the marsh, but … Continue reading →