Monthly Archives: September 2017

This morning I first birded Apollo Plaza where I had a Greater Yellowlegs and three Killdeer.  From there I went Morningside Park where the only birds of note were a Semipalmated Sandpiper and two American Pipits.  From there I headed … Continue reading →

This morning I had a very narrow window of time to bird.  I have pretty much exhausted what I might expect to get at the Bashakill, so I had to decide my best option.  I hadn’t birded Morningside Park in … Continue reading →

I birded the Bashakill this morning. While it continues to be relatively quiet, I had some nice birds.  Without a doubt, a juvenile CONNECTICUT WARBLER along the road in the Deli Fields was by far the bird of the day.  … Continue reading →

I had limited time birding this morning and got a late start.  I only had time to hit the Apollo Plaza and kayak Morningside Park.  At the Apollo, I had a Killdeer and a Greater Yellowlegs.  At Morningside, the Black-bellied … Continue reading →

I managed one shot of one of the Blackpoll Warblers in my yard this afternoon. Following a morning devoid of migrants, I went to leave the house this afternoon and noticed a flurry of birds at my birdbath.  Two Chickadees … Continue reading →

Kayaked the lake again this morning.  The BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER is now in its third day. (depending on whether or not there were two birds) The five SEMIPALMATED PLOVER are in their second day.  No Least Sandpipers this morning.  A Killdeer … Continue reading →

I kayaked the lake again this morning, and once again had a few shorebirds.  I was trying to photograph a Red-shouldered Hawk when I heard a plover call.  I looked across the nearby islands and saw it land on the … Continue reading →

The first winter male Northern Shoveler was a surprise, and an early record date. The only real way to describe this week would be “quiet”.  On the heels of nine good days, things dropped off after last Saturday. Warblers were … Continue reading →

This morning I got a late start. By the time I had checked Morningside and had gotten to the Bashakill, it had gotten quiet.  A number of people told me it had been pretty good early on, but had dropped … Continue reading →

This morning I met Scott Baldinger on Haven Road.  We were there to meet Lee Jones from Belize to take him birding for the morning. Just as Lee arrived, so did Karen Miller who joined us for the morning. We … Continue reading →