Monthly Archives: July 2018

I spent most of my morning birding Morningside Park by Kayak.  It was another memorable morning, I’m just enjoying it so much this year.  No Anhinga this morning. The highlight of the morning is shared.  I again got to spend … Continue reading →

Many birders spent the day at Morningside with the hope that the Anhinga would return.  As of nightfall, the bird never returned today.  This brings up so many questions as to what is going on with this bird.  Prior to … Continue reading →

This morning I followed my usual routine and kayaked Morningside Lake.  I was already there about 45 minutes when I checked out the dead spruce on the big island.  I hadn’t really given a thought to the Anhinga, since I … Continue reading →

This morning I birded Apollo Plaza and Morningside Park again.  The shorebird activity has changed little, a few up here and a few down there.  Spending some additional time kayaking paid off this morning!  I was just about to wrap … Continue reading →

  So far today I’ve hit the same spots I have for the last several days.  Everything remains about the same, with the same five species of shorebirds being seen.  I had a sudden start at Morningside this morning when … Continue reading →

This morning I went out once again in the pouring rain searching for anything good.  Of course a main target was yesterday’s Anhinga, but no luck. Its behavior when it soared high and south yesterday pretty much sealed the deal.  … Continue reading →

This morning I visited Apollo Plaza and Morningside Park during the heavy rainstorms.  I had half a dozen Semipalmated Sandpipers and Killdeer at Apollo, but the rain was so heavy I couldn’t make out what the shorebirds at Morningside were.  … Continue reading →

This morning I got a “Whats app” notice from Linda Scrima that she had relocated a ROSEATE SPOONBILL that had been reported to the Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge earlier in the week.  I was already birding the best spots for … Continue reading →

This morning I stopped at Apollo Plaza to see if there might be any Least Sandpipers present.  This is always my first fall migrant each year, and I have yet to have one in the county.  I was surprised to … Continue reading →

The last couple of weeks I have spent working on restoring my home and property to its pre-storm condition.  This has been a perfect time to work on it, as bird activity has been at a minimum. I have gotten … Continue reading →