Monthly Archives: October 2018

It was a rather quiet day today.  I started on Yankee Lake where I viewed the scoters from a distance, now in their ninth day. I’m hoping they will be here tomorrow to start November off right. I then covered … Continue reading →

The two Surf Scoters continue on Yankee Lake.  The two Bonaparte’s Gulls continue on Swan Lake. The Pectoral Sandpiper count on Resnick Road is up by one to four birds among the many Killdeer and Vesper Sparrows can be found … Continue reading →

Just yesterday I was envying Matt Zeitler’s good shorebird day in Orange County.  I haven’t had any shorebirds here in Sullivan County in a couple of weeks.  Today I went out looking for ducks and finches.  As things often go, … Continue reading →

I had just arrived in Monticello when I got an alert that Matt Zeitler had found a CATTLE EGRET (above) at the parking area on Oil City Road in Wallkill NWR!  I zoomed down and met Matt (thanks Matt for … Continue reading →

I went out to check the water this morning for anything new, and stopped to check feeding stations while I was at it.  The rain, wind and cold made for some fun birding. Nothing new really came in with this … Continue reading →

I had a lot going on today and tried to fit some birding in here and there.  I started early knowing I wouldn’t be out as long as I like, and it paid off.  The two Surf Scoters are now … Continue reading →

I started at Yankee Lake again this morning where the two female SURF SCOTERS and the Horned Grebe continue!  I then headed up county where I initially had few results.  In fact most birds were gone.  At Swan Lake, many … Continue reading →

  As I headed out this morning, I checked the lake as I usually do.  I wasn’t expecting much as there was little migration overnight according to the radar.  The lake was dead calm and I didn’t notice anything a … Continue reading →

This afternoon I went to Haven Road to see if I could find some good sparrows.  It was clearly a great day for them and I found far more than I thought I would.  I had the following during the … Continue reading →

Things were a bit quieter this morning, but there were a couple of hot spots.  Unusual for the site, Morningside Park was dead.  Apollo Plaza had fewer sparrows, the most common, 5 White-crowned.  Wanaksink Lake however was quite busy.  This … Continue reading →