Monthly Archives: December 2018

This was another year to remember and held many first for me. First and foremost, it is the first year ever that I never got a life bird. I’m not exactly sure how that happened, there are lots of them … Continue reading →

This morning I received a call from Lance Verderame.  He told me he had found a bird he believed to be a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in Downsville, Delaware County, New York.  I was throwing on clothes and packing my camera and … Continue reading →

This morning I had my first opportunity to go for the winter finches since just before Christmas.  At first things seemed very quiet with most feeding stations I visited having no birds at all.  Once I reached Sue Rayano’s, things … Continue reading →

Today, Karen Miller and I completed the Rubin Road to Rio Reservoir sector of the Monticello Christmas Bird Count.  We had a great day.  The Alewives are running in the reservoir rivers and they are attracting a tremendous number of … Continue reading →

I birded Liberty and Neversink Townships again today hoping for something new and wanting to add some birds for the last period of the month/year.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any Common Redpolls today.  All the common feeder birds … Continue reading →

In spite of the rain, I worked my way around Liberty and Neversink Townships this morning checking on the status of the winter finches.  I found 33 EVENING GROSBEAK at the Marsden’s feeders on Woodard Road.  It was raining hard, … Continue reading →

After a good period of really nice birds over a couple of weeks, the last ten days haven’t been as good.  Today, things picked up considerably.  I started out on Clements Road in Liberty, hoping for some waxwings.  No luck … Continue reading →

There has been little happening in the county the last few days.  Most of the winter finches which were common just recently have apparently moved on.  The only birds that seem to be staying put now are the flocks of … Continue reading →

Bill and Jayne Fiero and I scoured their sector of the Orange County CBC today searching for as many birds as we could find.  It was warm (40 degrees) and wet with occasional mist and fog.  We ended with a … Continue reading →

I have been quite busy, birding most of the time and some holiday preparations too.  I haven’t posted in a while, so I thought I’d catch you up! The highlights of the week really haven’t changed much.  COMMON REDPOLL, SNOW … Continue reading →