Monthly Archives: January 2019

Once I got done with my snow removal this morning, I finally headed up county on the late side.  I was hoping to get some birding in before the weather turned again.  I hit most of my usual spots along … Continue reading →

  Somehow this winter it seems that every time it snows, I go out to bird and have a really pleasant day.  Same thing happened this morning.  I almost didn’t go as it started to snow quite heavily.  I already … Continue reading →

This afternoon I headed to the Shawangunk Grasslands to try for Short-eared Owls.  It was a cold but calm sunny day and quite enjoyable.  I had about a dozen Northern Harriers, three Red-tailed Hawk and a single Rough-legged Hawk.  Several … Continue reading →

  I headed back up county this morning in hopes of more Rough-legged Hawks, and to be honest, a Northern Shrike.  Well the shrike didn’t happen, but it was a great day.  It started snowing hard just as I passed … Continue reading →

Today I headed to the Rio and Mongaup Reservoirs to see what was still around.  I was very disappointed.  There were almost no birds at all.  Not a single eagle and almost no waterfowl.  I left and headed to the … Continue reading →

With no rarities to chase the last several days, I got back to basics.  There were a number of birds in the county that I was sure were present, but I hadn’t made contact since the first of the year.  … Continue reading →

This afternoon I got a call from Ken McDermott informing me he was viewing a white-winged Gull at the Newburgh waterfront.  I zoomed down to find Ken and many others viewing the bird, which turned out to be a first … Continue reading →

This  morning, Arlene Borko and I scoured the water in Sullivan County searching for as many waterfowl as we could prior to the arrival of the impending storm.  We manage to find a nice number of birds, though it was … Continue reading →

I had few changes around the county today.  Most of my recent snowy mornings have been very productive, as was this.  The most notable change was the number of birds on Clements Road in Liberty.  I had at least 100 … Continue reading →

It was a cold clear morning for a hike on Linear Park Trail.  I always like to do this in January, and with a impending storm on the horizon, I thought I’d get it in before the snow may be … Continue reading →