Monthly Archives: October 2019

This morning I started off at the Bashakill Deli Fields. There were lots of hunters, so I decided to move on. I went to the Main Boat Launch to take the Birch Trail east in hopes of finding some American … Continue reading →

I headed out a bit late this morning. There seemed to be no reason to rush. Once again there was a forecast for next to no migration. When I reached Kiamesha Lake I got a bit optimistic. There were birds … Continue reading →

We have continued to be locked in the grips of no movement here in Sullivan County.  Last night the prediction was for little or no migration, and the radar appeared to concur. That said, there was some movement overnight. Sparrows … Continue reading →

Birding has been quiet lately, hence my lack of posts. Last night the prediction was for little or no movement. The radar seemed to indicate very little, but the arrows were all over the place. The kept going in every … Continue reading →

I checked Yankee Lake before I headed up county this morning. I’ve had little or no waterfowl there thus far this fall. This morning there were 40 Canada Geese, 8 Ring-necked Ducks, 7 Black Ducks, 4 American Wigeon, 2 Mallard … Continue reading →

The final night of the three days of Northwest winds has passed. There was no wind fall of birds. We did get a few new individual birds  that made for a nice day.  At The Rondout Reservoir I had a … Continue reading →

  Both Scott Baldinger and I were out around the county today hoping for that big push of birds that has yet to happen. Though it hasn’t happened, there was some movement. This morning we had a pair of Lesser … Continue reading →

I went back out this afternoon to check the Bashakill specifically for waterfowl. It was pretty productive! I started on Haven Road where I had 150 Canada Geese, 4 Mallards and my FOS Ring-necked Ducks, just two. I then went … Continue reading →

Last nights high winds and torrential rains brought down trees and caused power outages around the county. It did little in the way of bringing in new birds. I think the winds were just too high! 25 mph and tremendous … Continue reading →

As you may have guessed by my recent silence, very little has happened this past week. Monday afternoon the winds finally made a change to the northwest and remained that way well into mid day yesterday. While this is the … Continue reading →