Monthly Archives: August 2020

Last night was predicted to have little migration in our area. Once again I couldn’t understand why. Winds were out of the WNW the entire night, sometimes intensely. Today they continued with high speeds of 15 mph. That said, here … Continue reading →

The shorebird event continues at Morningside today, and for the second day, no Merlin was interfering! As I kayaked around the islands, I could see there were more shorebirds and was pleased to see that the AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER continued for … Continue reading →

I was heading to Morningside Park this morning when I got a call from Linda Scrima that she had found a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER on Skinner Lane in Orange County Black Dirt Region. I decided to turn around and try for … Continue reading →

This afternoon I returned to the Bashakill hoping for something good. Though I didn’t find anything new, I did find another Olive-sided Flycatcher at the Deli Fields. This bird was much more cooperative than the one there yesterday and continued … Continue reading →

I was heading to Morningside this morning when I got a call from Bruce Nott informing me he had found a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at the Pine Island Turf Nursery. I turned around and got down there as quickly as possible. … Continue reading →

This morning upon arriving at Morningside Park, I met Patrick Dechon. Together, we kayaked the lake in search of shorebirds. It wasn’t quite as easy this morning as there were 15 mph winds much of the time. This made for … Continue reading →

I finally had something really new at Morningside Park today. Though the four species of shorebirds were the same species I’ve been seeing, part of a total of seven species, A Lesser Yellowlegs was the first in about a week … Continue reading →

I just had to get and to do something new today. Sullivan has been so quiet I decided to head to Ulster County to try for the rare birds they’ve been seeing there. Eddie wanted to go for a ride, … Continue reading →

The best bird of the day in our area is an American White Pelican found by Sean Camillieri at the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County. Along with the several Little Blue Herons in Ulster and Dutchess Counties, they are the … Continue reading →

While Kayaking among the shorebirds at Morningside Park this morning, I happened upon one of my favorite photo subjects in the bird world. A juvenile Semipalmated Plover, my first of the season this year! For some reason, this bird is … Continue reading →