Monthly Archives: January 2021

I stayed rather close to home today, birding just the valley from Phillipsport to the Bashakill. So much of the water in the valley is frozen now that it concentrated birds near the open, warmer water. I’ve had quite a … Continue reading →

After birding around the county this morning I returned home for lunch. As I sat eating and watching my feeders, I noticed the birds seemed to have disappeared. I noticed a small movement out my side window and was surprised … Continue reading →

I had some business to take care of this morning and got a late start at birding. I came back to the valley and hiked some of my favorite trails including Linear Park. I had lots of birds and it … Continue reading →

This morning I went out to track down some birds for the last week of the month. I was able to find both Common Redpolls and Evening Grosbeaks, but failed to find the Northern Shrike today. It was a bitterly … Continue reading →

Birding continues to be good in Orange and Sullivan County’s this week. Of course the star of the show continues to be the Ferruginous Hawk first found by Linda Scrima last weekend. The bird has shown well daily, but is … Continue reading →

This morning I headed up to the Sullivan Grasslands to see what might be happening. I hadn’t been up since last week and thought perhaps things had changed some. It was a cold, windy, blustery day with frequent snow squalls. … Continue reading →

Along with the many other great birds we are seeing in Sullivan County this winter, the Northern Shrike continues. This bird is probably the same bird present as an immature last winter. It follows the same patterns of behavior and … Continue reading →

Late last night I received word from Linda Scrima that she had found a hawk in the Orange County Black Dirt Region whose ID was initially unclear. She posted the photos of the bird to Facebook and the ID came … Continue reading →

Just half way through the month and 2021 is proving to be a great birding year already. There have been an abundance of excellent species in the county thus far and I’ve been having a great time finding them. Today … Continue reading →

I birded the northwestern part of the county where I had a lot nice birds. Once again I found the Horned Lark on Reum Road. Moving along I had many typical birds, but once I reached Long Road, I found … Continue reading →