Monthly Archives: August 2021

If your like me, Yellowlegs can be a bit of an ID problem. It seems like two of the most common shorebird species that we see all the time should just be cut and dried as to which you are … Continue reading →

Finally, after the worst summer of doldrums I’ve ever experienced, things are starting to happen! As you’ve seen from my prior posts, Great Egrets are all over the place right now, with a high of 23 at the Bashakill on … Continue reading →

A quick update of what’s been going on the last week. Tropical Storm Henri passed through the area over the weekend and brought lots of great birds to Region 9 in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately, here in Sullivan County we … Continue reading →

Last night we had torrential rains again. I was hoping it would put down some migrating shorebirds, and it did. The islands at Morningside have tripled in size in just the last two days. This is the strangest phenomena. These … Continue reading →

Since not a lot has been happening, I haven’t posted in some time. The last few days, it looks like things are finally picking up here in Sullivan County and it has made for some enjoyable birding. Great Egrets are … Continue reading →

By comparison with the rest of the Hudson Valley, Sullivan County has been rather quiet the last couple of weeks. That said, things are starting to pick up and hopefully they will only get better. My main destination recently has … Continue reading →

I’ve been checking Morningside Park a couple of times a week to see if anything is happening with the islands. They just began to rise last week and are still relatively small. July was cool with cold rains which has … Continue reading →

With birding in Sullivan County at a complete stand still the last couple of weeks I’ve been hoping some of the great birds that have been being found around the state would turn up here. That hasn’t happened and I … Continue reading →