Monthly Archives: October 2021

Amid intermittent heavy rain and brief periods with out any, many of Sullivan County’s birders spent time at the Neversink Reservoir this morning hoping to find the LAPLAND LONGSPUR! No one that I know of missed the bird. It was … Continue reading →

Things have really quieted down in the county this week. Following some really good birding the last several weeks, things just dropped off. There was some significant migration for a couple of days, but it was a case of the … Continue reading →

There was still a good number of sparrows at the Deli Fields at the Bashakill today. Highlight among them were at least six of the Vesper Sparrows found yesterday. Other sparrows included Song, Swamp, White-throated, White-crowned, Chipping and Lincoln’s. I … Continue reading →

Every once in a while something happens you’re not quite expecting. That happened to me today. We’ve had a pretty decent fall for migrating Vesper Sparrows and I always enjoy this bird. They tend to remain in the open where … Continue reading →

As predicted, waterfowl has begun to arrive around the county in the last three days. Unfortunately, the Long-billed Dowitcher was a one day wonder. The Pectoral Sandpiper remained for a second day though. First of the fall arrivals included Ruddy … Continue reading →

With the onset of a rather intense northwest front that brought rain and some high winds to our region overnight started off the late season migration with a bang! Though waterfowl was not so much included, only Northern Pintails at … Continue reading →

The transition from fall warblers to sparrows is pretty much complete. This morning I had only eight Yellow-rumped Warblers and a single Palm Warbler. We will of course continue to have straggling warblers through the first week of November, but … Continue reading →

I set out early this morning to complete a “Big Day”! I had initially thought of an early start but had decided against it late last night. Fate had no interest in that, so at 5 am the Barred Owl … Continue reading →

The transition from warblers to sparrows is happening rapidly at the Bashakill. The last two days the avifauna has been dominated by three species, Ruby-crowned and Gold-crowned Kinglets and White-throated Sparrows. Warblers have dropped off considerably and only 5-7 species … Continue reading →