Monthly Archives: November 2021

A mixed bag of weather and rapidly changing temperatures with alternating highs and lows might sound like a set up for some bird movement, but there was little this week. It started off cold and windy, changed to a couple … Continue reading →

Last night the winds died out and there were no fronts coming through. We were stuck between two fronts in an area of high pressure and little can be expected from that. That said, I went out hoping for some … Continue reading →

The Lesser Black-backed Gull that was frequenting Sullivan County Community College last weekend is back, if it ever really left. The bird was probably seen yesterday, but took off before it could be confirmed. This afternoon, we heard the bird … Continue reading →

This morning Scott Baldinger and I returned to Sullivan County Community College to see if by some miracle the Lesser Black-backed Gull might still be there. Amazingly, it was. It was just as cooperative as the last couple of days … Continue reading →

There were plenty of gulls in the county again today with our star bird from yesterday continuing. The Lesser Black-backed Gull was present when I arrived at the college this morning and I put the word out immediately. Many of … Continue reading →

Many of our local birders went out this afternoon in search of the Lesser Black-backed Gull. While it wasn’t found again, some other nice birds were. Patrick Dechon found a Greater Yellowlegs and Dunlin at Morningside Park which had come … Continue reading →

As you may have noticed from my silence, not a lot has been happening in Sullivan County. I was really hoping this storm from the southwest might intercept some waterfowl heading south and we might get some of the birds … Continue reading →

This morning I headed north again to check the water. Last weeks sudden influx of waterfowl on 11/4 has us anticipating the next wave. So far, that single day was our only showing, but there are more to come. Today, … Continue reading →

I almost didn’t make my rounds to check the water yesterday. I had done so for the last ten days and basically came up empty. Yesterday, as you saw, I did go, it was a fantastic day. I’m so glad … Continue reading →

As other members of our birding group went out to see the birds I had found this morning it became quite apparent that they were finding more birds than I had seen. Renee Davis had 15 Bufflehead and a fourth … Continue reading →