Monthly Archives: April 2022

This morning I once again birded the Bashakill. For the first time in a week, the wind was under 10 mph and the sun was out. It seemed like spring might actually be here. It was a nippy start at … Continue reading →

Just getting to this post, but the last couple of days have been very busy and a bit of a whirlwind. Tuesday night there was a huge movement of warblers into the Bashakill. We have now recorded fourteen species of … Continue reading →

I headed out early hoping for some more movement and wasn’t disappointed. The Bashakill was very active with many new arrivals. Scotty Baldinger and I were both out scouring the area. Yellow-rumped Warblers came in in big numbers. When I … Continue reading →

Things have really begun to happen with the change of winds to the southwest. I started the day by birding the Hurleyville Swamp, the Rail Trail portion. Scotty and Paula Baldinger had birded there yesterday and noted a number of … Continue reading →

This morning I hiked two parts of the Linear Park Trail in Mamakating. It was very birdy and for once, there was no wind. I had nearly forty species and it was a really pleasant morning. The only bird that … Continue reading →

Things have been only moderately active this week with a few new arrivals for the year. In the Bashakill new birds seen included House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Common Gallinule, Brown Thrasher and several more. That said, the weather … Continue reading →

As anticipated, the southwest winds produced some overdue migration in our area. Today I managed to find a total of five BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, three EASTERN TOWHEES and one BROWN THRASHER. All of these species were new for the Bashakill for … Continue reading →

Birding has been a bit tough over the last week. The flooding at the Bashakill has limited access to many areas and you’ve kind of had to pick and choose where you’re going to focus your energy. I have personally … Continue reading →

Things have been happening about as one would expect for this time of year. A few new birds are arriving every couple of days in spite of the fact that most of our winds have been out of the northwest. … Continue reading →

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you will recall that I’m often touting the effects of weather events on arriving migrants. Last night the outlook for a fallout sort of situation wasn’t the greatest, but I … Continue reading →