Monthly Archives: May 2022

I kind of took the day off yesterday, but fortunately, many birders were out and about. At the Newburgh Waterfront, the Neotropic Cormorant continued, though so did its elusive nature. The bird was seen many times throughout the day yesterday, … Continue reading →

Yesterday my good friend Bruce Nott together with good friend Ken McDermott found and identified a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT at the Newburgh Waterfront near the Rowing Club! A few people got to see the bird before it flew north up the … Continue reading →

This morning I headed up county to start checking some of the breeding birds. I wanted to check out the Hurleyville Swamp/Trail to see what if any shorebirds might still be there. It was an enjoyable stop, seeing my first … Continue reading →

This morning I was only able to find 3 individual migrant birds. A Swainson’s and a Gray-cheeked Thrush and a Wilson’s Warbler. I was pleased to find the Gray-cheeked again as this bird has been teasing me all spring. Up … Continue reading →

The White-eyed Vireo continues at the Nature Trail at the Bashakill in the area right near the boardwalk. The bird is difficult to photograph due to its constant activity, but it is easily found due to its near constant singing. … Continue reading →

After birding much of the Bashakill this morning, I returned home as the heat cranked up! I was only home a while when I received a call from Joyce Depew asking for some assistance with a song she was hearing. … Continue reading →

Though I’ve been hearing one report after another of Black Bears, I had yet to connect with one this year. This morning as I sat having breakfast a movement caught my eye. I looked over to see a large Black … Continue reading →

This morning I led the Bashakill’s annual “Spring Warbler Walk”. We started at the Stop Sign Trail and eventually moved to the Nature Trail, finally ending at the Horseshoe parking lot. Though it was a bit quiet for warblers this … Continue reading →

This morning I returned to Hurleyville Rail Trail to see if yesterday’s good shorebirds continued. Unfortunately, they didn’t. Solitary, Spotted and a single Least Sandpiper were present with a pair of Killdeer. The basic birds only. What I did find … Continue reading →

With last night’s forecast I made a number of predictions. The weather was winds shifting to south overnight with rain most of the night. My predictions were pretty much all realized in the new birds we got today around the … Continue reading →