Monthly Archives: June 2022

This afternoon when the rain finally stopped, I headed back to Pine Kill Road. The birds in my yard were very active and I hoped that would be the case there. It was extremely busy! In short order I was … Continue reading →

The last couple of days I’ve been working on the atlas again. This is peak time, and many birds are either carrying food, fecal sacs, or feeding young. That makes atlasing fun and I’ve confirmed a lot of birds over … Continue reading →

The last few days I didn’t do too much. I finally headed to Westchester to try for the Blue Grosbeak, but no luck. I thought that since my only trip to Westchester so far this year was for the Shrike … Continue reading →

This morning someone named Dave Warne found a shrike on the mound at Croton Point Park. The bird was ultimately determined to be a Loggerhead Shrike, which makes sense for the time of year. The bird remained cooperative throughout the … Continue reading →

The last few days I’ve been working on my breeding bird atlasing around the county. I’ve spent some time in the grasslands and in my home block as well as the Bashakill. It’s been enjoyable, but I was hoping to … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to Dutchess County to try for the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher found yesterday at the Stony Kill Farm EEC. When I arrived, they said the bird hadn’t been seen in about an hour. Fifteen minutes later it was … Continue reading →

Always fearing the summer doldrums, I was afraid they would take hold this week, they didn’t. I have been very busy with butterflies this week and surprisingly added five life butterflies in three days. That is kind of unexpected since … Continue reading →

Renee Davis and Lance Verderame have rekindled my interest in butterflies recently. I’ve been reporting my sightings to Renee who is the Sullivan County expert on butterflies and keeps a database on what is seen. This morning as I walked … Continue reading →

With migration over and the excitement of the Neotropic Cormorant diminishing, I’ve decided to throw myself into the Breeding Bird Atlas again. This is the third year of the atlas and I have lots of work I could do. That … Continue reading →

I spent the morning birding the Newburgh Waterfront with my old birding pal Bill Fiero. We checked for the Neotropic Cormorant a number of times without luck but knew it had been seen earlier in the morning, so we kept … Continue reading →