Monthly Archives: July 2022

That may be a bit of an exaggeration. Bruce Nott and I each headed to Piermont Pier this morning in response to some nice reports of shorebirds there. We arrived at 10 am and had to walk the pi’er as … Continue reading →

On an absolutely beautiful summer morning I headed to Wolf Brook to see what has been happening with butterflies there. At first it was still a bit cool, but things picked up quickly when the sun came out fully. I … Continue reading →

I haven’t been able to get out this week but was finally able to get out for a bit today. I chose to take that time to go to Rockland County to try for the PIPING PLOVER found at Piermont … Continue reading →

This morning I met Renee Davis in Briscoe to search for a Baltimore Checkerspot she had found yesterday. We didn’t find it but had lots of butterflies. Most have already been posted here and since I’m beat, I’m sticking to … Continue reading →

This morning my birding buddy Bruce Nott (thanks Bruce) alerted me to the continued presence of the Little Blue Heron reported yesterday by Ken and Curt McDermott at Algonquin Park in Newburgh! I headed right over and easily found the … Continue reading →

This morning my computer died, and I spent quite a bit of time with it at the morgue. They think they can resurrect it again, but I’ve been through so much with that computer that I would rather just replace … Continue reading →

With temps in the low nineties today, butterflies were very active. Unfortunately, there is only so much of that heat I can take. That said, I spent the morning hitting some of my hot spots. I started by heading back … Continue reading →

The last several days are a bit of a blur! With temperatures in the high eighties to over ninety, butterflies have been very active. Add to that the fact that a number of new species have just hatched out for … Continue reading →

It seems that butterflies have taken over my summer. I couldn’t be happier! With birding at the low point of the year and my atlas efforts seem to have stalled, I am thrilled to be finding more butterflies! One more … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy week with lots of business, birding and butterflying! Most of the week was just so-so with the only real bird of note being my FOS Solitary Sandpiper at the Rondout Reservoir! This is my first fall … Continue reading →