Monthly Archives: November 2022

As my silence speaks volumes you are sure to have noted that birding has been very quiet the last couple of weeks. That said, today I actually had my best day in some time and saw over 30 species! The … Continue reading →

This morning Renee Davis, Lance Verderame and I headed to eastern Long Island, Suffolk County to try for the adult male Calliope Hummingbird that has been frequenting a yard there. We almost immediately found the bird and it put on … Continue reading →

I have had one of the quietest periods of the year this week. Following last weekend’s Golden Eagle and Ruffed Grouse sightings it just dropped like a hot rock. This afternoon in my never-ending quest for a high count this … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what’s going on with the Ruffed Grouse lately, but I’m loving it! This morning I was headed up Claryville Road when just after cresting the hill at the top, I came upon a Ruffed Grouse! This is … Continue reading →

I’m sure you’ve detected by relative silence that the last ten days or so have been pretty quiet. The continual southwest winds have hampered migration in our area, and little has happened. Today, winds turned to the northwest following the … Continue reading →

Follow up: yes, there was indeed a rainbow around the moon last night caused by water particles in the atmosphere. Even though the sky appeared completely clear, the particles in the atmosphere showed off the rainbow effect from the moon’s … Continue reading →

Bonaparte’s Gulls are really on the move right now. I’ve only personally seen the one found on Swan Lake by Patrick Dechon on Sunday, but there has been a terrific movement of these birds as seen by Bruce Nott on … Continue reading →

As is typical at this time of year I’ve scoured the county the last two days to find new species and species of special interest. I really enjoyed the beautiful warm sunny days! Waterfowl continues to make headlines with the … Continue reading →

Following another period of nothing but southwest winds, the region experienced northwest winds overnight. They were not really high, 6-10 mph depending on where you were, but they certainly did the trick! I headed out early this morning not really … Continue reading →

You may have noticed I haven’t posted much. That’s because it has been really rather quiet the last week. That said, there are some nice birds around and I’m happy they continued into November for our records. At the Rondout, … Continue reading →