Monthly Archives: December 2022

When the year started out, I never expected it to turn into a “Year of the Butterflies”! I hadn’t really done much butterflying over the last ten years. I had had a previous county list of 56 species which I … Continue reading →

Once in a great while Sullivan County experiences a phenomenal year. This just so happened to be one of them. The year started off typically, with all the expected species being seen on the water and feeding stations. Then in … Continue reading →

This morning I birded the Rondout Reservoir hoping some new birds might have come in. I was pleasantly surprised to find that some had. I was trying to spot the drake Gadwall that I had inadvertently flushed from the small … Continue reading →

All groups but one has reported in, so I’ll give the preliminary results. Three teams found a total of 54 species on count day. Two additional species were found during count week, Wood Duck and Eastern Screech-owl. Some of the … Continue reading →

I didn’t have much hope for the Christmas Bird Count this year. The birding recently has been poor, especially since the deep freeze of the last ten days. That said, I couldn’t have been happier with the way it worked … Continue reading →

I’ve been so busy lately that I completely forgot to add a post about some out of county birding this week. On Tuesday afternoon I went to the Newburgh Waterfront and spent some time birding with my friend Bruce Nott. … Continue reading →

As you might imagine I am still scouring the county for any new birds I might be able to get before the year ends. I haven’t made out so well with that, but some nice birding has been taking place … Continue reading →

Today I joined Bill and Jayne Fiero for the Orange County Christmas Bird Count. I’ve done this count with them for many years, but this was my first time since the pandemic. We had a good day, but it was … Continue reading →

With the excitement of the Hammond’s Flycatcher behind us I returned to my quest of finding a few more additional birds for the county for the year. I’ve covered both the grassland habitats and the water around the county. In … Continue reading →

There were quite a few birders out early this morning in search of the Hammond’s Flycatcher, but it was not seen. It was snowing and quite dark and cold which may have had the bird hunkered down somewhere. Bird activity … Continue reading →