Monthly Archives: May 2023

Yesterday morning, 5/29, Michael Bochnik found a male Prothonotary Warbler on the Stop Sign Trail at the Bashakill. Both he and Matt VanDyk were able to get some nice photos of the bird. Several people were able to see it, … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve done it again……well kinda! On Wednesday 24 May, I put in a checklist of butterflies from the Deli Fields. There were 8 species all of which I had good photos of. Today I happened to look at that … Continue reading →

Today Karen Miller and I were birding at the Bashakill when we ran into Julie Hart and Daniel Schlaepfer. Julie is of course the head of the current New York State Breeding Bird Atlas and running the current Nightjar Survey. … Continue reading →

This evening Ed VanBuren and I started the above survey for Sullivan County. We positioned ourselves to be at McDonald Road right at dark to see if we could record any nightjars, specifically Whip-poor-wills. I was stopped right by the … Continue reading →

Friday morning, I met Renee Davis at the Cedar Field on the Shawangunk Ridge. She had already spotted one of the Dusted Skippers (above) when I arrived, and it didn’t take long before we found a Dreamy Duskywing as well! … Continue reading →

This morning I wanted to try for butterflies but it was rather cold. I waited until 10 am and then went to Linear Park Trail. No butterflies. I then went up on the Shawangunk Ridge. No butterflies. I decided to … Continue reading →

With migration now winding down (was ever really up there?) I am focusing more attention on the above-mentioned creatures. I did get one more new bird, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER! I don’t usually get this bird in the spring, they are … Continue reading →

For starters, on Saturday I led the Bashakill Area Associations “Spring Warbler Walk”. Nine people joined me for a nice outing at the Orchard, Nature Trail and Deli Fields. It was a productive walk in spite of the fac that … Continue reading →

This morning Matt VanDyk found a Mourning Warbler in the Orchard at the Bashakill! He posted it to the Mearn’s What’s App and I was able to reach him for some additional information. It took me some time to get … Continue reading →

It was my best day of the year so far, though oddly enough I didn’t add a single new bird for the year. I enjoyed it so much because there were actually numbers of warblers to be seen. All the … Continue reading →