Monthly Archives: June 2023

First for the birds. The Neotropic Cormorant continues at the Newburgh Waterfront, often seen from the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Terminal or at the end of the trail at Global Terminal. My guess is it is back for the summer. The Prothonotary … Continue reading →

Yesterday my birding bud Bruce Nott found almost certainly the same Neotropic Cormorant at the Newburgh Waterfront that over summered last year! This morning he called to let me know he was on the bird again so I headed right … Continue reading →

For a rather cool dark day, butterflies were pretty active. I had about 8 species altogether and had a nice new one as well. Common Buckeye is one of my favorite butterflies and I had my first one this year … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to the Bashakill to try to confirm the Prothonotary Warbler is feeding young. I almost immediately ran into Barbara Ward-Blank you filled me in on her exciting encounter with the Prothonotary. She was able to see … Continue reading →

Hoping for some great butterflies today I headed to the Bashakill. I knew it would be warmer in the valley which would get the butterflies active earlier. I stopped to check on the Prothonotary Warbler and got to hear it … Continue reading →

I’ve been quite busy the last several days. I’ve been trying to keep up with the good birds we are now hoping will be breeding and trying to find new butterflies as well. On the bird front, all of the … Continue reading →

This morning I had the opportunity to join a small group of birders that were led onto private property in Ulster County to try to see a pair of Blue Grosbeak that are suspected of breeding there. We were not … Continue reading →

Little has changed over the past week. The long staying Prothonotary Warbler continues on the Stop Sign Trail at the Bashakill. Its hard to say exactly what is happening there since the vegetation is so dense. We do know he … Continue reading →

The Bashakill has been very busy the last few days. Birds have been more easily seen or heard and some new birds for the season have shown up. When I stopped by to see if the Prothonotary Warbler was still … Continue reading →

This morning as I made my way to some up-county butterfly spots I took a drive along the Neversink River at Bridgeville. It was really enjoyable, and I had some nice birds. Almost immediately I came upon a hen Common … Continue reading →