Monthly Archives: July 2023

Well as you might have noticed, comparatively speaking, this has been a quiet week. Following last week’s excitement, things were indeed very quiet here in Sullivan County. I had my last new butterfly last Saturday, the Eyed Brown. That was … Continue reading →

Thanks to Peter Schoenberger’s prompting I took a close look at the many photos that were entered yesterday of the Ulster County bird. Thanks to those excellent photos in direct comparison with my own photos proves that the Ulster bird … Continue reading →

The Rufous Hummingbird continues at 24 Cole Bank Road in West Saugerties, Ulster County. Fortunately, several of our local birders were able to see the bird in Ulster County today. the more photos I’ve reviewed point to it being a … Continue reading →

The homeowner in Sullivan County viewed the Rufous Hummingbird feeding at her feeder at 7 am today. The bird then flew out, and it was not seen again. This afternoon an adult male Rufous Hummingbird showed up at the feeder … Continue reading →

As any of my birding friends can tell you, I have dreamed of a Rufous Hummingbird showing up in Sullivan County for thirty years! Yes, THIRTY YEARS! Not a year goes by that I don’t mention it and hope for … Continue reading →

Today I returned to Linear Park Trail to see just how many Broad-winged Skippers I could find. Renee Davis was going to meet me there and she eventually did, getting her first ever Broad-winged Skipper for the county! While there … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to the Bashakill to check for a Great Egret. I was only on Haven Road a few minutes when I had two Least Bittern calling back and forth just off the road. I tried recording them … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful day today and it was filled with butterflies! Though I didn’t magage to find any new species today, I had one of my favorites. Lance had mentioned that he saw that Juniper Hairstreaks were flying in … Continue reading →

For our local birders or anyone who might be birding the county over the next few months, I checked the Forestburgh area yesterday in hopes of finding some of the Red Crossbills that have been being reported there. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

This morning I went to check on yesterday’s shorebirds. The Pectoral and Least Sandpipers were gone, the Killdeer and Solitary Sandpipers continued, but there was nothing new. I then headed to Forestburgh to try for some of the butterflies I’ve … Continue reading →