Monthly Archives: September 2023

This morning things were looking up a bit with the rain nearly stopped and skies brightening. I headed to the Bashakill with the goal of finally hiking into the Nature Trail for the first time in a while. Actually, I … Continue reading →

As is typical at this time of year I started off searching for shorebirds. I didn’t have too many, but did find Killdeer, Solitary Sandpiper and the long staying, Black-bellied Plover at Morningside Park. From there, I headed to the … Continue reading →

My prediction that the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia would put down good numbers of shorebirds in the region was an underestimate of what would happen. Sullivan County had just a taste of the fallout with 18 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 … Continue reading →

Shorebirds continue to be the highlight of the week. All of the species seen early in the week continued yesterday (day four) with the exception of the White-rumped Sandpiper which was last seen when flushed by the Merlin on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

I once again started out at Morningside Park where many shorebirds continued. I all four plover species, Killdeer, American Golden-Plover, Black-bellied Plover and Semipalmated Plover. There were Spotted Sandpipers and a Pectoral Sandpiper. A Lesser Yellowlegs completed the list. Lots … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to Morningside Park in the pouring rain. Last night a storm came through the county from the southwest. The winds were south, and the rain continued all night long. The storm cut a path directly across … Continue reading →

On August 25th Lance Verderame mentioned that any day now we could see our first big influx of migrants. That has happened many times for us here in Sullivan County, but not this year. Here we are three weeks later, … Continue reading →

Thank you to Tom Burke for his assistance in reviewing Mary Buskey’s photos of the shrike at the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR yesterday. The bird is confirmed to be a Loggerhead Shrike! I hope many of you can help relocate this … Continue reading →

Maryangela Buskey was leading a bird walk at the grasslands this morning when she came upon a shrike. She got many photos from a considerable distance, but the bird appears to be a Loggerhead Shrike. This is the same location … Continue reading →

The unsettled weather over the last several days has certainly proved to be productive here in Sullivan County. For the third day in a row, I’ve added a new year bird to my list, and all have been shorebirds. This … Continue reading →