Monthly Archives: October 2023

Once again unsettled weather brought a great movement of birds through our area. I headed to Morningside Park this morning when I heard from Linda Scrima that she had many shorebirds in Orange County, and most were Dunlin. When I … Continue reading →

This morning I headed to Renee Davis’s home to try for a Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Butterfly that she has been seeing the last few days. It only took a few minutes to show up and a beautiful butterfly it is! I … Continue reading →

This morning I met Lance Verderame and Renee Davis at 6 am in Livingston Manor to head to West Elmira, New York to try for a Limpkin that has been being seen there the last several days. We were not … Continue reading →

Shortly after noon today I got a call from Scotty Baldinger informing me that he had found a Brant at Lake Jefferson in Jeffersonville. This lake has attracted many good species in recent years, but many of them when it … Continue reading →

This morning Eddie and I headed up county to see if any new shorebirds might have come in with the ongoing northwesterly winds. We had little at Morningside Park, just a single Spotted Sandpiper. We moved on to the Neversink … Continue reading →

Sunday morning, I headed to some up county destinations hoping that maybe with the intense northwest winds overnight that some sea ducks might have come in. No luck yet. I continued on to Rondout Reservoir where I found pretty active. … Continue reading →

With no action in the county the last couple of weeks I just had to do something different for a change. This morning I saw Karen Miller’s report that the Laughing Gull was still at the Newburgh Waterfront so I … Continue reading →

I thought I would be able to get out this morning to see if the rain overnight might have put down some birds. Unfortunately, the timing of the storm meant that we were having some pretty serious thunderstorms with extensive … Continue reading →

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in nearly a week. The fact is that migration has stalled for the time being. (at least here in Sullivan) Each day for the last week has been quieter than the day … Continue reading →