Monthly Archives: November 2023

Things have been pretty quiet here in Sullivan County. Red Crossbills continue to be reported here and there and waterfowl numbers are finally starting to pick up. We still have had no real influx of sea ducks and I think … Continue reading →

This morning Renee Davis, Lance Verderame, Scotty Baldinger and I traveled to Randall’s Island hoping to see New York States first record of Black-chinned Hummingbird, we weren’t disappointed! We arrived at 7:20 am to see a tremendous number of birders … Continue reading →

This afternoon Scotty Baldinger found a flock of ten Tundra Swans on Swan Lake in Liberty. A great find! Scotty let me know and though I had a thirty-mile ride to get there, I made in record time. Unfortunately, a … Continue reading →

With the endless quiet in Sullivan County continuing for so long, I had to do something different today. I knew the Loggerhead Shrike had been being seen in Ulster County at the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR so I figured I’d head … Continue reading →

With it now November I figure the shorebird season for the county is just about over. In a way I hope I’m wrong and some wonderful, unexpected arrival will show up to make our year. That said, it was a … Continue reading →