Monthly Archives: March 2024

Once again, you’ve probably noticed my recent silence on the blog. While waterfowl continues to be the main focus of our birding the last couple of weeks, the birds have pretty much been the same and no new real waves … Continue reading →

Late yesterday the Tundra Swans were still being viewed at the Neversink Reservoir. I will be looking for them again this morning. Though the deep-water reservoir is not a great place for them to remain due to the lack of … Continue reading →

Last evening I noted that the winds had changed from the high NW winds to low SW winds. This was following days of extremely high winds. I felt that there was a good chance that a southerly flow of air … Continue reading →

We’ve f0nally gotten some southwest winds of a decent speed after days of northwest winds at forty miles per hour. Unfortunately, it took out all the waterfowl from the Bashakill. I can’t ever recall so many birds disappearing overnight. I … Continue reading →

The unsettled weather over the weekend brought in some new ducks to the Bashakill. On Saturday morning I found two female CAVASBACK off the Birch Trail at the Bashakill. On my way out to the tower, I had three GADWALL. … Continue reading →

This afternoon I got word that there was an adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at Croton Point Park in Westchester. I zoomed right down to have great views of this very cooperative bird. This was a new bird for me for … Continue reading →

There was extensive migration overnight around the region. I headed up county this morning to check out the water. The first thing I noticed was that Killdeer were on the move. I had a total of 9 today, my first … Continue reading →

The water is completely open at the Bashakill, actually for some time now. This has brought waterfowl in much earlier than we might normally see them. The variety is nice and the birds are picking up in number too. Hundreds … Continue reading →