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I haven't seen a post about this yet, so here it is. This morning six
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were discovered by a New York State DEC Canada
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The storms coming through today did their job. A nice day of shore birds at
Morningside Park, including a first county record. For further details see
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This morning I went to the Deli Fields before dawn in hopes of finding the
Connecticut Warbler. After some searching and with some good fortune I found
the bird in the same place its been being seen. Thanks Lance for your
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The heavy rains put down a lot of birds in the county yesterday. There was
almost no detectable passerine movement, but Loons, Scoters, Cormorants etc as
well as a few shorebirds put in an appearance.
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A major fallout ( perhaps the best in memory) occurred today at the Bashakill
and nearby environs. Many species were seen in abundance, but the wood warbler
show was spectacular. 24 species and one hybrid were seen. For an account of
the day go to http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John H
I went out to try for Whips this evening, hoping they might be in early as so
many other species have been. I found three calling Whips on Pine Kill Road
in their usual spot. Also present were two Woodcock, a singing Winter Wren
and a gobbling Turkey, all after dark. Earlier in the week I h
I had a fabulous morning of birding this morning in northern Sullivan County.
Last nights weather event produced a significant fallout of waterfowl in the
county. Even small bodies of water seemed to hold at least a few birds. My list
of sightings is as follows:
Kiamesha Lake:
1 - Pied-billed
Highlights of a trip to Sullivan and Ulster county with Gary Strauss
and Eric Miller are as follows.
The Northern Shrike continues at Zylstra Road area in Fosterdale, as
does 3 Purple Finch at the feeders at the corner of Cooley Mtn &
Smith roads
Gobs of S
Highlights of a trip to Sullivan and Ulster county with Gary Strauss
and Bob Hayes are as follows.
The Northern Shrike continues at Zylstra Road area in Fosterdale,
seen from Short Cut road.
The feeders at the corner of Cooley Mtn & Smith roads hosted 3
Pur
The White-winged Crossbills put on a nice show this morning for many
observers. The males were singing and one did a Courtship Flight display.
They were feeding right along the road. Many Pine Siskins were present as
well. Before I arrived, Renee Davis found at least 2 Common Redpolls which
Many people got to see the White-winged Crossbills today. There were about 15
(when I was present) and at least 100 Pine Siskins in the area along Cooley
Road. The best way for people to find the bog is to take Rt 17 to exit 98 and
take Parksville/Cooley Road east about 8 miles. So many peop
This morning after checking the bash (a lot of waterfowl), I headed to
Neversink to see how the winter finches were faring. I was not disappointed.
I ran into several flocks of PINE SISKINS. I also spotted a few PURPLE
FINCHES on Hunter Road. When I reached Cooley Bog, as I stepped out of
Arlene Borko and I got out for some early morning birding yesterday. No
Red-throated Loons nor Bonaparte's Gulls today. We did find about three dozen
Snow Buntings at the Neversink Reservoir, and a nice first year NORTHERN SHRIKE
on Clements Road near Liberty. Other waterfowl numbers were abo
Last nights storm and today's wind brought many birds to Sullivan County. This
afternoon I birded all the hot spots in the county. Yankee Lake, Swan Lake,
Kiamesha Lake and a few others. Red-throated Loon is rare in the county and
these were my first in several years. Fortunately, Scott and
This morning while conducting the Summitville Hawk Watch, at 11:10 am I noticed
two gulls coming at me over the first nob northeast of the tower. As the birds
got closer, I realized something wasn't right. They were neither Herring nor
Ring-billed Gulls, our most common at the site. They had
An exciting day of birding in Sullivan County at Morningside Park and Apollo
Plaza with a good number of birds coming in on the storm. Highlights included
SEVEN BLACK TERNS!! This is a county record! I was able to reach Arlene Borko
and Scott Baldinger who were able to come over and see the b
Shorebird numbers are finally starting to pick up in the county. Here are the
high counts over the weekend and this morning from Sullivan County Community
College and Morningside Park.
Semi-palmated Plover - 3
Killdeer - 17
Spotted Sandpiper - 5
Solitary Sandpiper - 3
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Sem
A descent fallout took place overnight at the Bashakill. I ended the morning
with 19 species of warbler. The highlight of these were at least 25 BLACKPOLL
WARBLERS on the Scotch Pines in the parking lot for the Orchard and Stop Sign
Trail. I also had about two dozen Magnolia Warblers between th
Torrential rains today did not deter the hearty birders in the area. Many were
out early (not me) and tipped me off to a reasonable fallout on the Nature
Trail and Stop Sign Trail at the Bashakill. I personally only had a dozen
species of warbler, highlighted by a nice Tennessee Warbler. Most
Sullivan County held it annual "Break-a-hundred Day" weekend from 5/13 through
5/15. Considering that the weather was not the best, some rain each day and
heavy rain on Sunday, it was a great success. 157 species were seen in total
by the seven teams that scoured the county. Highlights includ
I have been touting South-southwest storms for years, and they didn't
disappoint today. I got out very early and hit all the water spots first,
knowing if the rain stopped things might pull out. Great birds were in many
locations. I birded Kiamesha Lake, Morningside Park, Neversink Reservoir
Having just returned from a three week trip to Arizona last evening, I couldn't
wait to get out this morning to see some of the great stuff my friends have
been getting the last five days or so. This morning was not what I was hoping
for since I awoke to thunder and lighting and torrential rain
On January 3, 2011, I was observing Evening Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls at
Sue Rayano's feeders up-county when I received a call from Arlene Borko. She
informed that a woman we know called to say she had an unknown bird under her
feeders for the last three mornings and she can not figure out
Jerry Lazarczyk came down from Grand Island, New York to see some of the birds
we've been getting in Sullivan County. The morning started with a deep freeze
@ 7 degrees. Birds were scarce at first, but as the sun warmed things up,
things started jumping. Common Redpolls continue to invade the
Arlene Borko and I birded the county in the morning on Christmas Day. We had
continued good luck with a number of birds. On Hanofee Road in Neversink, the
Common Redpoll* flock had grown to over 80 birds, and one flyover flock was
seen at the Rondout Reservoir. A dark-phase Rough-legged Haw
A bright sunny morning Friday, following Thursday's near white out conditions
with snow falling sideways in the high winds produced some great birds. A
number of birders were out around the county and while no one got all of the
birds, everyone found something good. Lance already posted his BO
Great birding again today in the county. We are having a learning experience
with the Great Cormorant. It was not seen today, but photos provided to us by
Ellie Knierieman have brought a whole new light on the bird. The Great
Cormorant has been roosting in TREES She provided us with fou
The Bashakill produced many birds today. The Great Cormorant was not seen to
my knowledge, but while searching some of the back bays for the bird I found an
adult TUNDRA SWAN in a flock of Canada Geese, a number of our regular birders
were able to get to see it and it still remained when we all
Good birding continues in the county. The GREAT CORMORANT continues at the
Bashakill. I know a few people missed it during the day this weekend, it has
been hanging out in a resaca/oxbow in the channel out from the observation
tower on the "Birch Trail". If you don't want to take the hike, th
Another interesting day in Sullivan. The GREAT CORMORANT continues at the
Bashakill WMA. It was seen by at least a dozen people both this morning and
this afternoon. I am really hoping the bird survives the accelerated hunting
that takes place each weekend at this time of year. Due to the are
Another great day of birding in SC. The Great Cormorant was missing most of
the afternoon. An armada of Kayaks (at least 20 at one point) were taking
advantage of the beautiful weather and must have pushed the bird away for a
time, but late this afternoon Scott Baldinger called to say the bird
A number of us were out early this morning looking for the cormorant. Foggy
conditions hampered the search in several areas. After checking the main boat
launch we headed elsewhere. Scott Baldinger arrived a little later and spotted
the bird out from the main boat launch almost immediately.
This afternoon after work I birded the Bashakill. I birded Haven Road, The
Stop Sign Trail and the Orchard. Many sparrows were present including a number
of Fox Sparrows. Ducks seemed limited to Mallards and Woodies. It began to
rain and I headed to the Main Boat Launch in hopes of a differe
OOOPS Sorry about that. Anyway, great birding today! here is a list of the
highlights of the 62 species seen:
Northern Pintail
Ringnecked Duck
SURF SCOTER
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Greater Yellowlegs
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
Swainson's Thrush
White-crowned Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Purpl
Seeing the forecast for today, I was hoping for another fall fallout. I was
not disappointed. I birded all the main hotspots in the county today,
including all lakes and reservoires. Many birds put down with the wind and
rain last night (those southerly storms hitting northerly winds just can
Sullivan County's streak of great birding continued over the last week. Arlene
Borko, Scott Baldinger, Lance Verderame and I had some really good birds. It
all started last weekend when we had good flights of warblers, vireos and
sparrows. Highlights included Lincoln's Sparrows and Swainson's
Sullivan County's streak of great birds continued today. After work this
afternoon, I found a juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Morningside Park!
This is only the second record for the county (4 birds Swinging Bridge fall
'05). This brings the shorebird total to 17 species thus far this ye
A four day weekend of birding for Scott Baldinger, Arlene Borko, Lance
Verderame and I here in Sullivan County really paid off in terms of migration
and good birds. Highlights of the weekend included 16 or more species of
warbler, including BAY-BREASTED, TENNESSEE and Palm Warblers. The big
There was evidence of some movement overnight. The warm,humid, calm conditions
still produced good birds today. A STILT SANDPIPER at Morningside Park this
morning was our first in four years in the county. Scott Baldinger was able to
get there to see it and add it to his county list. Later i
Sullivan County's streak of good birding continued today. This morning I
found a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (good photos)at the Apollo Plaza (our second in a
week). This very cooperative bird was seen by many throughout the day. Arlene
Borko, Renee Davis, Marge Gorton and I birded both Apollo and Mor
Today I birded several of our current hot spots in the county. The
Black-bellied Plover continues, now in it's fourth day. The two Pectoral
Sandpipers continue as well, all at Morningside Park. Three Lesser Yellowlegs
were a good find as well. Most of the birds, which seemed to peak yesterd
Renee Davis and I went to Morningside Park this afternoon hoping for some new
birds. Surprisingly, there was no change overnight, nor today. Every bird
that was present last evening was still there this evening, down to the exact
count. It is unusual for a Black-bellied Plover to continue mor
Following one of the dullest periods of birding in the county that I can
remember, Birding came to life the last week or so. The Bashakill is alive
with birds following one of the best breeding seasons the marsh birds have had
in years. As many as sixteen Common Moorhens, including ten grown c
This evening, Arlene Borko and I conducted our first of three surveys for the
"Bird Studies of Canada" Marsh Bird Monitoring Surveys. When we reached our
third site, Arlene began the clock and I started calling off birds. As I
panned to my left, I was amazed to see a SANDHILL CRANE standing i
Many birders converged on the Bashakill this weekend. There were many field
trip, Big Day and Big Weekend participants. At times it was hard to get a
parking spot. I doubt anyone was disappointed. Highlights of our weekend
(Arlene Borko, Lance Verderame, Bill Fiero and I were a team) include
I was only out a few hours in the pouring rain today, but there were some good
birds found in the county. Lance Verderame found six White-winged Scoters on
Kiamesha Lake, Ken McDermott found a Black Tern on the Bashakill this morning,
and I found a Common Tern on the Bash around noon while look
Following a night of heavy rain, which continued through mid-morning, we had
another great day of birding in the county. Many birders were out today, some
of which were working on "Big Days" or "weekends". The combined list of birds
reported to me managed to just eek out 100! Highlights inclu
About a dozen birders were out today, covering both the Bashakill and Linear
Park. When we were done, we had a combined list of 97 species! (maybe more)
Highlights were a rather low 18 species of Warblers, the usual marsh birds
(Virginia Rail, American Bittern, Common Moorhen) FOS Eastern Wood
The heavy rain and high wind served us well last night. A major fallout
occurred in most of the county. Most of the birds were water fowl. High
numbers were found on Kiamesha Lake, Yankee Lake, Morningside Park and Swan
Lake. Lesser numbers were found at the Bashakill. Here is a list of the
Every once in a while, a birding day goes so well, you just can't believe how
much you enjoy it. Arlene Borko and I started out early this morning, meeting
a group of our friends at the Bashakill. Scott Baldinger, Ed Morse, Gary
VanHouten, Ken McDermott, Steve Sckyler and a few others all got
This afternoon I returned to the Bashakill at 3pm to see if the Golden Eagle
was still around and what else might be among the abundant waterfowl. When I
arrived, no one else was there. I scanned the marsh on both sides of the road.
On my second scan of the north side, I looked to the extreme
Yesterday at 3 pm I discovered an immature GOLDEN EAGLE off Haven Road at the
Bashakill. It swooped in from the pines near the Pine Boat Launch and joined
several immature Bald Eagles on the ice. I was able to reach a number of
birders and about a dozen came to see this cooperative bird. It
Ruby-crowned should have been a Kinglet --- not a warbler! Sorry.
Renee Davis
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Sullivan County Audubon held its 13th annual St Valentines Day Feathered Frenzy
this weekend. Six teams found a combined total of 56 species. New to this count
was a Yellow-rumped Warbler and an American Pipit. Two catbirds,and a
Ruby-crowned Warbler (unusual for this time of year) were also fou
Following what has been the worst summer doldrums I can ever recall in the
county, Lance Verderame, Arlene Borko and I had a great day today. The storms
of the last two days really brought us some special birds. As Arlene and I
were headed up-county, Lance called to inform us he had found a BL
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