I split my time this weekend between Orange and Sullivan Counties. One of my goals this year is to get to 200 birds in Sullivan County, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to add any new species this weekend. I tried two times for the Mourning Warbler(s) which were reported at the Bashakill; I had a near miss (15 minutes or so) on Saturday and no luck on Sunday. I also tried for the Black-bellied Plover that was at Hurleyville Swamp – I missed it on Thursday evening and then by Saturday morning most of the shorebirds had moved on from that location.
Hopefully my luck will change for the better tomorrow; I’m heading out on a 24 hour pelagic tonight through tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it will be a productive trip.
Yard Birds 2022: (49) – I added 2 species this week: Eastern Wood-Pewee and Baltimore Oriole.
Thank You Matt. As always, very much appreciated.
And thank you for checking in Derek! Matt
The American Princess Cruise Trip? Have a great time.
Hoping to do one next year.
Hope the pelagic goes well Just returned from a grandsons wedding in North Carolina. Got some birding in before and on the way home. Had Bachmans sparrow , Red Cockaded Woodpecker, Brown headed nuthatch , heard Bobwhite, brown pelican , Swainsons warbler, Avocet, black necked stilt etc. This puts my year count at slightly over 200. Hope the second half of the year is productive. Sorry you missed the mourning