My first stop this morning was Glenmere Lake, where I found 2 Common Loons. Karen Miller went there a little later in the morning and she had a total of 4 Common Loons. Next I went to Wickham Lake, where it was busy. Highlights included 5 Bonaparte’s Gulls and a female Red-breasted Merganser. I also had my first Great Egret and Spotted Sandpiper of 2025. I then tried a few more southern Orange County lakes, but came up empty, so I headed to the Newburgh Waterfront. It was a successful morning on the river; I was able to catch up with the 5 Great Cormorants and the Black-crowned Night Heron which have been reported this week. l also added another 11 Bonaparte’s Gulls to the day’s tally. And, finally, there was also decent sized flock of scaup (40 birds) on the river; they were distant and difficult to identify, but I was able to discern several each of both Lessers and Greaters.
