{"id":12285,"date":"2023-02-12T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T19:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12285"},"modified":"2023-02-12T14:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T19:34:17","slug":"sunday-shots-feathered-frenzy-more-02-12-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12285","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots: Feathered Frenzy & More, 02\/12\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Karen Miller invited me to be on her team for this year’s Sullivan County Feathered Frenzy, I jumped at the opportunity to break out of the winter birding routine. The Feathered Frenzy is a friendly contest where teams try to locate as many species as they can in a single day in Sullivan County. Karen and I had a really great time; it was great to catch up, do some good birding, and enjoy the sunny beautiful day (in spite of the cold temperatures and a wickedly cold wind). Scotty Baldinger emailed an excellent write-up on the event, and was kind enough to allow me to use it for this post: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~One of many Red-tailed Hawks we had on the Feathered Frenzy 02\/11\/23. This bird was flying over Neversink Reservoir.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sullivan County Feathered Frenzy, by Scotty Baldinger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five teams competed in this year’s Feathered Frenzy racing around the county to find as many birds as possible in one day for Sullivan County.\u00a0 Weather conditions were pretty decent for February.\u00a0 Mostly\u00a0sunny with temps starting out in the upper 20s ranging into mid to upper 30s during the day. It was very windy especially during\u00a0the morning portion of today’s event with some gusts as high as 25 miles an hour.\u00a0 With open water on the Bashakill and\u00a0the Rondout Reservoir, we had an excellent mix of waterfowl.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a fun filled and exciting day with a total of 63 species found in Sullivan County!\u00a0 Congrats to the team of John Haas, Bruce Nott, and Scott Graber on their outstanding total of 53 species for the day.\u00a0 They found the only American Kestrel, Pine Siskin, Brown Creepers, Belted Kingfisher, and Cooper’s Hawk in the county.\u00a0 The team of Scott Baldinger, Steve Altman with an assist from Paula Baldinger in the early morning logged 48 species for the day. They found the only Great-horned Owl, Green-winged Teals, and Turkey Vulture in the county.\u00a0 The team of Karen Miller and Matt Zeitler rolled in with 40 species, finding the only Northern Harrier, Merlin, and Northern\u00a0Flicker in the county.\u00a0 The team of Renee Davis and Marge Gorton also rolled in with 40 species, finding the only Golden Eagle and Brown-headed Cowbird in the county.\u00a0 The team of Patrick and Riley Dechon came in with 30 species on the day, finding\u00a0the only Black Vultures in the county.\u00a0 Congratulations to all who participated in this great event.\u00a0See full species list at the bottom of this post. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Redheads at Greenwood Lake, 02\/12\/23. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday morning I finally was able to run for the good waterfowl that Kyle Knapp had located at Greenwood Lake earlier in the week. Noteworthy birds included: 9 Redheads, 1 American Coot, 2 Greater Scaup, and a single Canvasback. I also went to the Greenwood Lake Fire Department – where Kyle found 5 Lesser Scaup earlier in the morning. Then, at Round Lake, I found another 2 Greater Scaup. That’s some pretty good birds for Orange County in February! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~Canvasback at Greenwood Lake, 02\/12\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Greater Scaup coming in hot. Greenwood Lake, 02\/12\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~I thought this photo was pretty cool. Canvasback in front of a Redhead; Greenwood Lake 02\/12\/23.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Redheads at Greenwood Lake, 02\/12\/23.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feathered Frenzy species list:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada Goose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mute Swan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood Duck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Wigeon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Black Duck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mallard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Pintail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green-winged Teal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring-necked Duck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greater Scaup<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bufflehead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Goldeneye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hooded Merganser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Merganser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Vulture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Vulture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bald Eagle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Harrier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper’s Hawk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-shouldered Hawk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-tailed Hawk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Eagle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Kestrel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merlin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring-billed Gull<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herring Gull<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock Pigeon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mourning Dove<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great-horned Owl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belted Kingfisher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-bellied Woodpecker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Downy Woodpecker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hairy Woodpecker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Flicker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pileated Woodpecker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Jay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Crow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Raven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black-capped Chickadee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tufted Titmouse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-breasted Nuthatch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White-breasted Nuthatch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown Creeper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolina Wren<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Wren<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Bluebird<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Robin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Mockingbird<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Starling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cedar Waxwing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Tree Sparrow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song Sparrow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White-throated Sparrow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark-eyed Junco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Cardinal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red-winged Blackbird<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Grackle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown-headed Cowbird<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Finch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pine Siskin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Goldfinch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evening Grosbeak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Sparrow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Davis:          8.5 hours Total 162 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Miller:          9.75 hours Total <\/strong>95 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Dechon:      <\/strong>6 hours Total 108 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Haas:          10.5 hours Total 142 miles   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Baldinger:  10.25 hours Total 173 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, thanks to all who participated in this year’s Feathered Frenzy!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Karen Miller invited me to be on her team for this year’s Sullivan County Feathered Frenzy, I jumped at the opportunity to break out of the winter birding routine. The Feathered Frenzy is a friendly contest where teams try to locate as many species as they can in a single day in Sullivan County. … Continue reading “Sunday Shots: Feathered Frenzy & More, 02\/12\/23”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orangecounty","category-sullivancounty"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-3c9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12285"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12296,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12285\/revisions\/12296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}