{"id":15353,"date":"2026-11-15T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T20:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=15353"},"modified":"2026-11-15T15:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T20:58:49","slug":"sunday-shots-11-15-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=15353","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 11\/15\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was a pretty productive weekend of birding for me. On Saturday morning I got out of the house a little bit late; I made a brief stop at Glenmere Lake on my way up to Mount Peter Hawkwatch. I found a single, distant loon that I just couldn’t put my finger on. It was holding its bill up to some extent (which would indicate Red-throated), but the bird’s head at that distance and in the early morning light seemed too substantial. I let Jeanne Cimorelli know and she stopped by and got better looks and was able to positively ID the bird as a Red-throated Loon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mount Peter was pretty good on Saturday, and I tallied nearly 70 migrating raptors. Turkey Vultures were once again the most numerous migrants, but I also had 20 Red-tailed Hawks, 10 Red-shouldered Hawks, and 6 Bald Eagles. Disappointingly, I had no luck with Golden Eagle. I’ve included my Hawkcount.org report at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~One of FIVE Red-throated Loons in the Hudson River at Cornwall Bay on 11\/15\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday morning, I followed up on Bruce Nott’s report of a Red-necked Grebe at Washington Lake from the day before. Fortunately, the bird stuck around overnight and I was able to see it. Alas, the bird was way too far out for photos, so I moved on to the Newburgh Waterfront. I didn’t have much action until I got to Cornwall Bay, where I found what ended up being a total of FIVE Red-throated Loons. I originally counted four, but Travis Rubio and Bruce Nott joined me and we ultimately had a high count of five. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also went back to Mount Peter Hawkwatch early Sunday afternoon for an hour or so. It was the last official day of the season, and several other counters had also showed up in hopes of a good finale. Ken Witkowski was the official counter; he was joined by myself, Jeanne Cimorelli, Chuck Smith, Rick Hansen, and Tom Millard. When I left around 1:30, the day total for Red-tailed Hawks was over 60 and Red-shouldered Hawks had just hit 20. As of this writing, no Golden Eagle had been reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~There were plenty of American Robins around at Mt. Pete on Saturday, 11\/14\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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~Always a favorite, Red-throated Loon at Cornwall Bay 11\/15\/26.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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