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~My personal favorite photo of the year: Black Vulture in Blooming Grove, NY. Scroll further down to see which photographs fill out the remainder of my Top Ten Photos.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s hard to believe it’s time to look back on another year\u00a0of birding already. For me, 2016 was the year of birding in Orange County. I started the year with the goal of observing 200 birds in the county, a goal that I achieved in late September\u00a0when I had, of all birds, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER\u00a0at Winding Waters Trail. I was on a roll and I continued to get new county birds until\u00a0early December, when I relocated the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE that Bruce Nott had located the day before. After that,\u00a0things dried up for me and I ended the year with 214 species, which definitely exceeded my expectations. While I\u00a0did miss\u00a0some birds that I figured\u00a0I would\u00a0get (Blue-winged Teal, Brant, Stilt Sandpiper, Great Cormorant), ultimately, I feel like I had luck on my side and I got many birds that I was not\u00a0expecting to. \u00a0I’ve included my entire county year list at the bottom of this post, including dates and locations.<\/p>\n

BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I concentrated on birding in Orange County, other areas which I normally bird a little more heavily suffered, often due to my own lack of reporting and record keeping. Not listed below are my Ulster an Sullivan County totals, which were a paltry 38<\/strong> and 95<\/strong> respectively. \u00a0Here are my species totals for 2016, with previous years’ totals included for comparison:<\/p>\n

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Regarding\u00a0life birds, I added 27<\/strong> new life birds in 2016, bringing my life list total to 371<\/strong>. It was during our trip to Portland Oregon where I picked up over half (14)<\/strong>\u00a0of my new lifers.\u00a0For New York State, I added 22<\/strong> life birds, for a total of 278<\/strong> life birds in NYS.<\/p>\n

More Numbers:<\/strong> this is my 99th<\/strong> post of the year, which surprisingly (to me at least), is down from the 128<\/strong> posts I published last year. And, according to WordPress Stats, the number of views is down from 31,072<\/strong> in 2015 to just over 27,000<\/strong> in 2016. Looking at these numbers, I’m wondering if the blog is losing some traction; I sure hope not. I think that the drop in the number of views can be at least partially explained by what I call the Gyrfalcon factor: In 2015, when I posted about the Gyrfalcon in Ulster County, the blog views went through the roof which gave the blog some good momentum\u00a0at that time.<\/p>\n

MOST EXCITING BIRDING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>GOLDEN EAGLE AT MOUNT PETER<\/a><\/p>\n

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~Beautiful bird! A migrating Golden Eagle over Mount Peter Hawk, 10\/29\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 29, 2016:<\/strong> It was towards the end of a very slow day of counting at Mount Peter Hawkwatch. At 3:45 pm, I picked out a distant eagle to the north of the viewing platform. Very quickly, I realized that it was likely a Golden. It was, and the bird slowly made its way towards me and eventually circled several times directly over the platform! I couldn’t believe my luck, after such a slow day, on\u00a0southwest winds to boot! I’m still excited about this bird two months later, and I have its photo as the screen saver on my phone so I am constantly showing people.<\/p>\n

Looking back over the year, I realize that I had many exciting birding experiences this year. The following were all considered for\u00a0MEBEOTY: \u00a0 \u00a0 *(click on orange\u00a0links to read original blog post for each)*<\/p>\n

-Seven\u00a0Greater White-fronted\u00a0<\/a>Geese, a\u00a0Snowy Owl<\/a>, an\u00a0Upland Sandpiper<\/a>\u00a0all in the black dirt.<\/p>\n

-A\u00a0Gray-cheeked Thrush<\/a>\u00a0during the Break 100.<\/p>\n

-I got some really super birds down in New Jersey:\u00a0Fork-tailed Flycatcher<\/a>, Least Bittern<\/a>, Brown Booby<\/a>, Wilson’s Phalarope<\/a>, and\u00a0Ruff<\/a>!<\/p>\n

-And later in the year, back in Orange County I had a\u00a0Connecticut Warbler<\/a>, a\u00a0Red-throated Loon<\/a>, and, of course, the\u00a0Pink-footed Goose<\/a>!<\/p>\n

BIRD OF THE YEAR:<\/strong> CONNECTICUT WARBLER<\/p>\n

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~Wow! CONNECTICUT WARBLER at Wallkill River NWR’s Winding Waters Trail, 9\/23\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 23, 2016:<\/strong> In the evening after work, I went to Wallkill River NWR’s Winding Waters Trail, looking for the Connecticut Warbler that Rob Stone had previously located. I was not in the least bit optimistic about relocating the bird, but I figured what the heck, I would try. I was walking down the trail and a bird popped up to my left, about eye level. I noticed the prominent eye-ring and immediately took photos which would later confirm the bird as COWA. What a bird to be my 200th bird of the year in Orange County! If that wasn’t lucky enough, I went back 2 days later with Linda Scrima; we met up with several other birders, and we were able to relocate the bird once again AND I was able to get a halfway decent shot of the bird (above). This is not a bird I felt that I was likely to ever get in Orange County, and to see it twice in a weekend was incredible.<\/p>\n

TOP TEN PHOTOS OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel like I did not do as well with the camera this year, but I’m not sure if that is the reality or if if I have just had a change in expectations. I definitely feel like I was not as focused on taking photographs as I have been in previous years (pun not intended). I was thinking about reducing\u00a0this section to the top five\u00a0until I started going\u00a0through my pics from the year and I came up with way more than ten, which I then had to cut back for my favorite 10 shots of the year.<\/p>\n

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~Black Vulture in Blooming Grove, NY 1\/10\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Cooper’s Hawk in the Black Dirt Region, 1\/24\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Merlin with prey at Piermont Pier, 1\/916.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Red-tailed Hawk at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, 8\/4\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Bushtit at Summerlake Park in Tigard, OR 4\/4\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Gray Catbird at Sterling Forest State Park, 7\/17\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Short-eared Owl at the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR, 3\/6\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Rusty Blackbird at the Citgo Pond, 10\/23\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Common Loon at Osgood Pond, White Pines Camp in the Adirondacks, 9\/21\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Semipalmated Sandpiper at Morningside Park in Sullivan County, 8\/13\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOOKING FORWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is going to be interesting to see how my birding develops in 2017. I am feeling a sense of freedom since I will not be as tied down to Orange County as I was in 2016. I am hoping to go on more birding adventures where I will explore\u00a0new spots which are not necessarily on the birding map. I would like to\u00a0supplement the ‘I went here and I saw that’<\/em> format of blog posts which have prevailed on\u00a0this blog with more reflective or thoughtful in-depth posts which I’m hoping will\u00a0generate a little more conversation. I am thinking about adding posts that will look at species identification more closely or others that question why we bird and what makes a good birder. Maybe interviews with some of the local\u00a0top birders would make a good post, we shall see.<\/p>\n

As usual,\u00a0I\u2019d like to thank all the birders in our area, as you likely know, they are some of the nicest, most helpful people you will meet. Special thanks to Rob Stone, John Haas,\u00a0Linda Scrima, Maria Loukeris, Kyle Dudgeon, Judy Cinquina, Karen Miller, Bruce Nott, and Ken McDermott for all their help and good company this year. Happy New Year to everyone, I\u2019m looking forward to\u00a0seeing what 2017 has in store for all us!<\/p>\n

ORANGE COUNTY YEAR LIST – 2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(In chronological order. Species with location of just ‘Orange County’ were gotten during the Break 100)<\/p>\n

1 Wild Turkey: 17A and Houston US-NY 01 Jan 2016
\n2 Eastern Screech-Owl: Albany Post Rd and 52 US-NY 01 Jan 2016
\n3 Canada Goose: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n4 Mute Swan: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n5 American Black Duck: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n6 Mallard: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n7 Turkey Vulture: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n8 Northern Harrier: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n9 Cooper’s Hawk: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n10 Red-tailed Hawk: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n11 American Coot: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n12 Mourning Dove: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n13 Blue Jay: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n14 American Crow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n15 Horned Lark: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n16 European Starling: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n17 Snow Bunting: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n18 Dark-eyed Junco: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n19 Song Sparrow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n20 Northern Cardinal: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n21 American Goldfinch: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n22 House Sparrow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n23 Bald Eagle: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n24 Ring-billed Gull: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n25 Belted Kingfisher: Glenmere Lake US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n26 Black-capped Chickadee Glenmere Lake US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n27 Tufted Titmouse Glenmere Lake US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n28 White-breasted Nuthatch: Glenmere Lake US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n29 Sharp-shinned Hawk: Our Yard US-NY 03 Jan 2016
\n30 Gadwall: Masterson Memorial Park US-NY 04 Jan 2016
\n31 Hooded Merganser: Masterson Memorial Park US-NY 04 Jan 2016
\n32 Great Blue Heron: Masterson Memorial Park US-NY 04 Jan 2016
\n33 Rough-legged Hawk: Black Dirt Region US-NY 10 Jan 2016
\n34 White-throated Sparrow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 10 Jan 2016
\n35 Red-bellied Woodpecker: Tomahawk Lake US-NY 10 Jan 2016
\n36 Black Vulture: Prospect and Round Hill US-NY 10 Jan 2016
\n37 Great Horned Owl: Black Dirt Region US-NY 11 Jan 2016
\n38 Snowy Owl: Black Dirt Region US-NY 14 Jan 2016
\n39 Short-eared Owl: Black Dirt Region US-NY 14 Jan 2016
\n40 Snow Goose:\u00a0Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n41 Ring-necked Pheasant: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n42 Red-shouldered Hawk: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n43 Rock Pigeon: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n44 Downy Woodpecker: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n45 American Kestrel: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n46 Northern Mockingbird: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n47 American Tree Sparrow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n48 White-crowned Sparrow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 16 Jan 2016
\n49 Red-winged Blackbird: Breeze Hill and Lynch US-NY 17 Jan 2016
\n50 Common Grackle: Breeze Hill and Lynch US-NY 17 Jan 2016
\n51 Brown-headed Cowbird: Breeze Hill and Lynch US-NY 17 Jan 2016
\n52 Herring Gull: Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Lot US-NY 25 Jan 2016
\n53 Iceland Gull: Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Lot US-NY 25 Jan 2016
\n54 Great Black-backed Gull: Newburgh-Beacon Ferry US-NY 25 Jan
\n55 Common Merganser: Newburgh waterfront US-NY 29 Jan 2016
\n56 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Newburgh waterfront US-NY 29 Jan 2016
\n57 Greater White-fronted Goose: Black Dirt Region US-NY 31 Jan 2016
\n58 American Robin: Black Dirt Region US-NY 31 Jan 2016
\n59 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Reservoir #3 US-NY 06 Feb 2016
\n60 Common Raven: Reservoir #3 US-NY 06 Feb 2016
\n61 Hairy Woodpecker: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 06 Feb 2016
\n62 Brown Creeper: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 06 Feb 2016
\n63 Eastern Bluebird: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 06 Feb 2016
\n64 Northern Flicker: Tomahawk Lake US-NY 06 Feb 2016
\n65 Pileated Woodpecker: Six and a Half Station Rd. US-NY 14 Feb 2016
\n66 Greater Scaup: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 21 Feb 2016
\n67 Common Goldeneye: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 21 Feb 2016
\n68 Cedar Waxwing: Reservoir #3 US-NY 21 Feb 2016
\n69 Peregrine Falcon: Port Jervis US-NY 21 Feb 2016
\n70 Cackling Goose: Black Dirt Region US-NY 21 Feb 2016
\n71 Ring-necked Duck: Indian Kill Reservoir US-NY 26 Feb 2016
\n72 Pied-billed Grebe: Indian Kill Reservoir US-NY 26 Feb 2016
\n73 Bufflehead: Greenwood Lake US-NY 26 Feb 2016
\n74 Horned Grebe: Sterling Forest SP–Visitor Center US-NY 03 Mar 2016
\n75 Green-winged Teal: Greenwood Lake US-NY 03 Mar 2016
\n76 Wood Duck: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 03 Mar 2016
\n77 American Woodcock: Big Island Road US-NY 03 Mar 2016
\n78 Killdeer: Next to Goodness Gardens US-NY 06 Mar 2016
\n79 Tree Swallow: Glenmere Lake US-NY 12 Mar 2016
\n80 Eastern Phoebe: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 13 Mar 2016
\n81 Carolina Wren:\u00a0Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 13 Mar 2016
\n82 House Finch: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 13 Mar 2016
\n83 Bonaparte’s Gull: Wickham Lake US-NY 15 Mar 2016
\n84 Ruddy Duck: Wickham Lake US-NY 16 Mar 2016
\n85 Double-crested Cormorant: Wickham Lake US-NY 16 Mar 2016
\n86 Merlin: Quarry Rd US-NY 16 Mar 2016
\n87 Long-tailed Duck: Chadwick Lake Park US-NY 17 Mar 2016
\n88 Red-breasted Merganser: Chadwick Lake Park US-NY 17 Mar 2016
\n89 Fish Crow: Goshen (village) US-NY 19 Mar 2016
\n90 American Wigeon: Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 20 Mar 2016
\n91 Northern Pintail: Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 20 Mar 2016
\n92 Northern Shoveler: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 20 Mar 2016
\n93 Eastern Meadowlark: Warren Sod Farm US-NY 21 Mar 2016
\n94 Wilson’s Snipe: White Oak Swamp US-NY 23 Mar 2016
\n95 Red-headed Woodpecker: Fancher Davidge Park US-NY 24 Mar 2016
\n96 Chipping Sparrow: Fancher Davidge Park US-NY 24 Mar 2016
\n97 Upland Sandpiper: Black Dirt Region US-NY 29 Mar 2016
\n98 Common Loon: Greenwood Lake US-NY 07 Apr 2016
\n99 Palm Warbler: White Oak Swamp US-NY 09 Apr 2016
\n100 Rusty Blackbird: White Oak Swamp US-NY 09 Apr 2016
\n101 Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Sterling Lake Loop Trail US-NY 09 Apr 2016
\n102 Louisiana Waterthrush: Sterling Lake Loop Trail US-NY 09 Apr 2016
\n103 Pine Warbler: Sterling Lake Loop Trail US-NY 09 Apr 2016
\n104 Swamp Sparrow: Sterling Lake Loop Trail US-NY 09 Apr 2016
\n105 Osprey: Six and a Half Station Rd. Sanctuary US-NY 10 Apr 2016
\n106 Lesser Scaup: Glenmere Lake US-NY 10 Apr 2016
\n107 Red-necked Grebe: Wickham Lake US-NY 12 Apr 2016
\n108 Caspian Tern: Lake Washington US-NY 14 Apr 2016
\n109 Northern Rough-winged Swallow: Lake Washington US-NY 14 Apr
\n110 Vesper Sparrow: Wallkill River NWR (NY) US-NY 15 Apr 2016
\n111 Savannah Sparrow: Wallkill River NWR (NY) US-NY 15 Apr 2016
\n112 Broad-winged Hawk: Goose Pond Mountain SP US-NY 16 Apr 2016
\n113 Golden-crowned Kinglet: Goose Pond Mountain SP US-NY 16 Apr
\n114 Hermit Thrush: Goose Pond Mountain SP US-NY 16 Apr 2016
\n115 Yellow-rumped Warbler: Goose Pond Mountain SP US-NY 16 Apr
\n116 Field Sparrow: Goose Pond Mountain SP US-NY 16 Apr 2016
\n117 Eastern Towhee: Goose Pond Mountain SP US-NY 16 Apr 2016
\n118 Barn Swallow: Kenridge Farm US-NY 17 Apr 2016
\n119 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: Reservoir #3 US-NY 19 Apr 2016
\n120 Blue-headed Vireo: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 23 Apr
\n121 Black-and-white Warbler: Pochuk Mountain SF US-NY 23 Apr 2016
\n122 Sora: Wallkill River NWR–Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 25 Apr 2016
\n123 Yellow Warbler: Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 25 Apr 2016
\n124 Orchard Oriole: Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 25 Apr 2016
\n125 Wood Thrush: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n126 Gray Catbird: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n127 Ovenbird: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n128 Blue-winged Warbler: Pochuk Mountain SF US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n129 Black-throated Blue Warbler: Pochuk Mountain SF\u00a0US-NY 30 Apr
\n130 Prairie Warbler: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n131 Scarlet Tanager: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n132 Baltimore Oriole: Pochuk Mountain State Forest US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n133 Green Heron: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n134 Spotted Sandpiper: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n135 Lesser Yellowlegs: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n136 Chimney Swift: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n137 Warbling Vireo: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n138 House Wren: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 30 Apr 2016
\n139 Eastern Kingbird: Sterling Valley Loop US-NY 01 May 2016
\n140 American Redstart: Sterling Valley Loop US-NY 01 May 2016
\n141 White-winged Scoter: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 01 May 2016
\n142 Purple Martin: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 02 May 2016
\n143 Least Flycatcher: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May 2016
\n144 Great Crested Flycatcher: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May
\n145 Common Yellowthroat: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May 2016
\n146 Northern Parula: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May 2016
\n147 Magnolia Warbler: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May 2016
\n148 Bay-breasted Warbler: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May 2016
\n149 Chestnut-sided Warbler: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May
\n150 Blackpoll Warbler: Laurel Grove Cemetery US-NY 08 May 2016
\n151 Black-throated Green Warbler: Laurel Grove Cem US-NY 08 May
\n152 Yellow-throated Vireo: Pochuk Mountain SF US-NY 08 May 2016
\n153 Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Pochuk Mountain SF\u00a0US-NY 08 May 2016
\n154 Solitary Sandpiper: Liberty Marsh US-NY 09 May 2016
\n155 Red-eyed Vireo: Liberty Marsh US-NY 09 May 2016
\n156 Veery: Wallkill River NWR–Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 09 May 2016
\n157 Golden-winged Warbler: Sterling Forest SPUS-NY 10 May 2016
\n158 Yellow-billed Cuckoo: Sterling Forest SP US-NY 12 May 2016
\n159 Barred Owl: Sterling Forest SP US-NY 12 May 2016
\n160 Hooded Warbler: Sterling Forest SP US-NY 12 May 2016
\n161 Cerulean Warbler: Sterling Forest SP US-NY 12 May 2016
\n162 Eastern Whip-poor-will: Orange County, NY US-NY 13 May 2016
\n163 Eastern Wood-Pewee: Orange County, NY US-NY 13 May 2016
\n164 Marsh Wren: Orange County, NY US-NY 13 May 2016
\n165 Worm-eating Warbler: Orange County, NY US-NY 13 May 2016
\n166 Blackburnian Warbler: Orange County, NY US-NY 13 May 2016
\n167 Indigo Bunting: Orange County, NY US-NY 13 May 2016
\n168 Great Egret: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n169 Virginia Rail: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n170 Semipalmated Plover: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n171 Least Sandpiper: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n172 Greater Yellowlegs: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n173 Black-billed Cuckoo: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n174 Bank Swallow: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n175 Gray-cheeked Thrush: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n176 Swainson’s Thrush: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n177 Brown Thrasher: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n178 Nashville Warbler: Orange County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n179 Bobolink Orange: County, NY US-NY 14 May 2016
\n180 Canada Warbler: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 17 May 2016
\n181 Common Nighthawk: Sterling Forest SP US-NY 20 May 2016
\n182 Ruby-throated Hummingbird: Sterling Forest SP US-NY 20 May
\n183 Willow Flycatcher: Six and a Half Station Rd. \u00a0US-NY 24 May 2016
\n184 Acadian Flycatcher: Sterling Valley Loop US-NY 30 May 2016
\n185 Alder Flycatcher: Sterling Valley Loop US-NY 30 May 2016
\n186 Grasshopper Sparrow: Black Dirt Region US-NY 02 Jun 2016
\n187 Black-crowned Night-Heron: Wallkill River NWR US-NY 21 Jun 2016
\n188 Short-billed Dowitcher: Wallkill River NWR US-NY 05 Jul 2016
\n189 Common Gallinule: 207 Marsh US-NY 18 Jul 2016
\n190 Semipalmated Sandpiper: Liberty Marsh (NY) US-NY 19 Jul 2016
\n191 Blue Grosbeak: Pine Island US-NY 04 Aug 2016
\n192 Pectoral Sandpiper: Citgo Pond Trail US-NY 09 Aug 2016
\n193 Black Tern: Citgo Trail US-NY 16 Aug 2016
\n194 Baird’s Sandpiper: Citgo Pond US-NY 25 Aug 2016
\n195 American Golden-Plover: Black Dirt Region US-NY 28 Aug 2016
\n196 Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Black Dirt Region US-NY 28 Aug 2016
\n197 Red-breasted Nuthatch: Mount Peter Hawk Watch US-NY 02 Sep
\n198 Cape May Warbler: Mount Peter Hawk Watch US-NY 02 Sep 2016
\n199 Purple Finch: Highland Lakes SP US-NY 04 Sep 2016
\n200 Connecticut Warbler: Winding Waters\u00a0Trail US-NY 23 Sep 2016
\n201 Tennessee Warbler: Winding Waters Trail (NY) US-NY 25 Sep 2016
\n202 Lincoln’s Sparrow: Winding Waters (NY) US-NY 25 Sep 2016
\n203 Black-bellied Plover: Black Dirt Region–Skinners US-NY 29 Sep
\n204 American Pipit: Black Dirt Region–Skinners Lane US-NY 02 Oct
\n205 Black Scoter: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 09 Oct 2016
\n206 Surf Scoter: Wickham Woodlands TP US-NY 10 Oct 2016
\n207 Dunlin: Citgo Pond US-NY 18 Oct 2016
\n208 Sandhill Crane Six and a Half Station Rd. Sanct US-NY 26 Oct 2016
\n209 Golden Eagle: Mount Peter Hawk Watch US-NY 29 Oct 2016
\n210 Lapland Longspur: Black Dirt Region US-NY 01 Nov 2016
\n211 Fox Sparrow:\u00a0Black Dirt Region Lynch Ave US-NY 07 Nov 2016
\n212 Winter Wren: Six and a Half Station Rd. Sanctuary US-NY 09 Nov
\n213 Red-throated Loon: Orange Lake (waterbody) US-NY 28 Nov 2016
\n214 Pink-footed Goose: Turtle Bay Road US-NY 03 Dec 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to believe it’s time to look back on another year\u00a0of birding already. For me, 2016 was the year of birding in Orange County. I started the year with the goal of observing 200 birds in the county, a goal that I achieved in late September\u00a0when I had, of all birds, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER\u00a0at … Continue reading “2016 – Year In Review”<\/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":[6,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orangecounty","category-photos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-1Ie","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586","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=6586"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6626,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions\/6626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}