Early Birding in Dutchess County
Early Birding in Dutchess County Book Now Online 
Stan DeOrsey,
180 pages, 2025
In late 2016, I published a collection of my Dutchess County birding history articles that have appeared in Wings over Dutchess over the years. The book quickly sold out but is available here on the club’s website as a PDF for anyone to download for free. I previously added a new Chapter “Since the 1950s” plus an Addendum of newly found old photos and relevant new articles at the end. This chapter and Addendum have now been updated further.
This is a collection of 59 articles generally covering from the 1860s to the 1960s. I discuss people, places, events, even birds – a little of everything. It also includes well over 100 photos. Dutchess County has a long history of documenting birds and changes to them which continues through the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club.
Stan DeOrsey, March 2025
