Bird Sightings

Townsend’s Solitare – 11/29 Old Post Road, Staatsburg

Details: Jim Clinton reported a "Townsend's Solitaire just down the street from the Hopeland ...See more.

11/29 Greater White-fronted Goose – Lavelle Road, Amenia

Date: 11/29/13Contributor(s): Adrienne Popko

Location: Amenia, NY

Details: Adrienne Popko observed a Greater White-fronted Goose this morning in the pond on ...See more.

11/25 – Possible Red-breasted Merganser – Creek Road, Wappingers Falls

Date: 11/25/13Contributor(s): Jamie Collins

Location: Wappingers Creek - Creek Road, Wappingers Falls, NY

Details: Jamie Collins photographed a possible Red-breasted Merganser travelling south on Wappingers Creek along ...See more.

11/17 Long-tailed Duck (Sylvan Lake); Red-headed Woodpeckers (near Hopeland Sanctuary)

Details: (1) Carena Pooth reports " I found a Long-tailed Duck on Sylvan Lake around ...See more.

Surf Scoters – Sylvan Lake 11/10, 11/13, 11/14

Date: 11/10/13Contributor(s): Carena Pooth, Herb Thompson, Eamon Freiburger

Location: Sylvan Lake, Hopewell Junction, NY

Details: Carena Pooth photographed a female Surf Scoter at Sylvan Lake Sunday afternoon (11/...See more.

Northern Harrier

Date: October 31, 2013Contributor(s): Deborah Tracy-Kral

Location: Stanfordville, NY

Details: The Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is primarily a winter resident of Dutchess County ...See more.

Cackling Goose – “The Fly” Pine Plains 11/5 am

Date: 11/5/13Contributor(s): Dick Ryley, Adrienne Popko, Maha Katnani

Location: "The Fly", Pine Plains, NY

Details: Adrienne Popko, Dick Ryley and Maha Katnani report a Cackling Goose seen at ...See more.

Greater White-fronted Goose – 11/2 Salt Point Turnpike, Salt Point

Date: 11/2/13Contributor(s): Chet Vincent

Location: Salt Point Turnpike, Salt Point, NY

Details: 11/2 - Chet Vincent reported a Greater White-fronted Goose amongst the Canada ...See more.

Vesper Sparrow – Stony Kill Farm 10/18/13

Date: 10/18/13Contributor(s): Steve Golladay

Location: Stony Kill Farm,79 Farmstead Ln & Rt 9D, Wappingers Falls, NY

Details:   The Vesper Sparrow is a rarely seen Summer resident usually only seen ...See more.

Black-throated Gray Warbler – Stony Kill Farm Muller Pond Trail 9/20/13

Details: Ken Harris called to report a sighting of a Black-throated Gray Warbler seen ...See more.

Clay-colored Sparrows reported – Stony Kill Farm and Long Dock Park, Beacon – 9/18/13

Date: 9/18/2013Contributor(s): Steve Golladay, Ken Harris (Long Dock Park, Beacon)

Location: Stony Kill Farm, Long Dock Park

Details: At about 5:30 PM yesterday ( 9/18/13) Steve Golladay saw and ...See more.

CONNECTICUT WARBLER – Nuclear Lake 9/17/13 @ 11 am

Details: Excerpted from a forwarded email from Gary Zylkuski received at 1:30pm - "...See more.