This is considered a special post since it's outside Long Island and the location is personal to me because my Grandparents retired up in Glen Spey. My brother and I have been planning on returning to visit the area for years and long story short have finally made it.
We visited Mohican Lake in Glen Spey first - beautiful lake a few blocks from my Grandparents' house - a lot of memories there. At first, the lake and area around it seemed lacking in birds, but little by little they "appeared": Great Blue Heron hiding in plain sight, Goldfinches, Flickers, Chickadees, Downy? Woodpecker, Red Bellied Woodpecker, Yellow Rumped Warblers, Robins, Mourning Doves and several Hermit Thrushes by the stream.
Next stop was Mongaup Reservoir (we called it Echo Lake or Forestburgh Lake)...I told my brother Billy that it's possible we may see some Bald Eagles there...sure enough, we saw an adult fly over as soon as we got there. We tallied about 4-5 total as we went around the lake during the day. Also seen were Turkey Vultures, a smaller falcon or hawk and possible Raven soaring with an Eagle. A surprising sighting was my FOS Junco!
Driving between Mohican Lake and Mongaup Reservoir we saw a bunch of Turkeys along the road. Stopping at Hawk's Nest and other spots on Route 97 (up to Narrowsburgh) we didn't see any more Bald Eagles, but did see some Canada Geese.
It's not Long Island where we have lots of shorebirds etc, but definitely a beautiful place to be and relax. I included a few "scenic" pics for nostalgic reasons.
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| Mohican Lake, Glen Spey |
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| Great Blue Heron, Mohican Lake |
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| me at Mohican Lake |
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| Flicker, Glen Spey |
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| Junco, Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Bald Eagle, Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Mongaup Reservoir - signs posted along the lake |
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| Mongaup Reservoir - leading to the dam |
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| Bald Eagle, Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Bald Eagle, Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Bald Eagle, Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Turkeys |
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| Mongaup Reservoir - leading to the dam |
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| Hermit? Thrush |
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| Wooly Bear that "attacked" my brother |
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| Bald Eagle, Mongaup Reservoir |
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| Mongaup Reservoir Bald Eagle sign |
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| Mongaup Reservoir - another photo leading to the dam |
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| Hawk's Nest, Delaware River, outside Port Jervis |
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| Canada Geese, Delaware River, outside Port Jervis |
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| seen from Hawk's Nest, Delaware River, outside Port Jervis |
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