Lloyd Spitalnik Photography

In my last post I used the word “pathetic” to describe the current songbird migration going on in the NYC area. I’m sure there are a lot of birders out there who would disagree with that assessment. However, I’ve spoken to a lot of experienced, long time birders and we all agree that this might be the worst we’ve seen it in many, many years. Sure, you can go out, and if you work really hard, you can probably fill your day list with a decent amount of species. The problem is, with few exceptions, most species are seen in ones and twos. Back to the title of this post, from a photographer’s view, not being concerned with birds high in the treetops, the migration has been almost non-existent. Considering we’re into October, I have very few images to show for my time in the field. What’s most discouraging is not the lack of photos, but the severe decline in numbers of individual birds. Hopefully the birds have found other migration paths. Here are a few photos I’ve been able to get. I hope you enjoy them.

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