I thought I would share just a little of the map prep work I did, last minute, for the Syracuse CBC. Hopefully this will help … Read More
Calliope Hummingbird video
Not long after Pennsylvania picked up its second record of Calliope Hummingbird, another Calliope was banded, this one in Lancaster County. Andy McGann got the … Read More
EVERY Grebe Species at Memorial Lake
Pennsylvania Grebe Perfection. Every species of grebe (Avian order Podicipediformes, family Podicipedidae), that has EVER been documented in Pennsylvania was present at the SAME place, … Read More
When a Bird Becomes an Individual: the One-legged Great Egret
Books can be (and are) written about the ornithological knowledge gained through studies that involve the practice known as “bird banding” (or “ringing” overseas). To … Read More
Preening video – Least Sandpiper
Here is a video on preening shot and edited by Andy McGann.
Answer to the scaup quiz
And the answer to yesterday’s video quiz is…. LESSER SCAUP! However, the results of the voting were a statistical tie! Lesser Scaup – 32 … Read More
Video Quiz: Greater & Lesser Scaup
A first for us here at Nemesisbird: a video quiz! The first part of the video features a side-by-side comparison of drake Greater and Lesser … Read More
Black-headed Gull – the music video
A rare bird in Pennsylvania, the Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), was found foraging in the Susquehanna River near Washington Boro, PA. It was foraging in … Read More
The PA Townsend’s Warbler music video
This Townsend’s Warbler was found by Dr. Andy Green in his backyard in Cumberland County, PA. It constitutes the fourth documented record of this species … Read More
The Pink Feet (video)
On Novemeber 29th, I met up with Tom Johnson and his girlfriend & hawk counter extraordinaire, Melissa Roach, for our pursuit of THE Pink-footed Goose … Read More