October 29: Tom Johnson and Doug Gochfeld were still navigating to my parents’ home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Their arrival … Read More
Hurricane Sandy storm-birding at West Fairview, PA: Northern Gannet, Leach’s Storm-Petrel, etc
Tuesday was a busy day for us here at NemesisBird.com. With Hurricane Sandy moving through the state Anna Fasoli, Josh Lefever, Ian Gardner, Michael David, … Read More
Hurricane Sandy storm-birding at Bald Eagle SP, PA
Hurricane Sandy created perfect conditions for rarities to show up in Pennsylvania. I will admit I was skeptical of just how disruptive this storm would … Read More
Maryland White-faced Storm-Petrel – 8/25/2012
If you haven’t already heard, my first real pelagic birding trip turned out to be one of the best pelagic trips ever. Not only did … Read More
Maryland Herald Petrel – 8/25/12
This past weekend, 5 of my friends and I were fortunate enough to be on the See Life Paulagics overnight pelagic out of Lewes, DE. … Read More
Dovekie – It’s What’s for Dinner
Around 9:45am on the day of the February 4th Cape May pelagic, I was standing on the very front of the boat, scanning for birds. … Read More
Cape May Pelagic – Atlantic Puffins
On July 1st, 2004 I joined a group of other teenage birders on a boat trip from Hog Island, Maine out to Eastern Egg Rock. This … Read More
Cape May Pelagic – Black-legged Kittiwakes
Famous for their massive nesting colonies throughout the arctic, the Black-legged Kittiwake is a common winter visitor off the east coast of North America. Occasionally, … Read More
Cape May Pelagic – Northern Fulmars
One of the species I was most excited to see on the February 4th Cape May pelagic was the Northern Fulmar. I had only previously … Read More
Cape May Pelagic – Northern Gannets!
As soon as it was light enough to see this past Saturday morning, when we left on the Atlantic Star on an all-day pelagic trip … Read More