October and November are peak months for finding vagrant hummingbirds in Pennsylvania. There have already been several Rufous Hummingbirds banded across the state. Remarkably, there … Read More
A phenomenal day of banding
This morning was the last scheduled morning of banding for the Avian Outreach class. Despite some low expectations with the weather and lack of recent … Read More
Arboretum banding – Red-eyed Vireo
Two photos from banding recently at the Arboretum at Penn State. No banding going on this weekend but hopefully we will catch some good stuff … Read More
Connecticut Warbler at the Penn State Arboretum
This morning we had the distinct pleasure of capturing an adult female Connecticut Warbler while banding at the Arboretum at Penn State. I had just … Read More
Bird banding in the ANF
I recently had the good fortune to help out with some bird banding in the Allegheny National Forest. It is fairly early in the season … Read More
Hummingbird banding photos
Yesterday, Justine and I had the opportunity to join in on some hummingbird banding just down the road in Huntingdon County. We were not sure … Read More
Idaho Highlights
Anna and I have been working here in Idaho since April 4th. It has been a wonderful and bird-packed three and a half months, but … Read More
4 Day Birding Tour of Idaho
I have managed to turn many of my friends back home into crazy birders. My friend Mark Markiewicz is no exception; a few years ago … Read More
MAPS Banding at Lucky Peak 6/5/11
This morning Idaho Bird Observatory had its first MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) banding session of the year up at Lucky Peak. The purpose … Read More
Goshawk banding
On Saturday I had the pleasure of helping band a family of Northern Goshawks. Northern Goshawks are retracting their range in the Northeastern part of … Read More