I spent 8 hours today hawk watching at Jo Hays Vista. The weather was nice and birds were on the move, despite almost the very … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – 574 Migrant Raptors!
Today we had 574 raptors migrant past Jo Hays Vista, the biggest one-day count during the fall ever at JHV. The flight was dominated by … Read More
Migration kicking in full gear
A quick glance at the radar shows that all kinds of migration is happening now. A cold front passed through today after an extended period … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – 469 Migrant Raptors Today!
I got a late start today at Jo Hays Vista, but it didn’t matter because the valley was covered in a thick blanket of haze … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – Season Total Doubled!
Yesterday, I spent most of the day hawk watching at Jo Hays Vista hawk watch. While I didn’t get nearly as many raptors as Hawk … Read More
Baird’s Sandpipers – N. Nixon Rd
This afternoon Joe Verica reported seeing Baird’s Sandpipers on N. Nixon Rd so Drew, Josh, and I drove over there to check them out. Baird’s … Read More
Ruddy Turnstone and banded Common Tern at BESP
Four of us went back out to Bald Eagle State Park this morning to try to find the Ruddy Turnstone again. As soon as we … Read More
10 Shorebird Species on N. Nixon Rd, Centre County
I had a large gap between classes today, so I decided to go check on the American Golden-Plovers that were found the night before on … Read More
Six Species of Shorebirds at BESP
This morning, I made a very quick run out to Bald Eagle State Park to see if any interesting birds were put down by the … Read More
More storm birds at Bald Eagle
This afternoon, amped up by reports of Hudsonian Godwit and a jaeger at Conejohela Flats in Lancaster County, Alex and I decided to make another … Read More