Sunday was this year’s date for the State College Christmas Bird Count. This was my second year running the Bear Meadows and Rockview Property routes. … Read More
Gull Fight
Back on February 11th, 2012 I was enjoying the massive gathering of gulls at Daytona Beach Shores, Florida (eBird list). Picking through thousands of gulls … Read More
Failed chase, waterfowl, and a dark Rough-legged Hawk
My friends and I were bummed that we had missed out on a very chase-able Eurasian Wigeon during the spring and thought we had lost … Read More
Provincetown Birding Part 2
Check out this link to ‘Provincetown Birding Part 1’. By 11:00am, we had arrived at the parking area for Race Point Beach.  Despite how dark and … Read More
Provincetown Birding Part 1
Ian Gardner, Josh Lefever, and I woke up on the morning of November 19th to the calls of Virginia Rails. We had set up camp … Read More
Connecticut Crossbills
November 20th was the last day of our 5 day birding trip through coastal New England. Our goals for the day were to bird various … Read More
Now it’s December.
Not too long ago it was October 30th – Hurricane Sandy was ripping through PA and we were chasing storm birds like crazy. Then when … Read More
Last minute duck luck on Long Island, New York
Ian Gardner, Josh Lefever, and I camped in my SUV on the night of November 16th. We parked the car near Alley Pond Park, with … Read More
Lighthouse Point Park, CT – Shrike, Snow Buntings, and a Red-shoulder
After our good luck at East Shore Park (link to photos), we drove over to nearby Lighthouse Point Park. Our primary target here was a … Read More
East Shore Park, CT – Late warblers and other goodies!
If you were following the live feed of my birding trip through New England last week, than you probably know that my friends and I spent … Read More