The first few weeks of a new year are always an exciting time in the world of a birder. For those of us who enjoy … Read More
Guide to a Patch: Randall’s Island
Randall’s Island is something of an enigma to most New Yorkers. Located at the confluence of the Harlem and East Rivers, where three of the … Read More
April Showcase: Pre-Peak Migration Highlights
The month of April often feels more like an appetizer than a main course in the world of birding. While we’re well past the late … Read More
Kinglet and Thrashers – PSU Fall Banding
Heavy fog and very cold temperatures again this morning, and we had our slowest morning of banding yet with just 22 birds of 7 species captured … Read More
Foggy Morning – PSU Fall Banding
South winds all last night combined with a very heavy layer of fog this morning made for a fairly slow day of bird banding, but … Read More
Banding mimids- Gray Catbird and Brown Thrasher
We finally got a chance to do some banding at the Arboretum at Penn State this week, first for the Ornithology Lab on Thursday and … Read More