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An evening in Ocala National Forest: Common Nighthawk flight display

Yesterday, as part of my work with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, I spent part of the day mapping territories of Florida Scrub-Jays in … Read More

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State College CBC 2012

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

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Eastern Screech-Owl Chicks

Between the American Kestrel nest boxes that I monitor in Marion and Levy Counties (for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Dr. Karl Miller), … Read More

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What’s in the box? Part One

Over the past week I’ve been cleaning out American Kestrel nest boxes in Marion and Levy Counties. These boxes are most commonly mounted on utility … Read More

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Eastern Screech-Owl at nest cavity (?)

While birding at Toftees gamelands here in State College, PA on January 18th, I found an Eastern Screech-Owl poking its head out of a cavity … Read More

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State College CBC wrap up

Yesterday was the State College CBC which I have been looking forward to participating in for weeks now. I covered a lot of territory this … Read More

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Eastern Screech-Owl – Bear Meadows

This evening, a few of us went to try and find Northern Saw-whet Owls at Bear Meadows Natural Area, here in Centre County. We were … Read More

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  • Articles
    • Identification
      • Magnificent Frigatebirds – Age and Sex
      • Ageing Peregrine Falcons
      • Ageing Short-tailed Hawks
      • Swainson’s Hawks ID: Part 1
      • Swainson’s Hawks ID: Adults
      • Swainson’s Hawks ID: Juveniles
    • Tutorials
      • Maps in Checklist
      • Merge locations with hotspots
      • more…
    • Photo Study
      • Bronzed Cowbirds in FL
      • Gray Jays in Algonquin
      • Marbled Godwit
      • Stilt Sandpiper
      • Lincoln’s Sparrows
    • Essays
      • Migration is over…why go birding?
  • Categories
    • Birding
      • Bird Finding Tips
      • Site Guide
      • Bird Sightings
      • Identification
      • Rarities
    • Science
      • Ranges and Distributions
      • Banding
      • Behavior
      • BirDAR
    • Photography
      • Photography
      • Featured Photographer
      • DigiscopingPosts that either feature my digiscoped photos or talk about the art of digiscoping.
    • Reviews
      • Appsapps
      • Books
      • Field Guide
    • ID Quizzes
      • Winter Finch ID
      • Tricky angles
      • Accipiter Quiz
      • Crossley Raptor ID
  • Apps
    • Reviewsapps
      • Sibley eGuide
      • Larkwire
      • Review: Songbirds of North America
    • Download
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