Birds always find ways to surprise us. No matter how much you know, no matter how well you prepare, no matter how long you’ve been … Read More
Listing Priorities
The week began with a Barred Owl. Just minutes after midnight, my tired brain registered a series of emphatic hoots somewhere in the woods beyond … Read More
A May in the Life of a Birder
Week 1: So it begins Even though the first waves of Neotropical migrants typically arrive before the calendar changes to the fifth month, most East … Read More
eBird: Agreeing to agree
eBird has done countless things to revolutionize birding, not the least of which includes elevating birding to a scientific pursuit, where a once recreational activity … Read More
Birding Aruba – Part 1
See also: Part 2 | Part 3 On Monday, June 23rd, my wife and I flew from Pittsburgh to Aruba for our honeymoon. Everyone who knows … Read More
Parking Lot Birding – Common Raven in Cecil County, MD
Yesterday morning, Matt Boone picked me up around 8:00 to bird the Susquehanna River at Port Deposit for a couple of hours before spending the … Read More
One-a-Day eBird Challenge
Robert Mortensen introduced the One-a-Day eBird Challenge several years ago and now eBird is taking it to the next level. The goal of the One-a-Day … Read More
Snowy Owl Irruption Watch 2013-14
The winter of 2013-2014 is proving to be one of the biggest Snowy Owl irruptions in years, even though owls just started arriving in the … Read More
Snowy Owls make it to Delaware!
For the past couple of weeks, Snowy Owls have been making a significant push into the northeast. They appear to be concentrating in coastal areas, … Read More
MEGA: Gray Kingbird in Delaware
The madness, if you will, started late Wednesday morning as I was sifting through insects for my grad research. I got an eBird Rare Bird … Read More
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