What does it take to drop everything and drive an hour to see a bird? Apparently a Northern Wheatear was enough for me when I … Read More
Life Looks – Kirtland’s Warbler
I once had a run in with a Kirtland’s Warbler, a debacle which is described in this post. My first visit to the famed migration … Read More
Willow Ptarmigan – 1st for New York!
Today myself and 8Â fellow PA birders embarked on a weekend-long PSO field trip to the southern Lake Ontario shoreline, however our plans took a very … Read More
Snowy Owls from NY to NJ
It’s no secret that Snowy Owls are almost everywhere this winter. My friends and I went on a 5 day trip for New Years and … Read More
Gull-tastic Buffalo
Once you’ve tried all the chicken wings, visited some Frank Lloyd Wright houses, and watched the Sabres lose a few hockey games, you might think … Read More
Late central New York Hummer
This morning I had the pleasure of visiting a home that is hosting a very late hummingbird. Generally, hummingbirds should be gone from central New … Read More
MEGA: Buffalo Brown Booby!
***UPDATE*** As of 8:30 this morning (10/8/13), we had the Brown Booby giving excellent looks at the Erie Basin Marina. Here is a short video … Read More
Upstate NY Arctic Tern
Having a nearby birding spot to stop and scan for birds is great. When you read through the listservs, you will probably notice that there … Read More
Bird Surprises
Before moving to Syracuse and becoming a plant ecology graduate student, my field work was bird-based. I was a point-counter, transect-walker, and wife of the … Read More
White-rumped Sandpipers in Monroe County
While birding western Monroe County yesterday, Michael David and I found a flock of nine White-rumped Sandpipers with a few Killdeer in a flooded soybean … Read More