[dc]M[/dc]y first field job was working as a point counter for the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania. Not only did this give me … Read More
The American Kestrel story
American Kestrels have experienced some pretty severe declines in parts of their range. This was most recently brought to my attention while reading Clay Sutton’s … Read More
Field season summary
Image via Wikipedia My third and final field season for the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas is over. This last season I covered quite a … Read More
Surveys in Stony Creek
Tomorrow I will be doing bird surveys in the Stony Creek Valley which is just east of Dauphin PA. This is the same area where … Read More
Do you know the immatures?
Summer birding can be downright drab, depending on where you spend your time. Breeders have settled into their territories and are busy raising young while … Read More
The aberrant warbler and a firethroat
Yellow-breasted Chat © 2007 Drew Weber Point counts have been good as of late. I was in Lancaster County a few days finishing up points … Read More
Clay-colored Sparrow
I saw my 2nd state bird in as many days yesterday. Although its not very common in PA, Clay-colored Sparrows are findable in several parts … Read More