It’s finally May, and May means migration! There is no single month that can top the action and excitement of peak spring birding here in … Read More
The Season So Far: Fall 2020 Highlights
Each of the four seasons has something special to offer the birding world. I will always cherish the lively color and music of spring when … 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
Yellow-bellied Invasion – PSU Fall Banding
After a week’s worth of warm weather, the cold front moving through also brought an incredible push of migrants across the Northeast. I was very … Read More
Mid-summer Yard and Patch updates
It’s mid-summer and the frenzied pace of adding species to yard and patch lists has likely slowed down for a while. I thought it would … Read More
Hummingbird banding photos
Yesterday, Justine and I had the opportunity to join in on some hummingbird banding just down the road in Huntingdon County. We were not sure … Read More
More hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have really increased at our feeder recently, presumably due to the fact that young have fledged and can now feed on their own. … Read More
Backyard Ruby-throated Hummingbird
For the last two weeks now, we have had at least two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds visiting out window feeder throughout the day. I decided I wanted … Read More