The month of April often feels more like an appetizer than a main course in the world of birding. While we’re well past the late … Read More
Farewell, Astoria Park: Ode to a Patch
Endings are often emotional experiences. My time in Astoria, which began 2 years ago in December 2019, is rapidly coming to a close. Although I … Read More
HundredQuest: Global Big Day 2021
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 Final LeConte-down: Eking out a Victory over a Nemesis
When Drew first established this blog so many years ago, he christened the new site with a title based on one of the most evocatively … 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
Nelson’s Sparrows – PSU Fall Banding
Mid-October offers Pennsylvania birders an opportunity to try and find a rather rare migrant though our state, the Nelson’s Sparrow. This fall it seems weather … Read More
Winter Rarities at Cape May Point SP
It isn’t much of a secret that Cape May Point State Park, at the southern tip of New Jersey, is one of the country’s top … Read More
“Snowpril” Birding
I had thought we had seen the last of winter weeks ago, and temperatures in the 50s to near 80 degrees over the last many … Read More