On January 5th I met up with Gainesville Birder Rex Rowan, to go birding along the Sweetwater Dike area of Paynes Prairie State Park. The … Read More
Birding Around Gainesville – Day 1
Now that Anna and I have finally made it to Gainesville, and Anna will be living and working here till July, we wanted to go … Read More
Starting off 2012 the Florida way….
I managed to end my 2011 year list with 439 species, just a few short of my 2010 total. I added 20 species in the … Read More
Green-tailed Towhee and White Ibis – Berks County, PA
I finally had a free day to run down to Berks County and attempt to see the Green-tailed Towhee and White Ibis. At 7:45am, four … Read More
Birding in Late Fall and Early Winter
As the fall winds down and migration slows, the remaining migrants and resident birds start to change their habits as cold weather encroaches leading into … Read More
BESP: Northern Shrike, etc
This morning was the State College Bird Club’s annual field trip to Bald Eagle State Park, led by Bob Snyder. About 20 of us met … Read More
Jo Hays Vista: Snow Buntings and Golden Eagles
North winds were predicted for today at Jo Hays Vista, so Drew and I were excited to get up there and hopefully see some raptor … Read More
Lincoln’s Sparrow
This evening Alex, Mark and I went to the PSU Retention Pond. It was pretty quiet with just a few Mallards and Canada Geese on … Read More
Henslow’s Sparrow at Circleville Farms, Centre County, PA
On September 22nd, Joe Verica reported seeing a very cooperative Henslow’s Sparrow at Circleville Farms. A few of us went searching for it, but couldn’t … Read More
SE Arizona, Day 5 – Mt. Lemmon and Tucson
This is the fifth in a series of posts about my recent trip to southeastern Arizona, the other posts can be seen at these links … Read More