This is the fourth part of a series of posts about my recent birding trip to Cape May, which began with Part 1, Part 2, and Part … Read More
Photo Study: Yellow-rumped Warbler
If you live in the eastern United States and have even stepped outside during the past three weeks, then I am sure you have seen … Read More
A phenomenal day of banding
This morning was the last scheduled morning of banding for the Avian Outreach class. Despite some low expectations with the weather and lack of recent … Read More
Tennessee Warbler vs. Orange-crowned Warbler
During the first few weeks of October, here in Pennsylvania, the diversity of warbler species is declining rapidly. By the third and fourth week of … Read More
What’s Your Favorite Warbler?
For years, my all-time favorite warbler was the adult male Blackburnian Warbler…..every spring I couldn’t wait for the morning I would go out and see … Read More
Answers to Forest Fest Mystery Bird Quiz
This past weekend, we celebrated Forest Fest at Penn State. At the festival, the avian outreach class had a table set up that talked about … Read More
Answer to Mystery Bird Quiz
About 12 people responded to the Mystery Bird Quiz I posted on September 5th. The guesses that I received comprised of seven different species; Pine … Read More
Scotia Barrens – September is here, and so are the warblers!
This morning Anna and I went over to Scotia Barrens to search for migrants. We started off the morning at Scotia Pond, where we met … Read More
Scotia Barrens – Lawrence’s Warbler?
Last evening a Red-necked Phalarope was reported at the pond at Scotia Barrens, a species that is quite uncommon in Pennsylvania. Seven of us planned … Read More
Scotia Barrens – 8/26/11
This morning five of us birded the Scotia Barrens, hoping to see some nice migrant flocks of warblers. We started off the morning at Scotia … Read More