When I woke up this morning, it was 36 degrees in State College. I knew Big Hollow (where our banding station is) would be very … Read More
Foggy Morning – PSU Fall Banding
South winds all last night combined with a very heavy layer of fog this morning made for a fairly slow day of bird banding, but … Read More
Mourning Warbler – PSU Fall Banding
We had another great morning of bird banding in the PSU Arboretum today, with 4 warbler species captured including a stunning juvenile female Mourning Warbler. … Read More
Black-and-white Warbler – PSU Fall Banding
This morning was the PSU Forest Fest in the Botanic Gardens, so to make access for visitors easier, we moved the banding station up from … 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
Connecticut Warbler! – PSU Fall Banding
Today was the kick-off to our 2013 fall banding season at Penn State University’s Big Hollow site, located within the 370 acre arboretum. We will … Read More
Delaware’s 1st Anna’s Hummingbird!
Read some newer info about the identification of this bird. Each winter, as word gets out to more and more people to keep their hummingbird … Read More
Rufous Hummingbird continues in Juniata County
An immature female Rufous Hummingbird that was banded and officially IDed as such back in November by Wayne Laubscher is continuing at the same location … Read More
Banding an Allen’s Hummingbird
Recently author, bird bander and one of Nemesis Bird’s favorite people, Scott Weidensaul, had the chance to band Pennsylvania’s 4th record of an Allen’s Hummingbird. … Read More
Calliope Hummingbird – PA’s 2nd State Record!
On October 21st, Joe Flood spotted a hummingbird coming to the feeders in his backyard in Devon, PA. Joe thought it may just be a … Read More