Today, I spent 8.5 hours counting migrating raptors at Jo Hayes Vista. Jo Hayes is on the border of Centre County and Huntingdon County, here in PA. It was … Read More
Pine Siskin movements
I just ran across a neat article on pine siskin migration from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch. During the winter of 2008-09, there … Read More
Interesting weather, interesting birds?
Just a few pre-storm musings: The radar is lighting up with migrating birds currently. With the rain hitting during the night, there is the possibility … Read More
The Snow Goose phenomenon
Every year at this time, a natural phenomenon is occuring at Middle Creek Wildlife Management area. Until mid-February, Snow Geese were hanging out in the … Read More
Shorebird molt illustrated
Image via Wikipedia Check out the Dig Deep blog for a great primer on shorebird feather wear and molt. There are some great animated images … Read More
White Ibis at the flats
Finally got out on the flats for the first time since late April. There had been both an immature White Ibis and a Sandhill Crane … Read More
Olive-sided Flycatcher
The highlight of a mornings walk around Lancaster County Central Park was the Olive-sided Flycatcher I found perched at the tippy top of a tree. … Read More
Half a mile of powerline…
A morning of birding on a short stretch of powerline cut reaps big rewards.
