First Orchard Oriole of the year proved to be an excellent digiscoping subject.
Middle Creek
A couple of weeks ago I went to Middle Creek during the height of the Snow Goose influx. I snapped a couple of flight shots … Read More
Feeding actually beneficial to birds
As seen on the front page of Nature.com, feeding birds during the winter is not only fun for the people feeding them. According to a … Read More
The fickle females of the bird world
A recent paper published at nature.com revealed how fickle the female Lark Buntings are when it comes to picking a mate each spring. It is … Read More
Finally a Rufous!
Number 266 for my Pennsylvania list, the female Rufous Hummingbird I was able to see in Berks County this past week was a delight. When … Read More
Backyard Finches
For the last few weeks, finch numbers have really increased in my backyard, thanks in large part to a cool double sock nyger seed feeder … Read More
New citizen science project to add to your schedule
This past February, the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) initiated the Winter Raptor Survey, a volunteer effort to determine winter abundances of raptors. … Read More
Superflight 2007-2008
As posted on BirdChat- We are experiencing the biggest winter finch irruption since the”superflight” of 1997-1998, when many boreal finches went well beyondtheir normal ranges. … Read More
Banding the Saw-whets
female Northern Saw-whet Owl A few nights ago I had the opportunity to help band saw-whet owls at a Girl Scout camp close to Halifax, … Read More