A few days ago, birders near New Bethlehem, PA discovered a wing-tagged immature Trumpeter Swan associating with some Mute Swans and Canada Geese along the … Read More
The Purple Swamphen
Last spring, while I was on a three month study abroad trip to South Africa, I saw my lifer Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). It was standing, … Read More
The American Kestrel story
American Kestrels have experienced some pretty severe declines in parts of their range. This was most recently brought to my attention while reading Clay Sutton’s … Read More
Bullock’s Oriole – Huntingdon County, PA
About a week and a half ago, Jim Hamilton noticed an oriole coming in to his bird feeders. He sent photos around to other Huntingdon … Read More
Wilson’s Warbler – Newnan’s Lake, FL
Most eastern warblers pass through Florida during migration, some even overwinter throughout the state. Some, like the Blackburnian Warbler are much more abundant throughout 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
Northern Wheatear – Lebanon County, PA
Yesterday morning, a Northern Wheatear was reported to be hanging out behind a Day’s Inn right off the highway in Lickdale, Lebanon County, PA. Northern … Read More
White-eyed Vireo along the Lower Colorado River!
This morning, some of the other cuckoo researchers that I work with were attempting to capture one of our nesting cuckoos at our best cuckoo … Read More
Idaho Highlights
Anna and I have been working here in Idaho since April 4th. It has been a wonderful and bird-packed three and a half months, but … Read More
MAPS Banding at Lucky Peak 6/5/11
This morning Idaho Bird Observatory had its first MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) banding session of the year up at Lucky Peak. The purpose … Read More