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
Possible ‘Fuertes’ Red-tailed Hawk in Idaho!?
This past week I photographed an adult Red-tailed Hawk that I think could potentially be a ‘Fuertes’ Red-tailed Hawk; a subspecies typically only found in … Read More
History of Cattle Egrets in Pennsylvania
After four Cattle Egrets showed up nearby I became interested in the background story of Cattle Egrets in Pennsylvania. I remember seeing small flocks of … Read More
PA’s First Ever Anna’s Hummingbird!
This afternoon I was able to drive over to the Mountain Springs Camping Resort near Hamburg to see the Anna’s Hummingbird that was captured and … Read More
Expansion of Eurasian Collared-Doves in the US
On his Notes from Soggy Bottom blog, Bill Pulliam just posted a fascinating visualization of the spread of Eurasian Collared-Doves in the last couple decades. … Read More