Today seemed like the first real good day of spring migration, with a huge influx of new species. On a walk around Lancaster County Central … Read More
Harris’s Sparrow and Yellow-headed Blackbird
I ran over to Creek Rd before work this morning to look for the Yellow-headed Blackbird and to see if the Harris’s Sparrow was still … Read More
Warblers returning
I made a couple stops today and managed to see or hear five species of warblers. At Evansburg State Park I heard Louisiana Waterthrush, and … Read More
Birding archives: predictions from 1994
I recently received about 15 years of old Birding magazines and in reading through them I came across an article in the February 1994 issue … Read More
Pintail parade
Octorara Lake has been a great spot to see Northern Pintails this year. The last time I checked the area off of Mt Eden Rd, … 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
Finally got some crossbill pics
After reading a good reminder that this crossbill irruption we are experiencing now probably won’t happen for years, I decided I would finally try to … Read More
RBA: Western Grebe in Mechanicsburg, PA
After spending the morning running after White-winged Crossbills and Rough-legged Hawks around Lancaster with my dad, I arrived home to see an email saying that … Read More
Red-necked Grebes at Wrightsville
A trip up and down along the Susquehanna River was pretty boring today. All the ice has melted and any lingering ducks seem to have … Read More
Another state bird for the list- Le Conte’s Sparrow
Image via Wikipedia Stopped at the Darlington Tract in Delaware County today to look for the Le Conte’s Sparrow that has been seen in the … Read More