One exciting aspect about living in the country during the winter is the flocks of birds that attend to the local manure covered fields. In … Read More
Vagrant orioles
This has been a good year for orioles in Pennsylvania. A Scott’s Oriole in February near Harrisburg started out the year with a bang, see … Read More
Snowy Hawk Mountain
Last Saturday I counted again at Hawk Mountain. The weather was rainy on the drive up but as I polled into the parking lot I … 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
Bonies at the flats
A few days ago I spent the morning at Conejohela Flats, canoing around because the water level was extremely high following the 3 inches of … Read More
My sparrow fest
So it seems like ever other bird blogger has gotten out to digiscope the sparrow migration and today was finally my day. I got some … Read More
More Arizona pictures
Juniper Titmouse @ Grand Canyon National Park Black-headed Grosbeak @ Grand Canyon National Park Broad-billed Hummingbird @ Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum Barn Owl @ Arizona-Sonoran Desert … Read More
Bainbridge Sparrow hunting
There is a little spot on the Susquehanna River south of Harrisburg known for fall Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows. It’s basically a collection of small islands … Read More
Arizona pics
So almost 2 months ago I was in Arizona for my honeymoon. We stayed in Sedona for a while enjoying the scenic canyons and visiting … Read More
Birding has been good
With spring migration in full swing now, and no nasty weather to stop it sightings have really picked up. I was lucky enough to go … Read More