[dc]T[/dc]his morning I got out pretty early to look for the Rufous Hummingbird that was coming to a feeder in Phoenix. It was overcast but … Read More
Whimbrel and 3 Avocets– Sept ’12, Somerset County, PA
On September 4th after returning from out of town, my wife, Trish Miller, and I were birding our Somerset Lake route. One of our first … Read More
Mystery flycatcher
When I am out birding, I don’t always get the look I want at every bird. In fact, this is almost always the case. Just … Read More
Shorebird season! The mostly peep quiz
It’s that time of year again. Shorebirds are starting to filter south as the breeding season completes. These adults look different than they did in … Read More
Mystery shorebird photos from the The Great Bucktoe Shorebird Watch
Each spring, Larry Lewis and crew hold The Great Bucktoe Kite/Shorebird Watch at the Bucktoe Creek Preserve to scan the skies nightly for Mississippi Kites … Read More
The kids are not alright
This time of year, some raptors can show some pretty extreme molt and feather wear, leading to tricky identification. Alex has posted about this on … Read More
Photo Study: Sandwich Terns!
One of the most elegant terns on the east coast has got to be the Sandwich Tern. So far this year, I have been lucky … Read More
Short-tailed Hawks – Determining Age and Color Type
The Short-tailed Hawk has one of most restricted ranges of any raptor in the ABA area – found only in the peninsula of Florida and rarely, in … Read More
Mystery Bird Quiz
It has been a long time since we have done a bird quiz here on Nemesis Bird, but I took some photos of a bird … 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