This afternoon, Mark Mizak and I took a quick trip out to Bald Eagle State Park to search for the Red-necked Grebe that we had … Read More
Lincoln’s Sparrow
This evening Alex, Mark and I went to the PSU Retention Pond. It was pretty quiet with just a few Mallards and Canada Geese on … Read More
Tennessee Warbler vs. Orange-crowned Warbler
During the first few weeks of October, here in Pennsylvania, the diversity of warbler species is declining rapidly. By the third and fourth week of … Read More
Henslow’s Sparrow at Circleville Farms, Centre County, PA
On September 22nd, Joe Verica reported seeing a very cooperative Henslow’s Sparrow at Circleville Farms. A few of us went searching for it, but couldn’t … Read More
Answers to Forest Fest Mystery Bird Quiz
This past weekend, we celebrated Forest Fest at Penn State. At the festival, the avian outreach class had a table set up that talked about … Read More
Morning Flight
It is well known that many of our songbird species, including warblers, thrushes, and sparrows, are nocturnal migrants. After a long night of flying, birds … Read More
Baird’s Sandpipers – N. Nixon Rd
This afternoon Joe Verica reported seeing Baird’s Sandpipers on N. Nixon Rd so Drew, Josh, and I drove over there to check them out. Baird’s … Read More
Answer to Mystery Bird Quiz
About 12 people responded to the Mystery Bird Quiz I posted on September 5th. The guesses that I received comprised of seven different species; Pine … Read More
10 Shorebird Species on N. Nixon Rd, Centre County
I had a large gap between classes today, so I decided to go check on the American Golden-Plovers that were found the night before on … Read More
Mystery Bird Quiz
We haven’t had a Mystery Bird Quiz here on Nemesis Bird for a while, but when I snapped the photos below the other day while … Read More