A few days ago at Conejohela Flats, I was treated to my first Sanderling in Pennsylvania. Soon after we landed on the flats it was … Read More
Skywatch Friday
 Here is a shot of an Osprey I digiscoped. I haven’t had too much success digiscoping flying birds but at least this one is … Read More
Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the flats
Conejohela Flats once again produced some good shorebirds for me. A previously reported Whimbrel was still hanging out on Avocet Point and was the first … Read More
Western vs Semipalmated Sandpiper
Much has been written about the identification of Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers. Most of it focuses on minutia, those little differences in plumage that are … Read More
Glossy Ibis band update
Looking through about 30 pictures of the Glossy Ibis allowed me to piece together the band number- 116-50010. I submitted this info to the Bird … Read More
Banded Glossy Ibis
At Conejohela Flats today, a young Glossy Ibis was hanging out on Avocet Point. Ignoring the seven birders walking around the flats, it foraged non-stop … Read More
Birding ‘The Muck’
One of the birding gems in Tioga County is the State Gamelands 313, better known to birders as “The Muck.” Formerly drained and farmed, it … Read More
Interesting Willow Flycatcher
While spending a weekend at a cabin in northern Tioga County I was able to slip down to Cowanesque Lake to see what was around. … Read More
Closer crops of Little Egret photos
Here are some closer crops of the photos I took of the possible Little Egret. Click on photos to zoom in.
Little Egret?
The egret found by Chuck Chalfant. Noticing the dark lores he began contacting others. Here are the pictures I took through my scope and Frank … Read More