This morning several of us from State College ran down to Greencastle, PA in search of the Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Â that Dale Gearhart reported yesterday. … Read More
Snowy Owl – Armstrong County, PA
I thought that the Cumberland County, PA Snowy Owl was going to be the last of that species I would see for a while – … Read More
Trumpeter Swan – Clarion County, PA
A few days ago, birders near New Bethlehem, PA discovered a wing-tagged immature Trumpeter Swan associating with some Mute Swans and Canada Geese along the … Read More
Broad-tailed Hummingbird – New Jersey’s First State Record!
Back in January, during a four day long rarity round-up trip throughout PA and NJ, trying to pick up as many rare birds as possible; my … Read More
Bullock’s Oriole – Huntingdon County, PA
About a week and a half ago, Jim Hamilton noticed an oriole coming in to his bird feeders. He sent photos around to other Huntingdon … Read More
Virginia’s Warbler Chase – Feb. 19
When news spread that Jim Stasz had found a Virginia’s Warbler near Easton, MD I knew I wanted to try and chase the bird, especially since … Read More
Vermilion Flycatcher – Orlando Wetlands Park, FL
One of my target birds for my past weekend down in Florida, were the two adult male Vermilion Flycatchers hanging out at Orlando Wetlands Park. … Read More
Photo Study: Black-headed Gull in Cape May, NJ
One of my target birds for our trip down to Cape May, NJ this past weekend was an adult Black-headed Gull that has been seen … Read More
Townsend’s Warbler in PA!
A few days ago, Dr. Andy Green reported an adult female Townsend’s Warbler visiting his backyard along with a Pine Warbler. Once accepted, this Townsend’s … Read More
Rarity Round-Up: A Four Day Birding Adventure
Click on links throughout this post to see our full eBird checklists and more photos for the locations mentioned! Last week I was sitting around … Read More