Today was just another Friday: wake up late and go to my 11:15 class, relax the rest of the afternoon, read some emails, etc. But … Read More
Long Island Chase – Common Ground-Dove 11/16
I recently took a hiatus from blogging (mostly unintentionally), but would like to change that in upcoming months. In these past few months, I have … Read More
Video! Couch’s Kingbird – Allegany County, Maryland
With CBC season on the horizon, this reminds me of an old saying by one of my favorite compilers. “Any yellow birds?? Anything yellow on … Read More
Vermilion Flycatcher! – Cape May, NJ
Cape May is having a great run of rarities this fall, and yesterday morning Richard Crossley (of the Crossley ID guides) added to the madness … Read More
The NNY Northern Wheatear
What does it take to drop everything and drive an hour to see a bird? Apparently a Northern Wheatear was enough for me when I … Read More
Whiskered Tern – The Video
Heads up, this video is set to (loud) music. By now, we all know the story. On Friday, September 12, 2014, a Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias … Read More
Whiskered Tern – Cape May, NJ
The ABA area’s 3rd record of a Whiskered Tern was found early this afternoon by Louise Zemaitis and Alec Humann, flying around Cape May Point. … Read More
Life Looks – Kirtland’s Warbler
I once had a run in with a Kirtland’s Warbler, a debacle which is described in this post. My first visit to the famed migration … Read More
One day wonder: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Illinois!
On Monday, May 12, an email went out to the Illinois birding community that the Bowman brothers (Chris and Mark) had found a Fork-tailed Flycatcher … Read More
Willow Ptarmigan – 1st for New York!
Today myself and 8Â fellow PA birders embarked on a weekend-long PSO field trip to the southern Lake Ontario shoreline, however our plans took a very … Read More