So far this winter, Florida has had an incredible spree of West Indian vagrants turn up. One of the most interesting is an adult White-cheeked … Read More
Gainesville’s Groove-billed Ani
After spending two years surveying for and capturing Yellow-billed Cuckoos along the Lower Colorado River in Arizona and California, I really fell in love with … Read More
Western Spindalis – Key West Botanical Gardens, FL
On December 28th, 2012 Carl Goodrich and Jacob Cooper discovered a female Western Spindalis at the Key West Botanical Gardens, on the Florida Keys. The … Read More
Thick-billed Vireo – Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP
Yesterday afternoon, local Miami birder, Angel Abreu discovered a Thick-billed Vireo at the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park! There have been less than 10 … Read More
Bohemian Waxwings in Ottawa
During my recent trip to Canada with the PA Society for Ornithology, we spent our first full day around the Ottawa area and managed to … Read More
Owling in Ottawa – Part 3
Our day of birding in Ottawa was going wonderfully – we had gotten incredible views of both Great Gray Owl and Boreal Owl, and still had … Read More
Owling in Ottawa – Part 2
After a successful morning of birding around Ottawa we drove to where we had gotten a tip about a continuing Boreal Owl. I was asked … Read More
Owling in Ottawa – Part 1
After an eventful first day to our trip to Ontario, we were excited and ready to start birding around Ottawa. We had a hearty breakfast … Read More
Headed for Canada, but not without a Tufted Duck
This past weekend, I joined the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO) on a four day birding trip through Ontario. This would be the second time … Read More
Another year of birding underway!
With the first month of the year officially behind us now, I thought I would take a look the current status of my year list. Beginning … Read More