Alan Kneidel and I found a Barnacle Goose along Rt. 9 in New Castle County, Delaware this afternoon. The bird was at the intersection of … Read More
Chase-able Common Murre – Cape May, NJ
Any murre species, and most alcids in general are difficult to see from land along the east coast. Most winters, small numbers of Razorbills can … Read More
Lake Freeze-out, Grebe Fall-out
Almost every winter portions of the Great Lakes freeze up for the winter. This winter the Northeast already has two episodes of a ‘polar vortex’ … Read More
Sandhill Cranes in Central PA
The Sandhill Crane is a widespread and common migrant, breeder, and/or resident across most of North America. This large bird breeds in extensive wetlands and … Read More
Hunting for a Gyrfalcon
My friends and I always plan a New Years trip to kick off another year with a few days of birding the Atlantic Coast. This … Read More
Snowy Owl Irruption Watch 2013-14
The winter of 2013-2014 is proving to be one of the biggest Snowy Owl irruptions in years, even though owls just started arriving in the … Read More
PA MacGillivray’s Warbler Update
Pennsylvania’s 2nd MacGillivray’s Warbler is still present as of November 29th at Highspire Reservoir Park. Although the warbler is typically easy to find by tracking … Read More
Digiscoping adapter roundup for smartphones
With the increased quality of cell phone cameras, more people are using them to photograph birds using their scopes as a huge zoom. Several adapters … Read More
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Lark Sparrow!
Coming back into Lewes this past Saturday, after a day-long Paulagic trip, I switched my phone off of airplane mode and was immediately inundated with … Read More
iPhone 5s- Camera and digiscoping
The iPhone 5s shipped with a 8 megapixel camera, like last year’s iPhone 5. We hoped it would be something more on the order of … Read More