A quick glance at the radar shows that all kinds of migration is happening now. A cold front passed through today after an extended period … Read More
State List map
While working on some of my data for my grad thesis, I have played around with how to best visualize data using the stats program … Read More
History of Cattle Egrets in Pennsylvania
After four Cattle Egrets showed up nearby I became interested in the background story of Cattle Egrets in Pennsylvania. I remember seeing small flocks of … Read More
Birds are on the move
Looking at the radar, there are a lot of birds on the move well to the south of us. If that rain event across Virginia … Read More
More Shiloh Rd Rough-legged Hawks
I stopped by the Shiloh Rd grasslands yesterday and a light morph roughleg was perched right in the interchange, oblivious to all the traffic around … Read More
Pennsylvania eBird comparison
After posting the graphs of eBird submissions in Centre County I ran through the View and Explore Data part of eBird and did the same thing … Read More
Centre County, PA eBird
Since it was launched in 2002, eBird has been providing birders with an easy way to keep track of their sightings and the satisfaction of … Read More
What a Vice President Palin would mean for birds
Image by bobster1985 via Flickr Now that John McCain has picked a running mate, Sarah Palin, it is a good time to take a look … 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
East Coast Wood Sandpipers
While the Wood Sandpiper is considered accidental, i.e. very rare, in the lower 48, it has been recorded breeding in the Outer Aleutians. It is … Read More