Over the past two weeks I was happy to take many birders and bird-photographers out to the Conejohela Flats along the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, PA. Although there were multiple days with morning or evening storms, almost all of my scheduled trips went along as planned, and I was able to get out to the flats with people on a … Read More
Birding the Depths
Guest post by Ian Gardner With one of the highest murder rates in the world, recently overrun by cartels, a history of violence against environmental activists, and hosting a plethora of tropical diseases, Honduras is not the first country you’d think to visit in Central America for birding. But it also contains 23 bio-reserves covering 20% of the country, 9 mountains … Read More
Snowy Egret in Lancaster County!
The beginning of fall migration 2016 is treating the Susquehanna River corridor nicely, with multiple rare waders making their presence known in Lancaster County – three juvenile Little Blue Herons were visible form the Falmouth River Access, a juvenile Snowy Egret is at the Riverfront Park Access, and a juvenile Cattle Egret continues at Conewago Wetlands. These three species are rare, but … Read More
Cattle Egret – Lancaster County, PA
After a long night spent driving back from Illinois and then mothing for a few hours near Lamb’s Gap, I slept in till noon. I woke up to low, dark clouds and little bands of rain. The forecast for the rest of the day was for more and more rain, so there was really no other choice than to go … Read More
Here is how Pokemon Go is birding.
So Nintendo emerged from its decade long slump and finally released a hit, although this time it wasn’t on its own console, but on iPhone and Android smartphones. Pokemon GO basically forces users to move around (literally) to collect classic Pokemon characters through their smart phone screens in the real world. It brings out the hoarding habits of the 14-year-old … Read More
Fourth Annual 4th of July Birding Challenge!
It’s a big year for the annual Nemesisbird 4th of July Birding Challenge: It’s an election year in the US (in case you have been under a rock for 9 months), it’s the Fourth year of the 4th of July birding challenge, Hamilton the musical swept the Tony Awards, and the sequel to Independence Day is in theaters. What more could … Read More
Lewes Pelagic – June 4th, 2016
Another boatload of anxious birders gathered at Fisherman’s Wharf in Lewes this past Friday evening for an overnight Seelife Paulagics trip into Maryland (and a little bit of Delaware) waters. Weather conditions looked fantastic for the day ahead with light east winds, a very low chance of rain, 3-4 foot waves, and 70 degree water out on the continental shelf. Paul … Read More
Ancient Murrelet – Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge
During the summer I am beyond fortunate to be one of the research supervisors on Seal Island NWR (restricted access). SINWR is located just 22 miles from Rockland, Maine and is managed by the National Audubon Seabird Restoration Program, aka Project Puffin. It is home to a large breeding colonial nesting seabirds including Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Arctic and … Read More
Experience Spring Migration in South Texas with Nemesis Bird Tours – April 16-24, 2016
Looking to spice up your spring migration experience? Never been to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas? Join Nemesis Bird Nature Tours for a guided trip to southern Texas during the 3rd week of April 2016! This trip is planned to coincide with peak songbird migration along the southern coast of Texas, and also serve as an introduction to the Lower Rio Grande Valley’s local specialties. There is … Read More
Goose-a-palooza 2016 Summary
We had a beautiful day for the first inaugural Delaware Goose-a-palooza this past Saturday the 27th. Thanks to the 30-40 birders who thoroughly inspected over 32,000 geese across the state, we all collectively turned up some impressive birds. Mixed among the expected Canada and Snow Geese were 14 CACKLING GEESE and 5 ROSS’S GEESE. The Snow Goose flocks in Kent County also produced multiple Snow … Read More