I thought that the Cumberland County, PA Snowy Owl was going to be the last of that species I would see for a while – … Read More
Trumpeter Swan – Clarion County, PA
A few days ago, birders near New Bethlehem, PA discovered a wing-tagged immature Trumpeter Swan associating with some Mute Swans and Canada Geese along the … Read More
Photo Study: Brown-headed Nuthatch
One of my favorite resident birds of the southern pinelands is the Brown-headed Nuthatch. It is always so much fun to see these little nuthatches crawling all … Read More
Photo Study: Harlequin Ducks at Barnegat Light, NJ
The Harlequin Duck is simultaneously the most beautiful and one of the most odd-looking species of waterfowl in North America, so there is no wonder it is … Read More
Barnacle Goose – Chester River, MD
Last week Dan Small found a lone Barnacle Goose mixed in with hundreds of Canada Geese along the Chester River in Maryland. My friends and … Read More
Photo Study – LeConte’s Sparrow
Recently, Anna and I visited a hotspot for wintering LeConte’s Sparrows and Sedge Wrens near Gainesville, Florida. During the few hours we spent there photographing … Read More
Paynes Prairie SP – Sweetwater Dike
On January 5th I met up with Gainesville Birder Rex Rowan, to go birding along the Sweetwater Dike area of Paynes Prairie State Park. The … Read More
Sharp-shinned Hawk eating a starling!
This morning while scouting out a region of the State College CBC, Anna and I stopped to watch as two Sharp-shinned Hawks (an adult and … Read More
Purple Sandpiper – Conneaut Harbor
After having several decent looks at the stunning Black-tailed Gull in Ashtabula, the four of us continued on to Conneaut Harbor in hopes of finding … Read More
Photo Study: Double-crested Cormorants
The Double-crested Cormorant is a well-known and common species throughout much of the United States. Because of how common they are, I feel like they … Read More