Last Saturday I counted again at Hawk Mountain. The weather was rainy on the drive up but as I polled into the parking lot I … Read More
Finally a Rufous!
Number 266 for my Pennsylvania list, the female Rufous Hummingbird I was able to see in Berks County this past week was a delight. When … Read More
Backyard Finches
For the last few weeks, finch numbers have really increased in my backyard, thanks in large part to a cool double sock nyger seed feeder … Read More
New citizen science project to add to your schedule
This past February, the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) initiated the Winter Raptor Survey, a volunteer effort to determine winter abundances of raptors. … Read More
Superflight 2007-2008
As posted on BirdChat- We are experiencing the biggest winter finch irruption since the”superflight” of 1997-1998, when many boreal finches went well beyondtheir normal ranges. … Read More
Bonies at the flats
A few days ago I spent the morning at Conejohela Flats, canoing around because the water level was extremely high following the 3 inches of … Read More