Winter Wren
written by Drew Weber
There was no work for me yesterday, so I took the opportunity to head down to Octorara Lake to check for the previously reported Eurasian Wigeon. No luck at finding this rarity, but there were a lot of Northern Pintail, American Wigeon and a few Tundra Swans.
A Winter Wren was hopping around the nearby stream so I decided I would try to digiscope it. It's been quite a while since I tried digiscoping little birds, but with warblers coming back in just two months I need to get back into it.
Winter Wren
Like a typical Winter Wren, this one would perch in view for a couple seconds, do its double chirp, and then change perches. I was lucky if I could find the wren in my scope and fire off a shot or two before it would move. It was also uncooperative when it came to perching in the open so the best shots I got were had a few branches in front of it. Still, I am pretty happy with the result. Anyone have tricks for getting good digiscope shots of quick, little birds?
New Url- nemesisbird.com
written by Drew Weber
Check out my new digs and update your bookmarks. I decided it was time the blog got its own home so here it is. The theme will probably change quite a bit before I am happy with it but feel free to let me know what you think. I also am on a new host so let me know if you run into any problems on the site.
Finally got some crossbill pics
written by Drew Weber
After reading a good reminder that this crossbill irruption we are experiencing now probably won't happen for years, I decided I would finally try to actually photograph some. It was pretty easy finding a feeding flock along Golf Rd at Lancaster County Central Park. The light made it a little difficult to get good shots but some did come out alright. The most interesting sighting was a young male with a lot of orangey color. I have seen a few very bright yellow crossbills, but none with this orange color.
People have been reporting less White-winged Crossbills in the last and some have speculated that they have started heading north. This may be true but the last two places I have checked are still hopping with crossbills. Weather should start pushing them north soon, but it is possible that some crossbills will stick around to breed if they find some suitable habitat. Be on the lookout!
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