Most hawk watches in Pennsylvania don’t start officially counting until September 1st each year but at Jo Hayes we took advantage of some of the … Read More
Scotia Barrens – Lawrence’s Warbler?
Last evening a Red-necked Phalarope was reported at the pond at Scotia Barrens, a species that is quite uncommon in Pennsylvania. Seven of us planned … Read More
Bird banding in the ANF
I recently had the good fortune to help out with some bird banding in the Allegheny National Forest. It is fairly early in the season … Read More
Storm Birding 8/28/11
With ‘Hurricane Irene’ moving up the east coast, and coming in it’s closest contact yet with Pennsylvania today all of us Centre County birders were … Read More
Scotia Barrens – 8/26/11
This morning five of us birded the Scotia Barrens, hoping to see some nice migrant flocks of warblers. We started off the morning at Scotia … Read More
BESP 8/25/11 – Forster’s Terns, Common Loon, etc
I made a quick run over to Bald Eagle State Park this morning and was rewarded with a few interesting species; two Forster’s Terns (a … Read More
Scotia Barrens – 8/22/11
This morning was my first trip to Scotia Barrens this fall to search for migrants, particularly warblers. It was a slow morning as should be … Read More
Conejohela Flats – Shorebirding 8/19/11
This morning I joined Ian Gardner and Ramsay Koury to check out the Conejohela Flats for some shorebirds. The flats are a popular location with … Read More
Louisiana barrier islands- shorebird heaven
Thanks to Joe V for sharing this on Facebook. This is some really splendid footage of shorebirds and waders that use the barrier islands off … 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