Regional Overview Migration was very strong in the evening and early night hours before tapering off after midnight. Weather conditions were very conducive to migration … Read More
Answer – September Quiz bird
The September Quiz bird (watch the quiz video fullscreen before reading on) turned out to be quite a challenge as the bird never quite managed to … Read More
More migration, more showing up to the south
Regional Overview No time this morning to post much of an analysis, but migration was pretty strong and several people were reporting good calling rates … Read More
An Unlikely Target- Cooper’s Hawks -VS- kingfishers
A few mornings ago I was birding my normal route along Somerset Lake in Somerset County, PA. Raptors were plentiful and I had a hard … Read More
Great migrations on light winds
Regional Overview Last night was another good push of migrants. There were good conditions to let birds fly unimpeded through NY and northern OH but … Read More
Strong migration with possible PA fallout
Regional Overview I am writing this as I listen to thrushes stream overhead, primarily Swainson’s Thrushes but there are some Gray-cheeked Thrushes mixed in as … Read More
Finding Fall Warblers
I occasionally post articles on the Audubon Guides blog. Follow the link below to the full article. Finding Fall Warblers by Drew Weber Finding warblers … Read More
Migration to the south, storms from the west
Regional Overview Scattered rain and storms moved across the region from the west, blocking any type of broad movement of migrants last night. With limited … Read More
September quiz bird
We don’t do fun bird quizzes on the blog nearly enough so here is a video of a bird I saw yesterday in Syracuse NY. … Read More
Slow night of migration across the region
Regional Overview The volume of migrants in the air was greatly reduced last night compared to the last several nights. The primary cause of this … Read More