Our buddies over at Thermal Birding have proposed a grand 4th of July Birding Challenge to spot as many birds as possible whose common name includes … Read More
The 17th Year Feast
Anyone who has stepped outside in New Jersey or eastern Pennsylvania this month has likely heard the cacophony of millions of periodical cicadas that have … Read More
Bird Surprises
Before moving to Syracuse and becoming a plant ecology graduate student, my field work was bird-based. I was a point-counter, transect-walker, and wife of the … Read More
Review: Songbirds of North America
Songbirds of North America Green Mountain Digital Get it! $6.99 An email just came through my inbox about a new birding app, Songbirds of North … Read More
Tropical Kingbird maps and info
Today, Alex Zorach made a fantastic discovery when he found a Couch’s/Tropical Kingbird along the Grays Ferry Crescent Trail in Philadelphia. George Armistead is … Read More
White-rumped Sandpipers in Monroe County
While birding western Monroe County yesterday, Michael David and I found a flock of nine White-rumped Sandpipers with a few Killdeer in a flooded soybean … Read More
Preview of The Warbler Guide
One of my most anticipated releases of the summer is The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson & Scott Whittle. It has been a long time … Read More
Support a documentary on Passenger Pigeons and their extinction
As the 100th anniversary of the last Passenger Pigeon is approaching next August, there is a crowdfunding opportunity to create a documentary about their extinction … Read More