After a year and a half of environmental consulting on wind projects in Pennsylvania, I have jumped back into the wonderful world of ornithological field … Read More
Beat the winter doldrums by registering for The Biggest Week!
It is that dreadful time of year again when the winter doldrums have set in. You can’t remember the last time you saw the sun, … Read More
Lake Freeze-out, Grebe Fall-out
Almost every winter portions of the Great Lakes freeze up for the winter. This winter the Northeast already has two episodes of a ‘polar vortex’ … Read More
An indoor cat is a happy cat
As an avid birder, I will say that there is nothing that induces more rage in me than seeing a domestic cat stalking a native … Read More
Northern Goshawk at Hawk Ridge
Earlier this month, I traveled to Duluth, Minnesota to bird with Naturally Avian‘s Erik Bruhnke. The timing of my trip was key, and I wanted … Read More
Biggest Week 2013: Day 1 photo highlights
You have probably already read my summary of my first day at the Biggest Week, but were wondering where all the photos were. Well, here … Read More
A beautiful blue bird….Cerulean Warbler at the Biggest Week!
On Saturday, we arrived at the Magee Marsh Boardwalk in the afternoon. The location of a Cerulean Warbler was tweeted earlier in the day, and … Read More
The Biggest Week: Day 2!
After hitting up “Birds and Beers” last night at the Maumee Bay State Park Conference Center, and running on only a few hours of sleep … Read More
The Biggest Week 2013: Day 1!
This morning PA birder (and honorary Nemesis Birder) Cory DeStein, and I, got an early start out of PA for our 6 hour drive to … Read More
The Biggest Week in American Birding: Group Birding at its Finest!
The Biggest Week in American Birding is a ten day birding extravaganza in Ohio created by Black Swamp Bird Observatory to promote bird conservation and increase … Read More