Author Archives: Drew

About Drew

I am a young birder living and birding in Pennsylvania. I also enjoy digiscoping and bird photography. Contact me if you have any questions about birds and birding in PA.

birdcountr 1.5 review

It’s been in the App Store for several months at this point but it is definitely high time that I review the excellent bird listing app, Birdcountr (iTunes link; $4.99). This is a category of birding app that has been … Continue reading

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It’s been hot…

It’s been hot the last couple days and that really has shut down bird song after about 9am. Luckily today was a little cooler and that really helped. I am in Adams and Franklin counties and grassland birds are quite … Continue reading

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Summer surveys

The summer has been busy so far, with road road surveys across a 20 county region in central Pennsylvania. Highlights have been Henslow’s Sparrows in Bedford County, Red-headed Woodpeckers in Franklin County and Blue Grosbeaks in at least four counties. … Continue reading

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Blackpoll Migration thru Lancaster County

I felt like I was hearing a lot of Blackpoll Warblers earlier than expected this year so I dug thru some data on eBird and found that they are actually right on time. First reports start coming in the first … Continue reading

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