About Drew

I am a young ornithologist originally from PA but now living in central New York. I am pursuing a master's degree at Penn State University studying grassland birds and their relationships with different agricultural practices. When I am not working feverishly on my thesis, I enjoy adding new birds to my county, state and life lists, digiscoping and getting outdoors. I am active in the Pennsylvania birding community as chairman of the bird records committee, as well as a reviewer for sightings submitted to eBird. Some topics that really interest me are migration, bird distributions and vagrancy. Contact me if you have any questions about birds and birding in PA.

Posts by Drew:

Best flight this year

No radar this morning. Doing a big day in CNY. Go birding!

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North winds slow migration in east, tonight could be more of the same

Regional Overview Ohio and western PA saw heavy migration last night but east of there it was much lighter. Light winds from the north and a stationary front sitting over…

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Heavy migration everywhere!

Regional Overview Migration was impressive across most of the US last night. Birds were definitely on the move and there was little to stop them. There was a long thin…

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Heavy migration with western NY and PA fallout possibility

Regional Overview Migration was very evident on the radar last night, with masses of birds flying north with weather that is finally working in their favor. Storms moved into and…

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Another night of storms and strong coastal migration

Regional Overview Last night a large front passed through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast which really slowed migration over most of the region except for the coast and just inland from…

Composite NEXRAD for midnight

World Series of Birding Migration update

This should have gone up last night in preparation for the big day but better late than never! The World Series of Birding is a big fundraising event in New…

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Strong East Coast flow, Ohio fallout

Regional Overview The first strong migration up the East Coast in quite a while, last night should have brought a significant turnover in species to areas that have been severely…

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Migration returns to the East

Regional Overview It has been a really long dry spell for the East Coast but things are looking up. Migration was moderate over Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey for…

The Nemesis Birders - photo by Craig Miller

Birding Cup 2013 Wrap up

The 2013 Birding Cup was an interesting one. I was late to the party, driving down from Syracuse to meet Alex, Ian and Nate at around midnight. They had an…

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Birding Cup 2013 – LIVE UPDATES

The Birding Cup is over and we won! Check out a summary here.

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