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Conejohela Flats Avocets
After an early morning of looking for warblers, I got an email about two American Avocets that were hanging out on Avocet Point at Conejohela Flats. After several years of checking out the flats regularly, I finally get to see an avocet at Avocet Point, fitting I guess. I didn’t have time to kayak out [...]
The Snow Goose phenomenon
Every year at this time, a natural phenomenon is occuring at Middle Creek Wildlife Management area. Until mid-February, Snow Geese were hanging out in the Delaware Bay and south, pigging out and waiting for the weather to start warming up. Snow Geese numbers start building towards the end of February and usually reach a peak [...]
Winter Wren
There was no work for me yesterday, so I took the opportunity to head down to Octorara Lake to check for the previously reported Eurasian Wigeon. No luck at finding this rarity, but there were a lot of Northern Pintail, American Wigeon and a few Tundra Swans. A Winter Wren was hopping around the nearby [...]
Sanderling on mud
A few days ago at Conejohela Flats, I was treated to my first Sanderling in Pennsylvania. Soon after we landed on the flats it was running around with a Whimbrel, similar to the Buff-breasted Sandpiper the day before. I am used to seeing flocks of Sanderlings on the shore, chasing waves back and forth as [...]
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