Chase
Posts about chasing a rare bird, sometimes getting to see it, other times missing.
Berks Red-necked Phalarope
I took some distance shots of the Red-necked Phalarope that is in a flooded field on Evansville Rd in Berks County. Pretty far away for a good picture but it was neat to watch it actively swimming around. Hopefully it will stick around for a few days for more people to see it. Check out [...]
Western Meadowlark at Lykens
I took a drive up into Dauphin County today to check out the Western Meadowlark and was not disappointed. As soon as I got there I heard the somewhat strange song of the Western Meadowlark and it seemed pretty close. Of course it took me a while to find it, but once I did I [...]
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 [...]
RBA: Western Grebe in Mechanicsburg, PA
After spending the morning running after White-winged Crossbills and Rough-legged Hawks around Lancaster with my dad, I arrived home to see an email saying that a Western Grebe had been found earlier and was still being seen near Mechanicsburg, PA. This is a pretty good record for PA and its been a couple years since [...]
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