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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 [...]
Harris’s Sparrow and Yellow-headed Blackbird
I ran over to Creek Rd before work this morning to look for the Yellow-headed Blackbird and to see if the Harris’s Sparrow was still around. Both birds were very cooperative, staying for a while at the weed pile along the road. The Harris’s Sparrow is molting in a lot more black feathers, as you [...]
Harris’s Sparrow
Tom Raub took this photo of the Harris’s Sparrow. More info and directions can be found on the pa listserv or at birdingonthe.net. I posted this from my iPod touch so when I get home I will revise this with any additional updates. –update– I saw the HASP at 4pm briefly thanks to Chuck Chalfant. [...]
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