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Icteria, Icterus, Ikteros

It is not often that I get to see an oriole in…

Behavior: Mockingbird Wing-flashing

It is nice to see that the berries in the yard, planted…

A Robin Bathing

On this hot day birds were lining up to take a bath….

A Starling gets its Spots

This immature European Starling (above) is beginning to molt from its juvenile…

How do Cowbirds become Cowbirds?

A male and two immature (male?) Brown-headed Cowbirds It been at least…

Felines on the Prowl

I watched two cats stalking birds in the neighborhood this morning. One…

Immature Male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

For most of the day I have had an immature male Ruby-throated…

Montana Photo Safari!

Sunrise to sunset, the photo opportunities in Glacier National Park never stopped….

Feather Maintenance: Sunning

We have had a wonderful string of sunny days (until today) and…

PA Young Birders Cape May Field Trip

On Saturday July 18th, the PA Young Birders Club met for a…

Young Americans

The Big Day! Today is a momentous occasion in our families lives…

Hummer in the Garden

A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird has been making regular visits to our Coral…

Juveniles at Tinicum

The boisterous begging calls of juveniles continue to be very evident along…

July Photo Quiz – Tails Answers

Here are the answers to this month’s photo quiz. Image #1To start,…

PA Young Birders Field Trip: Cape May – Date Change

PA YOUNG BIRDERS CAPE MAY FIELD TRIP ***NOTE correct Date, Meeting Location…

The Law of Priority

In my last blog I talked about birds that had dubious common…

Misnamed?

I wonder how several species actually got their name, because to my…

Baby Birds Depending on Parents

A visit to John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum produced three…

Can Vultures Smell? Can Birds Smell?

A Turkey Vulture uses sight and smell to locate food Whether it…

American Goldfinches are Breeding

Male American Goldfinch feeding on thistle I am noticing fewer female American…

Floreana Mockingbird – the rarest of the 4 Galapagos mockingbirds!

I’m slowly trying to catch up on photo editing from the past…

Tropical Kingbird in Maine!

There’s nothing better to pull a birder out of the mid-summer doldrums…

A Year of Birding with Gabriel Lugo!

My name is Gabriel Lugo, and for nearly 15 years, I’ve had…

SPRING 2024 BIRDING TRIP REPORTS

Our birding tours have been running at full speed this spring! Catch…

Tropical Kingbird in Cape May!

Tropical Kingbird has an infamous aversion to New Jersey, but finally Cape…

ZIMBABWE PHOTO SAFARI

If you’ve ever dreamed of photographing big cats, elephants, and birds on…

Aerial Display

Leaping from the top of a tall column. Soaring straight up into…

Backyard Bounty

June brings a bustle of avian activity to my suburban Philadelphia backyard….

Ocean City Summer Spectacle

Ocean City New Jersey is a favorite summer destination for surf, sand,…

“Kamchatka” Common Gull in Connecticut!

Patrick Dugan discovered a stunning adult “Kamchatka” Common Gull on February 10th…