The Nemesis Bird

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Here are some closer crops of the photos I took of the possible Little Egret.
Click on photos to zoom in.

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The egret found by Chuck Chalfant. Noticing the dark lores he began contacting others. Here are the pictures I took through my scope and Frank Haas’ scope which had a higher zoom.
Click on the images to zoom in or go to the Picasa gallery where I also have two videos. I have also posted closer [...]

Hearing a report that there was a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Alcoa Marsh in Lancaster, I headed off to check it out early this morning. Arriving at the marsh, the first birds I heard were Yellow Warblers and a Willow Flycatcher. Scanning the edges of the marsh there are several dead trees, perfect for perching [...]

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Check out the Dig Deep blog for a great primer on shorebird feather wear and molt. There are some great animated images that show the effects of wear on feathers and the overall appearance of the birds. With southbound migration just beginning, its a good time to brush up on this.
Learning about shorebird [...]

Here are some clips showing how Golden Eagles hunt. The most fascinating part is seeing how they manage to take down prey that weigh much larger than themselves.

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left: @ Middle Creek by Geoff Malosh- right: @ Conejohela Flats by Drew Weber
Above is a comparison of a photo Geoff Malosh took of the Middle Creek White Ibis with a photo of the ibis I took at Conejohela Flats.
Although these pictures show different sides of the bill, Geoff has another picture that shows both [...]

Finally got out on the flats for the first time since late April. There had been both an immature White Ibis and a Sandhill Crane hanging out there together so I was hoping to see both these birds. Unfortunately, only the White Ibis was around while I was on the flats but it was very [...]

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My third and final field season for the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas is over.  This last season I covered quite a bit of new territory for me in central and northern PA, visited 7 state parks I had never been to and camped in 4 of them.
I started off the season in [...]