The Birdchaser

It was a cold and frozen month, with most water in Hunterdon County frozen over.  With some determination and good fortune, I was able to ma...

I didn't do a lot of traveling this past year, so most of my birding was close to home.  Here are my top 10 birds of 2013: 1) Mew Gull...

Sometimes contractors working on building renovations run into properties that have had serious bird problems--including pigeon infestatio...

Sora, Cold Brook Preserve, NJ The day started with my not knowing exactly how many species I needed to cross the 1000 species threshold,...

Northern Brown Snake A big day, starting early driving down to Philadelphia to take my Rosemont College students on their first birding...

Only one new bird for the month--a Blue-headed Vireo that popped out in the trees while I was visiting with friends on my patio this morn...

Over 100 species of plants to check out! Morning birding was a bit slow, though I did get my first Bullfrog, Lincoln's Sparrow and W...

I taught at ESU this morning and didn't get out species hunting until this evening.  A trip to Petsmart to get a new dog collar landed m...

Not the most productive day, species wise.  I taught in the morning at ESU, then drove down to suburban Philly to give a talk at the Wynco...

There is supposed to be a Connecticut Warbler here...somewhere! I managed a good day today for the species count, with some morning bird...