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I spent last summer (2022) doing field work for the Southern Sierra Research Station in Weldon, California along the Kern River Valley. California is filled with endemic small mammals and during weekends I was able to head off across the … Continue reading →

Yeah, so, I think I’m going to use this blog again. A lot has changed since I last posted. I’ve started and now almost finished college. I’m 24 now. There’s been a massive international pandemic. And, to be honest, over … Continue reading →

I just returned from a two week whirlwind birding tour of Panama over spring break. As it was my first time doing a concerted birding trip to Central America, I got a whole mess of lifers. In lieu of a … Continue reading →

Nomadic winter finches are always fun. Their wandering habits, often beautiful colours, and northern allure make them a huge draw for birders. Aside from the usual siskins and purple finches, winter finches are usually almost entirely lacking from Pennsyvlania which … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year once again. The time where you stay up till midnight anxiously waiting for the year to change so that you can go birding and every bird will be a year bird. It’s also the time … Continue reading →

Over the next few weeks, I am going to be starting to volunteer at Powdermill Nature Reserve. This is a great reserve and banding station that is about an hour south of my house and does some really great work. … Continue reading →

As some of you may have noticed, this blog has a new title. When I got this blog started, I didn’t really know what I was going to do with it and I kind of figured that I would forget … Continue reading →

**NOTE** My computer is having technical difficulties (I think it has a virus) and as such I am unable to add many photos to the next few posts. However, the missing photos will be added back in when my computer … Continue reading →

Due to the great lakes being mostly frozen right now, Pittsburgh has been overrun with waterfowl of all shapes an sizes. The highlight has probably been the gulls which we have been having. Besides the usual ring-billed and herring gulls, … Continue reading →