Timschreckengost

LATEST ARTICLES ( 100 )

• Weekend Birding at Presque Isle State Park!

  

  Presque Isle Bay on 1/8/2012Saturday morning, my girlfriend and I set out for a weekend at Presque Isle State Park. I knew there were decent birds being seen... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Indiana County Birding–1/6/2012

  

  Friday, I spent a decent amount of time birding Yellow Creek SP and Margaret Higbee’s Yard in search of new year birds. I picked up six new year birds on... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: Birds of Southern Africa

  

  Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey , Warwick Tarboton, and Peter Ryan is a comprehensive guide to more than 950 bird species known to occur i... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• New in Print at Princeton University Press

  

  Princeton University Press recently released three Birds and Natural History related titles.A Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand by Julian Fitter and Don... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Birding Wallace Sphagnum Bog

  

  Today Tim Schreckengost and I decided to start out the new year by attempting to build up our Clearfield County year lists. We started off near Luthersburg,... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Birding in Florida!

  

  Starting March 1st, I will begin working for Archbold Biological Station as a Seasonal Research Assistant in their Avian Ecology Lab. I will be conducting... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Highlights of 2011

  

  I started the year off with hopes of a “Big Year”. The goal for my personal “Big Year” was to reach 400 species for the ABA Area. My hopes and dreams for 400... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Review: Birds of the Middle East

  

  Birds of the Middle East by Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall is one of the newest additions to the Princeton Field Guide series. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Indiana CBC Results

  

  Red-bellied WoodpeckerAs of last night, there have been 67 species recorded for the 2011 Indiana Christmas Bird Count. Three additional species were tallied... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Weather for the Indiana CBC Tomorrow

  

  Weather looks fair for the CBC tomorrow, besides the west wind between 7 and 13 mph.Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Indiana Christmas Bird Count Tomorrow!

  

  I am getting ready for my first Christmas Bird Count of the year tonight. I am taking part in the Indiana count for the first time. The count is sponsored by th... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Waterfowl Fallout, Sort Of.

  

  It was raining nonstop for most of the night, so I figured there should be a good waterfowl fallout. I had a few places in mind for the three hours of birding... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Harlequin Duck in Williamsport

  

  This morning I went birding along the Susquehanna River in Williamsport. As soon as I started out I had two adult Peregrine Falcons fly out from a tree. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Williamsport CBC

  

  This morning I kicked off the Christmas Bird Count season with the Williamsport CBC. This is my fourth year participating in the Williamsport CBC, each year... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Winter Residents

  

  Well, winter is finally setting in thoughout central Pennsylvania. I took a walk this morning at State Game Lands 176 (Toftrees) for almost three hours. My... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Golden Eagles at Jo Hayes Vista!

  

  Recently there have not been many good days for hawk watching at Jo Hayes Vista. Northwest winds are ideal for the site and the days have been scarce this... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Ruffed Grouse!

  

  Last week, I had a chance to photograph a Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus). This was my first opportunity to photograph one of these amazing upland game birds. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Bird Feeding, Or the Lack There of

  

  I dumped some birds seed and peanuts in front of our apartment hoping for some winter residents to photograph. The only bird specie to touch the seed was... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• I Cannot Believe It is December 1st……already.

  Well, it’s December 1st and I am struggling to find time for birding as I am wrapping up my final semester as an Undergraduate student at Penn State. I have... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• New Jersey Snowy Owl!

  

  Yesterday morning I headed east from State College for an interview with a potential graduate school advisor at East Stroudsburg University. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT