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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

10,000 Birds

It turns out that the reclaimed mines work well as habitat for the sparrow because they collect a layer of leaf litter, a key nesting requirement. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012. Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania, edited by Andrew Wilson, Daniel Brauning, Robert Mulvihill. Dimensions: 12.3

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Sassafras Gully Loop

10,000 Birds

Grant saw one once in the Hunter Valley in 1999 and I was behind on the trail and only heard the mimicry, so I considered this my “lifer” We hoped we would get another chance, but there’s no guarantees in the birding world. Ferns were prominent and it was very easy to walk quietly due to all of the damp leaf litter.

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