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The Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center in Norristown covers four Pennsylvania counties (including Philadelphia) and takes in over 3000 animals a year. Licensed wildlife rehabilitator and Assistant Director Michele Wellard relayed this story: In the spring a few years back, a man cut down a tree on his property outside Philadelphia.
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge , AKA Tinicum, is an outstanding urban oasis in southern Philadelphia, less than one mile from Philadelphia’s airport. A diked, non-tidal area of 145 acres, adjacent to the eastern end of Tinicum Marsh, was donated by the Gulf Oil Corporation to the City of Philadelphia in 1955.
He gave one to his home institution, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and the other to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A 1931 daily newspaper article (likely from The Philadelphia Bulletin) reported that Bond “brought back thirty species of birds never before represented in the Academy’s collections.
The ornithologist James Bond (1900-1989), affiliated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for more than six decades, wrote in 1928 that “there is still a good deal of illicit gunning going on on these islands, which, if not stopped, will ultimately result in the extermination of the parrots.
A rare Black-billed Cuckoo banded in South Florida [link] Just 10 days ago we got another great surprise, a Philadelphia Vireo , only the third ever record for the observatory.
Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was the third-from-last species to be added to his Big Sit total on Sunday afternoon, an amazingly cooperative Philadelphia Vireo that spent over an hour foraging around the Fort Tilden hawkwatch platform. What I got were a few unexpected Pied-billed Grebes. How about you?
An almost fledgling American Kestrel stuffed in a large Dunkin’ Donuts paper coffee cup,” wrote Michelle Wellard in Philadelphia. The prize for presentation goes to the folks who delivered this very small opossum to Michelle Wellard in Philadelphia. They had nothing else to put him in.”. Fast food containers are popular. “An
Corey, on the other hand, pulled a Philadelphia Vireo that Will Raup spotted at the Coxsackie Creek Grasslands Preserve while Corey was busy looking at a Song Sparrow. So much for my weekend… Unless you like House Sparrows more than I do, you won’t be impressed by my best bird of the weekend.
You can watch the Focus on Diversity: Changing the Face of American Birding live stream live from Philadelphia today. See how many birders you can spot and recognize!
So you can imagine my pleasure, then, when I spotted one skulking in some thick brush last week when I was exploring the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the first time last week. In fact, the vast majority of birding days go by without Coccyzus americanus making any kind of appearance at all.
The Black-headed Gull , Larus ridibunus, is similar in many ways to Bonaparte’s Gull , Larus philadelphia of North America. philadelphia, but until such a time as my software updates, I shall continue to know them as Larus (this is a personal obstinacy and does not necessarily reflect the view of The Management ).
Dawn at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia a. Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !
I predict that the most influential birder will be at the Focus on Diversity: Changing the Face of American Birding Conference in Philadelphia on October 22nd. (The late George Myers – knowledgeable, patient, and extremely funny – helped me see the wonder of birds and challenge of birding.) to reach others.
From 29 September through 1 October, the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philly, will host the third annual American Birding Expo. Meredith Mann will be covering the Expo for 10,000 Birds, going through on Sunday, and if I can possibly get myself to Philadelphia that weekend I will make sure to do so.
Their discoveries, writings, art, and lives are woven in and out of chapters focused on bird families (thrushes, shorebirds, warblers), places (Florida, Texas), significant points in North American ornithological history (Wilson versus Audubon in Philadelphia), and the big topics of taxonomy and conservation.
This is the time of year when you can try for the eastern vireo sweep ( Philadelphia , Warbling , Red-eyed , Yellow-throated , White-eyed , and Blue-headed ). Rails can show up in odd spots in migration but this one, a Clapper Rail , was right where it belonged, in salt marsh by the Bayonne Golf Club in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Migrants such as Philadelphia Vireo , Western Tanager , and Great-crested Flycatcher mingled with local birds like Long-tailed Manakin (a common bird in this area), Social Flycatcher , and others. During the sun and heat of the day, Raptor Ridge also entertained by living up to its name in the form of close looks at King Vulture (!)
Of the species he saw his best was easily a Philadelphia Vireo at Bristol Beach State Park, a surprising migrant that he was please to find. Corey spent the weekend visiting his folks in the Hudson Valley and got out looking for Birds a bit on Sunday morning. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?
. &# To the Man-of-War-Bird&# was actually first published nearly a quarter-century earlier in the British literary paper, The Athenaeum , and was reprinted in 1878 as &# Thou Who Hast Slept All Night Upon the Storm&# in Progress , a Philadelphia-based literary journal.
I really enjoyed the experience and I would say that these looks narrowly beat out the looks I got several years ago in Philadelphia. I spent twenty minutes with the bird before walking away, leaving the cuckoo where I found it.
No, I get to be in southwestern New Jersey, just across the river from Philadelphia. Though it sits on the Delaware River and residents have great views of Philadelphia when one is in Camden one is usually paying more attention to one’s immediate surroundings to enjoy the view.
Ken Januski Mar 21st, 2011 at 8:12 am Heard my first Phoebe on March 18 at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia. But then saw 4 of them yesterday at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia. Corey Mar 21st, 2011 at 6:17 am Shhhh, Jochen, I don’t want the other Queens listers to know!
Once they squeaked into the playoffs the Cardinals won a tough series with the highly powered and highly favored Philadelphia Phillies and then managed to knock off a divisional rival, the Milwaukee Brewers, in six games to clinch the pennant.
Mike Freiberg grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where his family introduced him to the world of birding. He will be posting every fourth Thursday about Bird Identification and /or the birdlife of the Rocky Mountains. Over time the hobby grew into a career. He attended Iowa State University where he earned his B.S. in Animal Ecology.
Because poor Michael Vick has been through so much. Another reason to root against the Eagles. Sorry but after seeing the victims that he left behind on Dog Town, I still think he's slime. It takes a special kind of callousness and brutality to treat dogs that way. This isn't a bar fight. It's not the mistakes made from being young.
In a move that brings new meaning to the term “farm team,” one of the min0r-league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies has a new mascot. It’s been a busy week in bird news–some of it bad, some of it good, and some of it just plain head-scratchin’ Let’s start with the odd stuff first.
Blackpoll Warbler Cape May Warbler Common Yellowthroat I saw a host of other good birds as well, from Gray-cheeked Thrush to Philadelphia Vireo. There were even wood-warblers! A real highlight was a flock of six Black-bellied Plovers that was flying over that I suddenly realized lacked black feathers in their wingpits.
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina The New Jersey Pine Barrens are in easy reach of Philadelphia and New York City though few seem to take advantage of this beautiful natural resource. Only a few Eastern Towhees were around and singles of Hermit Thrush , Ruby-crowned Kinglet , and White-eyed Vireo. … a.
Adrian Binns ( Nikon Birding ProStaff and Wildside Nature Tours ) brought up two vans of children from the Philadelphia area for a chance to experience all of the activities and be filmed on camera. Building relationships for these young people will prove to enhance their futures in the outdoors.
Here’s hoping we see a Philadelphia Vireo again this year, as well as a whole bunch more species! Third of all, we have a logo! How exciting! It’s at the top of the post and continues the Queens County Bird Club tradition of using a Black-capped Chickadee.
These are birds like Great-crested Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Philadelphia and Yellow-throated Vireos, and Wilson’s Warbler. Most other common boreal migrants in Costa Rica are also preparing to fly north under tropical night skies.
Other common, uncommon species include Philadelphia Vireos (common on the Pacific Slope although there don’t seem to be as many as there used to be…), and that much wanted gem of migrants, the Golden-winged Warbler.
The first of these crosses was known as the Alexander and was probably an accidental hybrid named for its discoverer, one James Alexander, who found the strange new grape growing in 1740 in the Philadelphia garden he maintained for his employer, Thomas Penn (the son of Pennsylvania founder William Penn).
See my watercolor of the male we saw at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia here. This pair was our first of the year though they can be found in Philadelphia most winters. Ken Januski Mar 7th, 2011 at 9:17 am Appropriately enough(see Corey’s post of today) it is the Eastern Bluebird.
My break was cut short though, when Eric and Lisa let me know that Eric had found a Philadelphia Vireo foraging directly behind the platform. On my one break from Big Sitting that same Orange-crowned Warbler hopped out in front of me. It would show well off and on for well over an hour.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer. It was a 2-1 decision by the US Court of Appeals. Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act.
This is an excellent opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer. This is part of the piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The author, an assistant professor of sociology at Tulane University, poses some important questions. While I don't agree with everything he says, I do think he makes some legitimate points.
Not only did I pick up my life Golden Eagle on New Year’s Day, but now the Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. This new year already appears to be auspicious for eagles. Maybe my perspective is biased, but if you’re feeling left out, you should be making 2018 your Year of the Eagle as well.
Some huge livestock farms produce more raw waste than cities as large as Philadelphia or Houston. They've issued a report that throws a negative light on the EPA trying to ELIMINATE EVEN MORE REGULATION of factory farms. Deregulation is EVERYWHERE.
“ This is the range-restricted Schuykill River Rail; the pride of Philadelphia.” “ And what, may I ask, is that? ” She enquired in pained, widely-separated syllables. ” I replied, shrinking beneath her glare. “ Surely it’s too easy if you just make up species.” ” She said.
Those Eagles you’re hearing everyone talk about right now aren’t the ones you typically seek while birding, but rather the ones from Philadelphia that just won Super Bowl LII. Well, they did it.
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