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Andrew Hoffman on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/barred-owl.jpgbarred owlA barred owl (Photo by M.E. Sanseverino on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/woodcock.jpgwoodcockA woodcock2021-03-15T16:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2021/02/01/counting-raptors-in-mid-winter/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/red-tailed-hawk-in-pa.jpgred-tailed hawk in PAA red-tailed hawk in Hanover, PA (Photo taken in February 2008 by Henry T. McLin, on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cooprs-hawk-in-plummers-hollow.jpgcoopr's hawk in Plummer's HollowCooper’s hawk in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo taken in May 2020 by Mark Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/red-shouldered-hawk-in-pa-1.jpgred-shouldered hawk in PARed-shouldered hawk in Indianola, PA (Photo taken in January 2014 by Steve Valasec, on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/american-kestrel-in-pa.jpgAmerican kestrel in PAAmerican kestrel in Chester County, PA (Photo taken in February 2012 by Kelly Colgan Azar, on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bald-eagle-in-pa.jpgbald eagle in PABald eagle in Hanover, PA (Photo taken in February 2007 by Henry T. McLin, on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/black-vultures-in-pa.jpgblack vultures in PABlack vultures in Gettysburg, PA https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/red-shouldered-hawk-in-pa.jpgred-shouldered hawk in PAA red-tailed hawk in Hanover, PA (Photo taken in February 2008 by Henry T. 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McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/white-throated-sparrow-in-alabama.jpgwhite-throated sparrow in AlabamaA white-throated sparrow in Alabama (Photo by Patricia Pierce on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2020-11-03T08:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/10/01/sgl166-beaverdam-wetland/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/canoe-furnace.jpgCanoe FurnaceThe Canoe Furnace used trees from the Canoe Valley as fuel (Photo in the Penn State Special Collections in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/beaver-at-work.jpgbeaver at workA beaver at work https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/beaver-dam.jpgbeaver damA beaver dam (Photo by Tom Gill on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/beaver-pond.jpgbeaver pondThe beaver pond in the wetland area (Photo by Bruce Bonta) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/canoe-creek.jpgCanoe CreekA view of Canoe Creek in the Canoe Creek State Park, downstream from the Old Forest Unit (Photo by David Brossard in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/winterberry.jpgwinterberryA winterberry growing along the trail (Photo by Bruce Bonta) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/george-mahon.jpgGeorge MahonGeorge Mahon, a member of the Juniata Valley Audubon Society, in the Beaverdam area (Photo by Bruce Bonta) 2020-10-02T17:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/09/01/the-glory-days-of-september/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hummingbird-among-jewelweed.jpghummingbird among jewelweedA female hummingbird perched among some jewelweed (Photo in memoriam: Steve Burt on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/red-admiral-on-goldenrod.jpgred admiral on goldenrodA red admiral butterfly on goldenrod (Photo by BBureau on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/monarchs-on-goldenrod.jpgmonarchs on goldenrodMonarch butterflies on goldenrod https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/porcupine-on-forest-floor.jpgporcupine on forest floorA porcupine on the forest floor (Photo by Steven Kersting on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/chipmunk-in-pennsylvania-forest.jpgchipmunk in Pennsylvania forestA chipmunk in a Pennsylvania forest (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fall-yellow-rumped-warbler.jpgfall yellow-rumped warblerA yellow-rumped warbler in the fall (Photo by Ryan Mandelbaum on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fall-chestnut-sided-warbler.jpgfall chestnut-sided warblerA chestnut-sided warbler in the fall (Photo by Kaaren Perry on Flickr, Creative Commons license) 2020-10-04T14:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/08/01/losses-and-gains/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/american-bittersweet.jpgAmerican bittersweetAmerican bittersweet at the edge of First Field (Photo by Dave Bonta in Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wood-frog-eggs.jpgwood frog eggsWood frog eggs (Photo by Brad Carlson in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mountain-laurel-leaves.jpgMountain laurel leavesMountain laurel with brown leaf spots in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta in Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/american-beeches.jpgAmerican beechesAmerican beeches near the road in the hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta in Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/blackhaw.jpgblackhawBlackhaw https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/multiflora-rose.jpgMultiflora roseMultiflora rose (Photo by Penn State in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/japanese-barberry.jpgJapanese barberryJapanese barberry (Photo by Virginia State Parks in Flickr, Creative Commons license)2020-08-02T17:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/07/01/the-yellow-throated-vireo/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/red-eyed-vireo.jpgred-eyed vireoA red-eyed vireo in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Mark Bonta) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cowbird-parasitism.jpgcowbird parasitismThree brown-speckled cowbird eggs in a house finch nest with four blue finch eggs (Photo by pverdonk on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/yellow-throated-vireo-nest.jpgyellow-throated vireo nestA yellow-throated vireo nest high in a tree at Valley Forge (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/yellow-throated-vireo-plummers.jpgyellow-throated vireo Plummer'sA yellow-throated vireo in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Mark Bonta) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/yellow-throated-vireo-singing.jpgyellow-throated vireo singingA yellow-throated vireo singing (Photo by Tom Benson on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/blue-headed-vireo.jpgblue-headed vireoA blue-headed vireo in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Mark Bonta) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/yelloe-throated-vireo.jpgyelloe-throated vireoA yellow-throated vireo 2020-07-03T18:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/06/01/the-cut-throat-bird/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/grosbeak-eating-mulberries.jpggrosbeak eating mulberriesA female rose-breasted grosbeak eating mulberries (Photo by deb.yodock on Flickr, Creative Commons 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by Nicholas A. 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McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/turkey-vulture-pair.jpgturkey vulture pairA pair of turkey vultures roosting in a tree (Photo by Michael Lusk on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/killdeer.jpgkilldeerA killdeer (Photo by vladeb on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/brown-creeper-in-pa.jpgbrown creeper in PAA brown creeper in Pennsylvania (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tundra-swans-fly-over.jpgtundra swans fly overTundra swans fly over (Photo by Mark Nenadov on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2020-03-02T20:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/02/01/disappearing-birds/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/horned-lark.jpghorned larkA horned lark in a farm valley of Eastern Pennsylvania (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/passenger-pigeon-shoot.jpgPassenger pigeon shootShooting passenger pigeons in 1875 in Louisiana (Drawing by Smith Bennett in Wikipedia, in the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/house-sparrow-in-pa.jpgHouseSparrowSnowflakesA house sparrow on a bird feeder in Pennsylvania (Photo by Cam Miller in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/evening-grosbeak.jpgevening grosbeakAn evening grosbeak https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/eastern-towhee-singing.jpgeastern towhee singingAn eastern towhee singing (Photo by Hal Trachtenberg on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/goldfinch-at-tube-feeder.jpggoldfinch at tube feederA goldfinch at a tube feeder (Photo by The Last Cookie on Flickr, Creative Commons license) 2024-10-29T02:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2020/01/03/squirrel-wars/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/relative-squirrel-proof-feeder.jpgrelatively squirrel-proof feederA relatively squirrel-proof bird feeder hangs on our back porch (Photo by Bruce Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/feeder-birds-on-snow.jpgfeeder birds on snowFeeder birds blanketing the snow (Photo by John in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/short-tailed-shrew.jpgshort-tailed shrewA short-tailed shrew (Photo by Gilles Gonthier in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/squirrel-in-animal-trap.jpgsquirrel in animal trapGame cam image of a gray squirrel in an animal trap in our attic (Photo courtesy of Troy and Paula Scott) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gray-squirrel-at-bird-feeder.jpggray squirrel at bird feederA gray squirrel at a bird feeder https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/red-squirrel.jpgred squirrelAn American red squirrel eating a nut (Photo by Connormah in Wikipedia, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/squirrel-cage-025.jpgsquirrel cage 025The squirrel cage in our attic (Photo by Bruce Bonta) 2020-02-10T22:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/12/02/christmas-bird-count/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mallards-in-pa.jpgmallards in PAMallards seen during a CBC in Allegheny County, PA, in 2015 (Photo by Ed McKaveney in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/coopers-hawk-in-pa.jpgCooper's hawk in PACooper’s hawk in Gettysburg, PA (Photo by Henry T. McLin in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/junco-on-feeder-in-pa.jpgjunco on feeder in PAA dark-eyed junco on a feeder in Codorus State Park, Hanover, PA (Photo by Henry T. McLin in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/barred-owl.jpgbarred owlA barred owl (Photo by Jim Oskam in Flickkr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/song-sparrow-in-pa.jpgsong sparrow in PAA song sparrow at Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, PA (Photo by Henry T. McLin in Flickr, Creative Commons licensehttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/common-hackberry.jpgcommon hackberryThe fruit of a common hackberry, Celtis occidentalis (Photo by Sten Porse in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/golden-crowned-kinglet-in-pa.jpggolden-crowned kinglet in PAA golden-crowned kinglet in Chester County, PA 2019-12-02T23:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/11/01/november-snow/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/squirrel-tracks-in-snow.jpgSquirrel tracks in snowSquirrel tracks in the snow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/common-raven-in-winter.jpgcommon raven in winterA common raven in winterhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/chickadee-in-november.jpgchickadee in NovemberA black-capped chickadee in November (Photo by John Sutton on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stream-flowing-through-snow.jpgStream flowing through snowThe stream flowing through the snow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/spruce-grove-in-snow.jpgSpruce grove in snowThe spruce grove in the snow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/feeder-birds-on-raspberry-canes.jpgFeeder birds on raspberry canesFeeder birds on raspberry canes near the bird feeders (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/edge-woods-in-snow.jpgEdge woods in snowThe edge of the Plummer’s Hollow woods in snow (Photo by Dave Bonta in Flickr) 2019-11-01T20:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/10/01/a-walk-in-penns-woods/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wolf-creek-narrow-walk.jpgWolf Creek Narrow walkTwo young people participating in a Walk in the Woods at the Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area in Butler County (Photo by Andrew Zadnik, supplied by the Center for Private Forests)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/montour-preserve-walk.jpgMontour Preserve walkYoung and old enjoying a walk in the woods at the Montour Preserve, Montour County (https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jacksons-walk-2.jpgJackson's walk 2Another view of the 2018 walk on the Jackson property (Photo by Laura Jackson, supplied by the Center for Private Forests)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jacksons-walk-1.jpgJackson's walk 1A Walk in the Woods in 2018 on the Jackson’s property, Bedford County (Photo by Laura Jackson, supplied by the Center for Private Forests)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/deer-exclosure-fence.jpgDeer exclosure fenceOne of our deer exclosure fences showing the abundance of vegetation inside it (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/beechdrops-in-plummers-hollow.jpgBeechdrops in Plummer's HollowBeechdrops in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/beech-trees-below-the-driveway.jpgBeech trees below the drivewayBeech trees below the driveway (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/black-birches-in-plummers-hollow.jpgBlack birches in Plummer's HollowBlack birches in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)2019-10-10T19:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/09/02/aeroecology/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/turkey-vulture-and-office-tower.jpgturkey vulture and office towerA turkey vulture flies near an office tower (Photo by Finn Maxwell Cousineau on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/season-on-the-wind.jpgSeason on the Windhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tribute-in-lights.jpgTribute in lightsTribute in Lights 9-11-2017 (Photo by Kim Carpenter on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wind-turbine-biologists.jpgWind turbine biologistsWildlife biologists collecting and recording migrating song birds killed by wind turbines (Photo by kqedquest on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dead-wood-thrush.jpgdead wood thrushA wood thrush killed by striking a window (Photo by Bob on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/barn-swallow-at-heintz-nwr.jpgBarn swallow at Heintz NWRA barn swallow in flight at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (Photo by Stan Lupo on Flickr, Creative Commons license)/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/migrating-snow-geese-middle-creek.jpgMigrating snow geese Middle CreekMigrating snow geese near the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area 2019-09-02T14:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/08/01/going-going-gone/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hooded-warbler.jpghooded warblerA male hooded warbler in Union, Pennsylvania (Photo by Dave Inman in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/greater-celandine.jpggreater celandineGreater celandine (Photo by Matthew Beziat on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jetbead.jpgjetbeadJetbead https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/japanese-barberry.jpgJapanese barberryJapanese barberry in its autumn coloration (Photo by James Gaither on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ruffed-grouse-tracks.jpgruffed grouse tracksRuffed grouse tracks in our woods in the winter of 2007 (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/white-nose-syndrome.jpgwhite nose syndromeWhite nose syndrome on a little brown bat (Photo by Marvin Moriarty/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2019-08-03T15:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/07/01/purple-martins/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/purple-martin-flying.jpgPurple martin flyingA purple martin flying at the Codorus State Park in Pennsylvania (Photo by Henry T. McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/james-hill.jpgJames HillJames Hill at the Purple Martin Conservation Association in Edinboro, PA (Photo by Bruce Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/purple-martin-fledglings.jpgPurple martin fledglingsPurple martin fledglings https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/purple-martin-nest.jpgpurple martin nestA purple martin nest with eggs (Photo by OakleyOriginals on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pair-of-purple-martins.jpgpair of purple martinsA pair of purple martins, the male on the right (Photo by Andrew Reding on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/purple-martins-amish-farm.jpgPurple martins Amish farmA pair of purple martins on an Amish farm in Pennsylvania (Photo by fishhawk on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/purple-martin-housing.jpgPurple martin housingPurple martin housing (Photo by Adam Woodis on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/purple-martin-lane.jpgPurple Martin LaneThe entrance to Purple Martin Lane in Sinking Valley (Photo by Bruce Bonta)2019-07-01T14:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/06/01/surveying-breeding-birds/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/red-eyed-vireo.jpgred-eyed vireoA red-eyed vireo in Chester County (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar to Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/down-the-hollow-road.jpgdown the hollow roadDown the hollow road next to an old black birch (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/wood-thrush-allegheny-county.jpgwood thrush Allegheny CountyA wood thrush in Allegheny County https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cerulean-warbler.jpgcerulean warblerA cerulean warbler at Raccoon Creek State Park (Photo by Steve Valasek in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/laurel-ridge-steep-slopes.jpgLaurel Ridge steep slopesThe steep slopes of Laurel Ridge (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/important-bird-area.jpgImportant Bird AreaThe Important Bird Area sign at the entrance to the hollow, chewed by a porcupine (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)2019-05-19T18:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/05/01/moosic-mountain/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/black-bear-tracks.jpgblack bear tracksThe tracks of a black bear (Photo by K Young in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/watching-and-listening-for-birds.jpgwatching and listening for birdsWatching and listening for birds in the fog at SGL 300, left to right, Mike Jackson, David Trently, Laura Jackson, the author (Photo by Bruce Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/prairie-warbler.jpgprairie warblerA prairie warbler (Photo by Kenneth Cole Schneider on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bay-breasted-warbler.jpgbay-breasted warblerA bay-breasted warbler (Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chestnut-sided-warbler.jpgchestnut-sided warblerA chestnut-sided warbler https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rhodora-in-bloom.jpgrhodora in bloomRhodora in bloom at the Eales Preserve (Photo by Bruce Bonta) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/moosic-mt-heath-barren.jpgMoosic Mt heath barrenA heath barren in the Eales Preserve on Moosic Mt. (Photo by Bruce Bonta)2019-04-16T14:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/04/01/a-visiting-porcupette/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/porcupette-eating-grass.jpgporcupette eating grassA porcupette eating grass in Pawtuckaway State Park, New Hampshire (Photo by Colleen Prieto on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/porcupette-in-maine.jpgporcupette in MaineA porcupette in coastal Maine (Photo by Chiot’s Run on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/porcupine-in-a-tree.jpgporcupine in a treeA porcupine in a hemlock tree on our property (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/porcupine-close-up.jpgporcupine close-upA close-up pf a porcupine on our property (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roze-book-cover.jpgRoze book coverhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/porcupette-on-a-post.jpgporcupette on a postA porcupette on a post https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/porcupine-in-our-field.jpgporcupine in our fieldA porcupine in our field (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr) 2019-03-12T10:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/03/01/a-loony-day/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/elanor-and-the-geese.jpgElanor and the geeseMy granddaughter Elanor Bonta in waterfowl mode at Canoe Creek State Park (Photo by Dave Bonta, March 13, 2008, on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/loon-with-fish.jpgloon with fishAn adult loon, right, feeding fish to a juvenile (Photo by Anita Ritenour on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/common-loon-on-a-nest.jpgcommon loon on a nestA common loon on a nest at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/common-loon-in-pa.jpgcommon loon in PAA common loon at Codorus State Park, Hanover, Pennsylvania (Photo by Henry T. McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/loon-without-red-throat.jpgloon without red throatA red-throated loon without the red throat patch (Photo by K. Schneider on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/red-throated-loon.jpgred-throated loonAn adult red-throated loon2019-02-24T19:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/02/01/hairy-woodpeckers/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hairy-at-feeder-in-pa.jpghairy at feeder in paA hairy woodpecker at a feeder in Danville, PA (Photo by fishhawk on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/adult-and-juvenile-hairies.jpgadult and juvenile hairiesAn adult male hairy woodpecker outside a nest hole with a juvenile male inside (Photo by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hairy-at-nest-hole.jpghairy at nest holeA male hairy woodpecker at his nest hole (Photo by Rich Hoeg on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/downy-and-hairy-together.jpgdowny and hairy togetherA downy woodpecker (left) on a feeder with a hairy woodpecker (Photo by Paul Hurtado on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/woodpecker-meet-up.jpgwoodpecker meet-upA woodpecker meet-up—a hairy and a northern flicker having a dispute (Photo by Dan Streiffert on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/female-hairy-with-berry.jpgfemale hairy with berryA female hairy woodpecker with a berry in its beak (Photo by Dave Chase, 2012 Photo Contest, Seney NWR, on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/male-hairy-woodpecker.jpgmale hairy woodpeckerA portrait of a male hairy woodpecker 2026-03-22T23:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2019/01/02/winter-visitor/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/parent-chipping-sparrow-feeding-immature.jpgparent chipping sparrow feeding immatureA parent chipping sparrow feeding an immature bird (Photo by 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license)2018-12-15T15:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/12/01/the-art-and-science-of-feeding-birds/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tufted-titmouse-at-our-feeder.jpgtufted titmouse at our feederA tufted titmouse at one of our feeders (Photo by Eva Bonta and used with her permission) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/wild-turkeys-at-feeder.jpgWild turkeys at feederWild turkeys at a feeder in Pennsylvania (Photo by Aaron of NEPA on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chickadee-opening-a-seed.jpgChickadee opening a seedA black-capped chickadee opening a seed (Photo by Christa R. on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/coopers-hawk-near-feeder.jpgCooper's hawk near feederA cooper’s hawk with its catch near a bird feeder (Photo by Tony Alter on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/red-bellied-at-feeder.jpgred-bellied at feederA red-bellied woodpecker at a feeder in Pennsylvania https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hand-feeding-a-chickadee.jpghand feeding a chickadeeHand feeding a black-capped chickadee (Photo by Yvon Hache on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/evening-grosbeaks-on-feeder.jpgEvening grosbeaks on feederEvening grosbeaks on a bird feeder (Photo by Linda on the bridge to NewWhere on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2018-12-03T21:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/11/01/the-life-of-a-sapsucker/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/immature-yellow-bellied-sapsucker.jpgimmature yellow-bellied sapsuckerAn immature yellow-bellied sapsucker (Photo by Kenneth Cole Schneider on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/yellow-bellied-sapsucker-hole.jpgyellow-bellied sapsucker holeA male yellow-bellied sapsucker checking out a potential nest hole (Photo by Keith Williams on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/yellow-bellied-sapsucker-eating-insects.jpgyellow-bellied sapsucker eating insectsInsects in the beak of a male yellow-bellied sapsucker (Photo by ramendan on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/yellow-bellied-sapsicker-returned.jpgyellow-bellied sapsicker returnedA yellow-bellied sapsucker that returned to Pennsylvania (Photo by Henry T. McLin in Codorus State Park, April 16, 2013 on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sapsucker-holes.jpgsapsucker holesA yellow-bellied sapsucker on a tree with rows of holes (Photo by Vitalii Khustochka on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wintering-yellow-bellied-sapsucker.jpgwintering yellow-bellied sapsuckerA wintering yellow-bellied sapsucker alongside the Schuylkill River Trail, Chester County, PA (Photo taken by Brian Henderson on Feb. 21, 2016, and posted on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/yellow-bellied-sapsucker-portrait.jpgyellow-bellied sapsucker portraitA portrait of a male yellow-bellied sapsucker2021-02-14T23:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/10/01/a-madness-in-the-sky/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/starlings-and-a-redtail.jpgstarlings and a redtailA redtailed hawk hunting starlings (Photo by Jasper Nance on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/murmuration-in-the-u-k.jpgmurmuration in the U.K.A murmuration at the RSPB Minsmere in the U.K. (photo by Airwolfhound on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/murmuration-at-sunset.jpgmurmuration at sunsetA murmuration at sunset in the U.K. (Photo by James West on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boids.jpgBoidsCraig Reynolds’ diagram of the computer model of “Boids” flocking behavior, which he describes as following three steering behaviors: top to bottom, separation (steering to avoid crowding), alignment (steering with the average direction of the flock) and cohesion (steering toward the average positions of other birds in the flock). The Wikipedia states that since these images are simple geometry, they are in the public domain.https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/murmuration-selous.jpgmurmuration SelousA murmuration of starlings by Edmund Selous in his book Bird Life Glimpses (1905, p.129, in the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/european-starling.jpgEuropean starlingA European starling (Photo by PierreSelim in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/starling-murmuration-in-illinois.jpgstarling murmuration in IllinoisA starling murmuration in Illinois 2018-10-02T15:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/09/01/toms-finch/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/llincolns-sparrow-philadelphia.jpgLLincoln's sparrow PhiladelphiaA Lincoln’s sparrow in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia (Photo by Brian Henderson on October 5, 2015 in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lincolns-sparrow-hiding.jpgLincoln's sparrow hidingA Lincoln’s sparrow hiding in low shrubs in Ontario (Photo by Yankech gary in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lincolns-sparrow-singing.jpgLincoln's sparrow singingA Lincoln’s sparrow singing (Photo by Gary Leavens in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lincolns-sparrow-florida.jpgLincoln's sparrow FloridaA Lincoln’s sparrow wintering in Florida (Photo by Kenneth Cole Schneider on January 4, 2013 in Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lincoln-finch.jpgLincoln finchAudubon’s painting of the Lincoln’s sparrow, the “Lincoln finch” as he called it (Image in the Wikimedia, in the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lincolns-sparrow-chester-county.jpgLincoln's sparrow Chester CountyA Lincoln’s sparrow in Chester County, PA, on October 5, 20152018-09-04T15:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/08/01/cats-and-wildlife/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/catio.jpgcatioA catio with a cat inside (Photo by HackRVA Makerspace on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/veterinarian-and-a-cat.jpgVeterinarian and a catA veterinarian examining a cat (Photo by Priority Pet Hospital on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/raccoons-eating-cat-food.jpgraccoons eating cat foodTwo raccoons eating cat food on a porch (Photo by Lou on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/near-eastern-wildcat.jpgNear Eastern wildcatA Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) playing with its prey (Photo by Daniele Colombo on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cat-on-feeder.jpgcat on feederA cat on a birdfeeder hunting birds https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/humane-society-cat.jpgHumane Society catA cat in a Humane Society facility (Photo by Douglas Muth on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stray-cat.jpgstray catA stray cat hanging around a bird blind (Photo by runarut on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2018-08-07T19:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/07/02/central-appalachian-fishers/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fisher-portrait-1a.jpgfisher portrait 1aA fisher (Photo by Bethany Weeks, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fisher-with-quills.jpgfisher with quillsA fisher attacked a porcupine and got a face full of quills https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/roland-kays.jpgRoland KaysRoland Kays explains to a couple helpers how camera traps work at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Photo by YourWild_Life on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pennsylvania-fisher.jpgPennsylvania fisherA fisher feeding at a game cam on a Pennsylvania mountaintop (Photo by Paula Scott and used with her permission)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/west-virginia-fisher.jpgWest Virginia fisherA fisher in the snow in West Virginia (Photo by Animal Diversity Web in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fisher-portrait-2.jpgfisher portrait 2Another fisher (U.S. National Park Service photo by Emily Brouwer in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fisher-portrait-1.jpgfisher portrait 1A fisher (Photo by Bethany Weeks, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2018-07-05T13:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/06/01/right-of-way-science/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/scrub-oak-with-cicada.jpgscrub oak with cicadaA scrub oak in the powerline on Laurel Ridge with a cicada (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/elanor-with-marcia.jpgElanor with MarciaMarcia and Elanor on the right-of-way in SGL 33 (Photo by Therese Boyd, Penn State, used with permission) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/eastern-tiger-swallowtail.jpgEastern tiger swallowtailAn eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a thistle in Pennsylvania (Photo by Henry T. McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/common-yellowthroat-in-shrub3.jpgCommon yellowthroat in shrubA common yellowthroat in Pennsylvania using a shrubby habitat (Photo by Dave Inman on Flickr, Creative Commons license) (Photo by Dave Inman on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/common-yellowthroat-in-shrub2.jpgCommon yellowthroat in shrubhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/common-yellowthroat-in-shrub1.jpgCommon yellowthroat in shrubhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/common-yellowthroat-in-shrub.jpgCommon yellowthroat in shrubhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/elanor-with-bug-net.jpgElanor with bug netElanor with her collecting net https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/colllection-of-bees.jpgcolllection of beesA killing jar filled with various species of bees collected by Elanor Bonta (Photo by Elanor Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/another-powerline.jpgAnother powerlineAnother powerline in PA that appears to be using wire-border zone management (Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license) 2018-06-03T14:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/05/01/audubons-pewee/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/brown-headed-cowbird-egg.jpgbrown-headed cowbird eggA phoebe nest with a brown-headed cowbird egg (Photo by Galawebdesign in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pewit-flycatcher.jpgpewit flycatcherAudubon’s painting of the eastern phoebe, the “pewit flycatcher” as he called it (Image in the Wikimedia, in the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/guest-house-portico.jpgGuest House porticoThe Guest House portico where I watched a phoebe nest; the arrow points to the location of a bat which also chose to nest under the roof another time (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickrhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mill-grove.jpgMill GroveJohn James Audubon’s house at Mill Grove (Photo by Dennis on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/eastern-phoebe.jpgEastern phoebeThe Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/plummers-hollow-phoebe.jpgPlummer's Hollow phoebe,A phoebe in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta in Flickr) 2018-06-15T23:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/04/02/chasing-waterfowl/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/red-breasted-merganser.jpgred-breasted merganserA red-breasted merganser (Photo by Rich Engelbrecht on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bullit-run-access.jpgBullit Run AccessThe Bullit Run Access (Photo by Bruce Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/female-greater-scaup.jpgfemale greater scaupA female greater scaup at the Norristown/Bridgeport Dam, Montgomery County, PA (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blue-winged-teal.jpgblue-winged tealA pair of blue-winged teal https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/spotting-scope.jpgspotting scopeWith Mark and our spotting scope (Photo by Bruce Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/female-redhead.jpgfemale redheadA female redhead (Photo by Dick Daniels on Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/julian-wetlands.jpgJulian WetlandsThe Julian Wetlands with the Bald Eagle Mountain in the background (Photo by Bruce Bonta)2018-04-04T14:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/links/2018-03-03T13:17:32+00:00weekly0.6https://marciabonta.com/2018/03/01/black-squirrels/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/brown-black-squirrel.jpgbrown-black squirrelA brown-black squirrel photographed in Goddard Park, Chester County, PA (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/marysvillle-kansas.jpgMarysvillle, KansasThe home of the black squirrels, Marysville, Kansas (Photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM, on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/black-squirrel-from-canada.jpgblack squirrel from CanadaA black gray squirrel in Canada (Photo by DaPuglet on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/psu-altoona-1.jpgPSU Altoona 1A brown-black squirrel on the Penn State Altoona campus (Photo by Dr. Laura Palmer, used with permission) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/grizzled-squirrel.jpggrizzled squirrelAn example of a squirrel with a grizzled coat (Photo by Eugenia Vlasova on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gray-squirrel-black-squirrel.jpggray squirrel - black squirrelA gray squirrel approached a black squirrel (Photo by Eyesplash on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/black-gray-squirrel.jpgBlack gray squirrelA black gray squirrel (Photo by Robert Taylor on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2023-10-16T10:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/02/01/weird-winter/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mourning-cloak-in-plummers-hollow.jpgmourning cloak in Plummer's HollowA mourning cloak in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/winter-wren-in-february.jpgwinter wren in FebruaryA winter wren taken in February in Delaware (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/turkey-vulture-flying-over.jpgturkey vulture flying overA turkey vulture flying over Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/two-canada-geese.jpgtwo Canada geeseTwo Canada geese flying overhead (Photo by Craig Bennett on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/white-throated-sparrow-gbbc.jpgwhite-throated sparrow-GBBCA white-throated sparrow photographed during a Great Backyard Bird Count (Photo by Stephen Little on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/two-chipmunks.jpgTwo chipmunksTwo chipmunks in Pennsylvania https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/towhee-in-winter.jpgTowhee in winterAn eastern towhee taken in winter in Southeastern Pennsylvania (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2018-01-23T12:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2018/01/02/our-noisy-world/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ovenbird-on-the-ground.jpgovenbird on the groundAn ovenbird on the ground (Photo by Trish Gussler on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/western-scrub-jay.jpgwestern scrub jayA western scrub jay found in Santa Fe, New Mexico; as of 2016, known as a Woodhouse’s scrub jay (Photo by Peter Wallack in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/compressor-station.jpgcompressor stationCompressor stations, such as this one in Milford, PA, bombard surrounding forests with noise (Photo by cool revolution in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eastern-bluebird-in-nc.jpgeastern bluebird in NCAn eastern bluebird on a birdhouse in North Carolina https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/white-crowned-sparrow-in-ca.jpgwhite-crowned sparrow in CAA white-crowned sparrow in California (Photo by Mike Baird in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/heavy-traffic.jpgheavy trafficHeavy traffic on an interstate near Pittsburgh (Photo by Doug Kerr on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2018-01-29T22:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/12/01/jaybirds/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue-jay-juvenile.jpgblue jay juvenileA juvenile blue jay (Photo by Carolyn Lehrke on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue-jay-nest.jpgblue jay nestA blue jay on a nest in Codorus State Park, Hanover, PA (Photo by Henry T. McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue-jay-close-up.jpgblue jay close-upBlue jay close-up with an acorn https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue-jay-with-acorn.jpgblue jay with acornA blue jay with an acorn (Photo by Tom Shockey on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue-jay-and-rbw.jpgblue jay and rbwA blue jay feeding with a red-bellied woodpecker in Danville, PA (Photo by fishhawk on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blue-jay-on-feeder.jpgblue jay on feederA blue jay on a feeder in Montgomery County, PA (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license) 2018-03-01T17:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/11/01/northern-visitors/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rbn-feeding-fledglings.jpgrbn feeding fledglingsAn adult red-breasted nuthatch feeding its fledglings (Photo by Robin Horn on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rbn-nest-hole.jpgrbn nest holeThe nest hole of a red-breasted nuthatch with orange colored resin visible around the entrance (Photo by Larry McGahey on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/close-encounter-with-rbn.jpgclose encounter with rbnA close encounter with a red-breasted nuthatch (Photo by NechakoRiver on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rbn-on-feeder.jpgrbn on feederA red-breasted nuthatch on a feeder in Montgomery County, PA (Photo by Brian Henderson on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rbn-in-snow.jpgrbn in snowIn Mercer County, PA, a red-breasted nuthatch in a November snow https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rbn-probing-a-dead-branch.jpgrbn probing a dead branchA red-breasted nuthatch probing a dead branch (Photo by budgora on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/portrait-of-an-rbn.jpgportrait of an rbnA portrait of a red-breasted nuthatch in Chester County, PA (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rbn-on-spruce-cone.jpgrbn on spruce coneA red-breasted nuthatch on a Norway spruce in Pennsylvania (Photo by fishhawk on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2017-11-02T20:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/10/02/crow-blackbirds/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grackle-feeding-nestlings.jpggrackle feeding nestlingsA male common grackle feeding its nestlings https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/baby-common-grackle.jpgbaby common grackleA baby common grackle (Photo by Donna Dewhurst, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in the public domain) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grackle-nesting-material.jpggrackle nesting materialA male common grackle gathering nesting material (Photo by OHFalcon72on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/common-grackle.jpgcommon grackleA male common grackle (Photo by Vkulikov in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/carrying-caterpillar.jpgcarrying caterpillarA common grackle carrying a caterpillar for its nestlings (Photo by Paul Hurtado on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/communal-roost.jpgcommunal roostA flock of common grackles on a communal winter roost (Photo by Vilseskogen on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mixed-flock.jpgmixed flockA mixed flock of red-winged blackbirds and common grackles (Photo by Nancy Magnusson on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2017-09-24T12:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/09/01/bird-brains/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hermit-thrush-singing.jpghermit thrush singingA hermit thrush singing (Photo by Yankech gary on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hummingbird-at-flower.jpghummingbird at flowerA ruby-throated hummingbird at a flower (Photo by chrisdupe on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hummingbird-at-feeder.jpghummingbird at feederA ruby-throated hummingbird at a feederhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/brown-headed-cowbird-female.jpgbrown-headed cowbird femaleA brown-headed cowbird female in Codorus State Park (Photo by Henry T. McLin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/blue-jay-with-acorn.jpgblue jay with acornA blue jay with an acorn (Photo by Jeff Hart on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/american-crow-on-fence-post.jpgAmerican crow on fence postAn American crow on a fence post (Photo by Joe McKenna on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/genius-of-birds.jpgGenius of Birds2017-08-22T12:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/08/01/thistle-birds/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pennsylvania-goldfinch.jpgPennsylvania goldfinchAn American goldfinch in Chester County, PA https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/goldfinch-fledgling.jpggoldfinch fledglingA fledgling American goldfinch (Photo by Marshall Drummond on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/male-feeding-female.jpgmale feeding femaleA male American goldfinch feeding a female on May 4, 2007 (Photo by Doug Greenberg on Flickr, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/goldfinch-feeder.jpggoldfinch feederA crowd of American goldfinches on a Nyjer thistle feeder in Danville, PA (Photo by fishhawk on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/male-goldfinch.jpgmale goldfinchA male American goldfinch at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, PA (Photo by Jim, the Photographer, on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/female-goldfinch.jpgfemale goldfinchA female American goldfinch (Photo by Eric Bégin on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/goldfinch-thistles.jpggoldfinch thistlesA male American goldfinch among thistles at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, PA (Photo by Jim, the Photographer, on Flickr, Creative Commons 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license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/morning-sun.jpgmorning sunThe morning sun through the fog over the First Field (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/black-birches.jpgblack birchesBlack birches in the forest of Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)2017-07-02T15:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/06/01/great-crested-flycatchers/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/breeding-bird-atlas.jpgbreeding bird atlashttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/flycatcher-feeding-young.jpgflycatcher feeding youngA great crested flycatcher preparing to feed an insect to its young in the cavity below (Photo by Bruce Bodjack on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/yellow-throated-vireo.jpgyellow-throated vireoA yellow-throated vireo (Photo by Matt Tillett on Flickr, Creative Commons 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tanager in Chester County, PA, on May 14, 2014 (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar, on Flickr, Creative Commons license) 2017-05-01T21:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2017/04/01/earth-day-birding-classic/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/white-crowned-sparrows-team.jpgWhite-crowned Sparrows teamThe White-crowned Sparrows team, left to right, Bruce Bonta, the author holding the Coots trophy, and Catherine Farr presenter of the award (Photo by Mike and Laura Jackson)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/red-bellied-woodpecker.jpgred-bellied woodpeckerA male red-bellied woodpecker (Photo by Ken Thomas in Wikipedia, in the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/black-throated-green-warbler.jpgblack-throated green warblerA black-throated green warbler (Photo by Dan Pancamo on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/northern-parula.jpgnorthern parulaA northern parula (Photo by Dan Pancamo in 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Gordon E. 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In the public domainhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/marsh-snipe.jpgmarsh-snipeA Wilson’s snipe found in a North Carolina marsh (Photo by DickDaniels in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wilsons-snipe.jpgwilsons-snipehttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pasture-stream.jpgpasture-streamThe spot in the stream across from the Little Country Store where we saw the snipes (Photo by Bruce Bonta, December 12, 2016)2017-01-02T22:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2016/12/15/owls-of-north-america-and-the-caribbean-by-scott-weidensaul/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/peterson-owls-cover.jpgpeterson-owls-cover2017-02-28T12:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2016/12/01/i-see-change/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/spring-beauties.jpgspring-beautiesSpring beauties (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/north-facing-road.jpgnorth-facing-roadOur north-facing access road on January 28, 2008 (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/beaver.jpgbeaverA beaver near our house in Plummer’s Hollow, February 2000 (Photo by Bruce Bonta)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/porcupine.jpgporcupineClose-up of a porcupine (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/haldeman-island.jpghaldeman-islandThe hacking tower on Haldeman Island in 1989 (Bruce Bonta photo)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/white-nose-syndrome.jpgwhite-nose-syndromeLittle brown bat with white-nose syndrome (Photo by Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/orange-jewelweed.jpgorange-jewelweedOrange jewelweed (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dead-mountain-laurel.jpgdead-mountain-laurelDead mountain laurel in Plummer’s Hollow (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/main-house.jpgmain-houseThe main house and, to the left and partially hidden by some trees, the guest house (Photo by Dave Bonta on Flickr)2016-12-05T18:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2016/11/11/coyote-america-by-dan-flores/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/coyote-america-cover.jpgcoyote-america-cover2016-11-11T20:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2016/11/01/white-throated-sparrows/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/white-throated-sparrow.jpgwhite-throated-sparrowA white-throated sparrow in Quebec (Photo by Cephas in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wts-in-the-snow.jpgwts-in-the-snowA white-throated sparrow in the snow (Photo by Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, USFWS, in Pixnio.com, in the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wts-on-a-bird-feeder.jpgwts-on-a-bird-feederA white-throated sparrow on a bird feeding platform (Photo by John Flanner on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wts-morph.jpgwts-morphA brown and tan striped morph of a white-throated sparrow (Photo by Cephas in Wikipedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sparrow-in-edwards.jpgsparrow-in-edwards“The White Throated Sparrow, from Pensiluania, and the Yellow Butterfly, from Carrolina,” plate 304 in Gleanings of Natural History (1758) by George Edwards (In the public domain)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wts-nest.jpgwts-nestA white-throated sparrow nest with eggs (Photo by Kent McFarland in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/immature-wts.jpgimmature-wtsAn immature white-throated sparrow (Photo by Jeremy Meyer on Flickr, Creative Commons license)2016-11-07T16:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2016/10/04/winter-hawks/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-feeding-baby.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-feeding-babyhttps://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-carrying-squirrel.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-carrying-squirrelA red-shouldered hawk carrying a squirrel to its young (Photo by Andrea Westmoreland on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-chicks.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-chicksRed-shouldered hawk chicks in a nest (Photo by Bill Majoros on Flickr Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-on-nest.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-on-nestA red-shouldered hawk on a nest (Photo by Bill Majoros on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawks-mating.jpgred-shouldered-hawks-matingRed-shouldered hawks mating (Photo by Bill Majoros in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-in-pine-tree.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-in-pine-treeA red-shouldered hawk perched in a pine tree, Nov. 28, 2015 (Photo by Kelly in Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-on-cables.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-on-cablesA red-shouldered hawk looking down from cables directly overhead (Photo by Richard J. Kinch on Wikipedia, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-hunting.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-huntingA red-shouldered hawk hunting (Photo by Camron Flanders on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-shouldered-hawk-in-flight.jpgred-shouldered-hawk-in-flightA red-shouldered hawk in flight (Photo by Gouldingken in Wikipedia, Creative Commons license)2016-10-04T13:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://marciabonta.com/2016/09/03/songbird-journeys/https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/purple-martin.jpgpurple martinA purple martin taken at the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin, June 28, 2009 (Photo by Dori in Wikimedia, Creative Commons license) https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wood-thrush.jpgwood thrushA wood thrush on its breeding ground in Chester County, PA, June 20, 2010 (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/veery.jpgveeryA veery photographed in Chester County, PA, on June 2, 2011 (Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gray-catbird.jpggray catbirdA gray catbird in Washington, D.C. 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GWWA hybridThe slight blush of yellow on the chest, and the bird singing a blue-winged song, provided good evidence of a golden-winged hybrid with a blue-winged warbler to the photographer (Photo by Kent McFarland on Flickr, Creative Commons license)https://marciabonta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-apr-jvas-outing.jpg2016 Apr. 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