Here at Penn State, some of my coleagues, classmates, other volunteers, graduates, and myself have been anticipating the start of spring banding at the Arboretum at Penn State. Last Thursday was the first official day of the banding season, it would have been the Tuesday prior but it was cancelled due to weather. The first bird that I banded this year was...
A Dark-eyed Junco
We caught several juncos, black-capped chickadees, american robins, and a white throated sparrow last Thursday. I was not at the banding station Saturday, but some highlights were fox sparrow and 13 cedar wax wings!
Last weekend I was at home getting some things together for an upcoming camping trip. I got to do a little birding in DuBois Pa while I was in town. Nothing to exciting, most water was still frozen over, though I did see this adult bald eagle fly over while I was checking out the wetlands on beaver drive.
Adult Bald Eagle soaring over Beaver Drive
I had more than a dozen species while on Beaver Drive, with lots of canada geese, commonn grackles, and red-winged blackbirds. One of these canadas stood out from the rest.
Canada Goose
The canadas were all stirred up, chasing each other away from mates and claiming resting areas along the banks.
Canada Goose pair.
On my way to the DuBois Reservoir, to find out that it was frozen over, I saw a Red-tailed Hawk being harassed by a couple of american crows.
Red-tailed Hawk and foe.
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