Tales of Bird Watching From Yesteryear

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I can remember my grandmother telling me stories about all the different birds that used to visit her feeders and the ones that would actually eat out of her hand. Click the link below for some more musing by a fellow birder.

Sometimes, when I listen to the stories of longtime birdwatchers, it sounds like they’re telling fairy tales. Once upon a time, the warblers were so abundant during spring migration that you would find a tree filled with an entire flock of black-throated blue warblers, and another tree with dozens of scarlet tanagers.

Birder's Eye View: Ah, the birds of yesteryear, the birds of bygone days

Is This A Dark-Eyed Junco?

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This North American mystery bird species has a particular genetic condition that makes identifying it a challenge. Can you identify this bird and tell me what this genetic condition is?

Mystery bird: Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis

Winter Bird Feeders In Pennsylvania

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“A lot of your summer breeders have left and gone south for the winter, but there are a lot of winter residents coming from further north who consider Pennsylvania balmy,” Saffier said.

For the birds: Winter care for the critters