ornithology

HARRISBURG (TNS) — As spring begins in Pennsylvania, it means that migration will bring hummingbirds to the region. “Ruby-throats arrive in Pennsylvan...

DUCKS: Did you know that April has a Birth Month Bird? We can’t remember where we found the information, but we did note that the duck was the bird in...

ROBINS: Shirley Goodman called March 6 to tell us she’s been seeing robins on the grounds outside Chapel Ridge. As temperatures plummeted Monday, the ...

The middle of March is not too early to start thinking of spring turkey season. The recent wave of warm weather certainly has most of us looking forwa...

AUSTIN — Sinnemahoning State Park has several free programs on tap for March. First up is the Owl Prowl, set 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. March 8. Join a park na...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The bald eagles Irvin and Stella welcomed their first egg at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant site in West Mifflin Thursday afternoon, of...

ST. MARYS — The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will sponsor Birds “N” Brews from 6 to 9 p.m. March 1 at the Straub Brew House @Straub Tap House at 444 Br...

JOHNSONBURG — Jim Pennington Jr., president of Rolfe Beagle Club, and other club members hope that waterfowl, particularly mallards, will benefit from...

The ardent birdwatcher is always interested in investigating equipment that will bring a greater variety of birds to their backyard. As you enjoy your...

It may be a little late to start feeding birds this winter, but it is a great time to plan to get ready to feed the birds in late spring and summer. T...

Sydney Shaw was born into a hunting family. Her sister took to the sport early on, but Sydney had other interests and wasn’t all that enthusiastic abo...

EMPORIUM — Certified bird bander of 30-plus years, David Hauber, his wife, Fay, and his son, Alan, visited Sizerville State Park on Saturday evening h...

The McKean County Historical Society will host its annual fall dinner at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Crosby American Legion. This year’s speaker will be Lisa...

FOXES: Pat Frantz Cercone of Bradford wrote to share with us her article published in the September/October edition of Pennsylvania Magazine, about tw...

A species is facing hard times when an upgrade in status brings it only up to the “endangered” level. But that’s been the fate of the common tern in P...

If you spend time in the forests and have a discerning eye you come to recognize certain animals and birds, due to their size, shape and individual ch...

JOHNSONBURG — Phil Fitch was a special member of the Rolfe Beagle Club and in the bird dog community of Elk County and northcentral Pennsylvania. Phil...

EMPORIUM — Sizerville State Park is hosting an environmental education program for the Fourth of July weekend. From 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, the progra...

Nearly two months ago, the Oregon Ridge Nature Center lost Stella, their resident partially blind red-tailed hawk, when a falling tree crashed through...

CAMERA: Peregrine falcons have made their home year after year on the 15th floor of the Rachel Carson State office building in downtown Harrisburg. Ca...