I had a fun surprise last week. I watched from my car as two male Ring-necked Pheasants came strutting out of the bushes into a gravel parking lot. 

The Tufted Titmouse is among the cutest of our backyard birds. Their crest makes them seem very expressive.

I've had fun watching this photogenic Red-tailed Hawk this week right outside the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in Lancaster.

This week, my son Eddie and I enjoyed watching a flock of 40+ Killdeer flying over a farm field near Lebanon, right at the northern edge of their winter range.

Melissa and I have had a male Hairy Woodpecker and a female Downy Woodpecker visiting our feeders regularly this week.

Melissa and I love watching Gray Catbirds at our feeders each summer. They're not the most colorful of birds, but they're energetic and social.

I heard the distinctive nasal call of a Red-breasted Nuthatch this week in York County - an indication that these birds will probably be visiting our bird feeders this winter.

I found this flock of House Sparrows in a patch of dust along the side of the road at the beginning of August. It was an entertaining scene.

This juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron was a pleasant surprise. I was bird watching along the Susquehanna River when I found the heron perched on the hood of my car.

Listen in Pennsylvania's forests during the summer, and you may hear the persistent song of the Black-throated Green Warbler.