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. 

This week we visited Monticello, the historic site and former home of Thomas Jefferson, and met "Rob," an enterprising American Robin.

Virginia Rails are not rare in Pennsylvania, but seeing one is always special. They are more often heard than seen.

On a recent camping trip, one of the most persistent songs we heard was from a Scarlet Tanager that may have been nesting right there in the campground.

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are a common forest-nesting bird across most of Pennsylvania during late spring and summer.

We had one of the cutest yard birds visit our family's backyard last week when a female Mallard brought her three Mallard ducklings to their stream.

Three Eastern Bluebird fledglings have been visiting my bird feeders regularly. Young bluebirds are primarily brown birds with whitish spots.

I had fun last month watching a Northern Parula (a migratory warbling bird) in my favorite tree, the large white oak in my backyard.

With its yellow throat and bright yellow "spectacles," the Yellow-throated Vireo is the most colorful of the six vireo species that can be seen in Pennsylvania each year.