Jeffrey A. Gordon

Forrest Rowland and I got out early this morning with the intention of birding Burton’s Island, but we had made it only a few meters down the trail when my cell phone rang. It was Michael O’Brien, calling from Cape May to say that Mark Garland and a Cape May Bird Observatory group that Mark was [...]

Tags: CMBO, DBRC, ducks, forrestrowland, markgarland, michaelobrien, silverlake, whistlingducks

A strange thing happens within birding circles–a rare bird can go from a point of pride to a source of a certain kind of shame. Up until this year, having seen a Cave Swallow in Delaware was a distinction that would have produced at least low-level envy among many in this community. Now, it’s rapidly reaching [...]

Tags: DBRC, forrestrowland, garyrobinson, primehook, sallyobyrne, suegruver, swallows