http://www.chat-happens.com Well at least we hope it does Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:07:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings, It has been quite some time since I've done any major birding to a new destination, and with recent talks here at the office of pelagic trips and birding in the tropics, I couldn't help but sit back and wonder about what trips I wish to do in my near ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/top-birding-trips-wishlist/ Greetings, Two weeks ago, I had the fortune of meeting up with Chat Happens Co-Founder, Ryan, as he paid me a visit in southern NJ, while I worked for the New Jersey Audubon Society. The visit, as always, was too short, and was shortened even more by the sporadic weather that ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/lesson-learned-always-look/ Greetings, It's been a while since we've seen Ryan around Chat Happens way, but he is planning on paying a visit to Cumberand Co. NJ to visit Chad and to perhaps see another one of his old friends, Chatley the Chat. Look for some photos and a write-up for this upcoming ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/ryan/ Greetings, This past weekend (Saturday), a party was held in honor of all the bird scientists working on the Delaware Bay (and all over the world) in hopes of learning about, and protecting shorebirds. Avian scientists attending the party called such places home as the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/bird-scientists-party/ Greetings, Due to time constraints with internet usage, I have not yet had a chance to update my South NJ Targets page yet. I do have the new species highlighted in that I have viewed (Prothonotary Warbler and Summer Tanager), but the accounts for those sightings have not yet been written. ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/updated-nj-targets-page-coming/ Greetings, Today the crew and I banded at Thompson’s Beach once again in hopes of capturing a few more Semipalmated Sandpipers for the current study. As expected we did well, but in fact, we did better than we had hoped. I think all in all nearly 100 birds were captured, flagged, ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/banding-red-knot-nelsons-st-sparrow/ Greetings, Taking a walk near the house in the fading sunlight, I was looking to get some good photos of various birds, and in particular I was hoping to get an in-focus Blue Grosbeak (no luck yet). At any rate, I did happen to snag a few photos of an adult ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/yellow-warbler-photos/ Greetings, Just two days ago I had the fortune of seeing two new (life bird) species, just a half mile from my house! If the title of this post didn't give them away, they were Prothonotary Warbler and Summer Tanager, two species that I've been searching for in south NJ since ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/prothonotary-warblersummer-tanager/ Greetings, Yesterday my housemates and I had our first opportunity to band at Fortescue Beach in NJ. As before with our site at Thompson's Beach, our primary target species was Semipalmated Sandpiper. As luck would have it, we got to Fortescue and found thousands of shorebirds feeding on the beach looking ... http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/fortescue-shorebird-banding-photos/ Greetings, Aside from the photos of the Curlew Sandpiper, we did take some photos of other things at Heislerville last night (May 13th) including thousands of Semipalmated Sandpipers and Dunlin, and a few happy birders! Enjoy! ~Chad http://www.chat-happens.com/bird-chat/birding-heislerville-wma-photos/