Birds in Central Pennsylvania Photo Gallery by andy wilson at pbase.com

Birds in Central Pennsylvania

Here are some bird photos from the area around my home in State College, PA, and since August 2007, Huntingdon, PA. Some of them are "record" shots of unsual birds to the area, rather than good quality portraits!

(gallery new on 17th April 2007)

ducks Scotia Pond	Swainson's Thrush	Wood Duck	Wood Duck
American Coot	Eastern Bluebird	Common Merganser	Grasshopper Sparrow
juvenile Barn Swallow	Savannah Sparrow	Henslow's Sparrow	Prairie Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat	Pine Warbler	Dickcissel	Upland Sandpiper
Starling	Red-winged Blackbird	Barred Owl	Golden winged Warbler
Willow Flycatcher	Pileated Woodpecker	Savannah Sparrow	Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe	Ovenbird	Rufous-sided Towhee	Chipping Sparrow
Green Heron	Willets	Willets	Red-breasted Mergansers
Horned Grebe	Red-breasted Merganser	Yellow-throated Warbler	Tree Swallow close up
Yellow-throated Warbler	Tree Swallow	Red-winged Blackbird (female)	Tree Swallow
Raven and Fish Crow	Common Loon	Field Sparrow	Lesser Black-backed Gull
Blue-winged Teal	WIld Turkey	Wild Turkeys	Killdeer
American Bittern	Rusty Blackbird	Tundra Swans	American Robin
Common Goldeneye displaying	Long-tailed Duck	Rusty Blackbird	Lesser Scaup and two Ring-necked Ducks
Mallard female	Mallard male	Aythya ducks	Ring-billed Gull (adult)
Ring-billed Gull (imm)	Ring-billed Gulls	Bald Eagle	American Woodcock in the rain
Ruffed Grouse	Black-and-white Warbler	Eastern Phoebe	Canada Warbler
Common Yellowthroat	Black-throated Green Warbler	Happy couple? (Eastern Towhees)	Red-eyed Vireo
Chipping Sparrow	Yellow Warbler	White-breasted Nuthatch	Indigo Bunting
Common Yellowthroat	Clay-colored Sparrow	Clay-colored and Vesper Sparrows	Killdeer
Veery (fledgeling)	Yellow Warbler	Wild Turkey female	mallard with ducklings
Wild Turkeys and White-tailed Deer	Wild Turkeys	Red-winged Blackbird female	Little Blue Heron
Savannah Sparrow	Greater Yellowlegs	Greater Yellowlegs	Northern Parula
Common Tern	Gray Catbird	Common Grackle	Least Sandpiper
Herring Gull	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Ring-billed Gulls	Eastern Bluebird in next box
immature Bald Eagle	Tree Swallow	Killdeer chick	Red-winged Blackbird
Virginia Rail carrying nesting material	Virginia Rail	Bonaparte's Gull	Pine Warbler
Bufflehead	Surf Scoter	Surf Scoter	Red-throated Loon
Common Loon	Common Loon with catch	American Coot	Ring-necked Duck
Canada Goose	Ring-necked Duck	Buffleheads	Horned Grebe with Buffleheads
Field Sparrow	American Robin	Eastern Bluebird	Chipping Sparrow
Tree Swallow	White-throated Sparrow	Black-capped Chickadee	Tufted Titmouse
American Crow	Eastern Bluebird (male)	Eastern Bluebird (female)	Belted Kingfisher
female Red-winged Blackbird	male Red-winged Blackbird	American Coot	Turkey Vulture
Snowy Owl	Red-tailed Hawk (juvenile)	Baltimore Oriole	American Robin
Cedar Waxwing	Tree Swallow	Common Yellowthroat	White-winged Scoter

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Guest		26-Jan-2012 14:41
So gorgeous! thanks

Theresa		15-Jul-2011 13:40
I just started feeding the beautiful birds in our area and I am not too familiar with the types as of yet, I am still in the leaning process, but today I saw a reddish orange bird with the same color beak, does anyone know what kind of bird this is????

Guest		26-Jun-2011 03:27
We just moved into a home which backs up to the state forest In May we fond a King fisher hiding on the porch with a broken wing we took it to the bird rescue and it is now doing fine. now we have a family of swallows building a nest on a light on my coverd porch . I wasn't sure what they were but you pictures have helped me alot thanks!!!

birdlover		18-Jun-2011 21:42
i loved all the photos they wereso pretty couple days ago i decided to learn about birds soo i had to look at the birds

Petra		10-Jun-2011 02:03
Thank you for all the beautiful photos

April		08-Jun-2011 02:05
Now I know what the birds are that I call "teasers"...they are Killdeer! Thanks Your neighbor in Juniata County

April		08-Jun-2011 01:57
Now I know what the birds are that I call "teasers"...they are Killdeer! Thanks Your neighbor in Juniata County

kym		23-May-2011 22:44
i too have been seeing a bird like this black and white with a white beak and red patch on it's cheast any idea? i have been looking for a picture on the web and have not found one yet.

Cathy		13-May-2011 16:51
Today I saw a bird that was brown in color wth one white strip down the middle of his head what is he.I also have four Indigo Bunting they are so beautiful. I have so many birds and they all beautiful.

Karen		09-May-2011 20:22
Today I saw the same bird described by Sonny & minserotty. Can't find it in my field guide. any idea what it is?

minesarotty		03-May-2011 23:24
We have four birds at our feeder, mostly black with white chests and a bright red throat. Seem to be in pairs. First time seeing them here. Live in NW PA just below Lake Erie

Jean		03-May-2011 19:47
Thanks Dave. I was trying to find out the name of the birds in my yard. Red Breasted Grossbeak. Love this site

Guest		30-Apr-2011 13:04
their is a blue bird dining at my feeder. he is totally blue with a purple head. his wings are brown streaked. what do you think he is? I live in Shippensburg, PA . Thank you. PS: his belly is blue also

sonny		29-Apr-2011 11:37
Seen a bird on our deck black and white wings and body white breast with red coloration at top of breast coming down into a point to stomach can you id?T.Y.

lisa		19-Apr-2011 20:14
caught a quick sight of an dark black bird with bright white tips on both wings and tail feathers..any thoughts please..

Guest		30-Mar-2011 00:22
Very nice pics. Keep doing what you love.

Guest		27-Feb-2011 22:46
WOW, what an interesting web site! I have a feeder out the back yard and we see several of these different birds. I love to watch them. I love the blue jays and the cardinals the best, but they all are beatiful. Keep up the great work!

Linda Bailey		21-Feb-2011 16:36
Great website - I'm working on an exhibit for Discovery Space, the children's museum that will open in State College in July. My exhibit is called the Green Way and will have birds of Central PA in it so very helpful.

Guest		17-Feb-2011 23:57
Thank-you! Beautiful!

Guest		07-Nov-2010 21:50
thank you very nice pictures of birds god sure made nature to take our breath away at times lady from dupont pa

andy wilson		19-Jul-2010 01:28
Guest - they sound like double-crested cormorants to me. thanks for looking at my galleries.

Guest		17-Jul-2010 17:34
i have been going to this lake in bucks county pa and have found a few strange birds that look almost prehistoric. they are all black and quite large with long yellow legs that stick out back when flying. it has a longish beak. they are almost always on the island in the middle of lake perching in the trees. i am going to try and photograph them. im very interested in them

shannon		22-Jun-2010 00:33
My husband found your site when we were looking up some of the birds we have in our yard. We have enjoyed looking at your beautiful pictures. You do great work. Have you ever seen or heard of the red-breasted grosbeak? We got two that began feeding from our feeders a few weeks ago. They are beautiful and almost tame-like. They feed when we are nearby and dont fly off fast like the normal bird. Anyway, just curious if you knew anything interesting about them. We live on purdue mtn, state college area

Devon		20-Jun-2010 20:09
Beautiful pictures, i live in central pennsylvania and a bird caught my eye today however there are no photos of it in your gallery. It had a red spot on the back of it's head and a black patch width wise across its chest, and its feathers spotted black. All searches come back as maybe a woodpecker however, all the photos of them i've seen do not correspond with this bird. Very pretty bird but no idea what it was.

Lauren S		18-Jun-2010 21:34
Wow, I feel so lucky to have stumbled onto your website. Your photographs are beyond beautiful, and what an awesome resource to help me identify the birds at my feeders. I've been struggling to determine what types of sparrows visit us, and your photographs tell me it's the chipping sparrow. Thanks so much!

Guest		14-May-2010 00:34
Dog ripped apart a killdeer nest in the cold rain and broke all the eggs killing 3 of the babies. I took the rest of the egg off the last one, held it in my hand and blew warm air on it. It started breathing so I kept doing it, put it on a sock and kept it warm with my breath on the way home. Stopped at Tractor supply, got a light, lined a box with a towel, used a mirror and stuffed animal and prayed. By morning Dinky was running around the box so it was time to get back to the farm. Believe it or not I went to the spot where the nest was, located his parents, put him down and mom ran, over and plopped right down on him. Dinky didn't move for a while but then he started following mom and dad slowly but surely gaining strength. I left them alone for a few hours, drove by their area and there was mom, dad and Dinky doing the things that baby killdeer do. What a cool experience!!!

Louise		16-Apr-2010 18:02
i want to know what type of bird this is it call is so pretty like a cooing singing voice its so pretty too, clay in color some black like tiger markings and it has a long beak, it gave birth to two babies and there pretty big for a regular trype outside bird. i have a cell phone i took a pix of them. i flew away they were being taughted by the stupid carpenter bees..

phattgirl		15-Mar-2010 14:33
Good Morning: What makes a female cardinal fly into a mobile home on the side near the roof and peck like she is looking for something. How can we stop this from happening I don't want to see the birds get hurt. Thank you Nancy Budziszewski

Lindsay		15-Jul-2009 14:36
Also, it has black going back across its eyes.

Lindsay		15-Jul-2009 14:35
We found a bird on our porch, looks like a miniature hawk but it is only 4 inches- has what looks like talons and an orange stripe along bottom of tail. All gray-brown otherwise- not fully grown.

kurtiss		11-Jul-2009 12:24
beautiful work thanx for all the the effort put forth

Dave		19-Jun-2009 08:32
Andy, happened onto your site and I am curious to know about the equipment you use to capture your excellent photos? Also are you familiar with the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak.? I have a male coming to my feeder in western PA. It is a medium sized black and white bird with a very distinct triangle of bright red on it's white breast. seems to like sunflower seeds.

SCOTT		15-Jun-2009 01:19
what happen to the whip o will ? how can i get them to my home?

Guest		13-Jun-2009 11:41
what is a red headed songbird looks like a plain small brown sparrow otherwise size of a goldfinch?

andy wilson		07-Jun-2009 22:17
your bird sound like a female cardinal. Here's one: http://www.pbase.com/andywilson/image/109836527 Thanks for checking out my galleries!

Guest		05-Jun-2009 21:45
This is a fantasic site of the most beautifully shot and well displayed birds. I've started building my own little notebook of all the birds I've seen at my bird feeder, but there's one bird that I have not found anywhere else, except someone questioning the same bird I saw...it is a reddish brown bird with a short but powerful looking red beak. This bird was spotted in Delaware County, PA...any idea what kind of bird this is? Thanks again for a great website display!!!

Alyson		03-Jun-2009 18:23
Thank you, so very much!

E. Anderson		09-May-2009 01:41
Nice site. Very helpful. Keep up the good work. Thank You. I found the bird I was looking for. Red-wing Black Bird. I think they are one of the more attractive birds in our yard.

Marty Young		05-May-2009 21:44
Hi, Andy- We just saw a bird that we could not identify. It was not a woodpecker, but it was red/orange throated, black and white wings, size of a small cardinal, blunt beak (not pointed). When it flew away, you could see the black and white on the wings. Any clue? Your pictures are great!

Guest		05-May-2009 20:35
Disregard...I found it. It's called an Eastern Kingbird ... has the white tip on its tail!

Guest		05-May-2009 18:43
Wonderful website! Question: Could an Eastern Phoebe have a white tip on its tail feather? (looks like an Eastern Phoebe except for this one distinct feature)

Ryan		20-Apr-2009 15:14
Hey Andy. Ryan Downer here. Just chose a random site to help identify a few birds that have been frequenting my feeders, and low and behold, I happened to click on yours. Anyway, it was very thorough and helpful. Thanks a lot man. Happy 4/20!

Denny		15-Apr-2009 13:32
Your site is great in helping us to identifying birds by pictures. However for birds in eastern pa I see no cardinals or bulejays . I also like when you show the pics of both male and female of the same bird since some are really differnt. Anyway great site and THANK YOU! Denny&Kathy

Carol B		23-Mar-2009 14:04
Beautiful pictures. I was able to identify some of the birds which visit my feeder. Thanks!

Krystal		02-Mar-2009 03:21
Every morning I see a really pretty bird outside of my bathroom window... I'm new to Pennsylvania so I have no idea what kind it is... It is yellow, small & in the shape of a sparrow, it has an bright orange beak as well as an orange underbelly & underneath it's wings. It has the most beautiful song & I can't seem where to find what this bird is... Is there anyone who can tell me? Thanks. :)

andy wilson		17-Jan-2009 21:55
Rick, your bird sounds like a Red-winged Blackbird!

Rick		17-Jan-2009 14:00
I have a bird that has red wings and a black body coming to my feeder, can you tell me what it is?

Ashley Hockenberry		22-Dec-2008 16:57
good work!

Joanna		30-Jul-2008 02:01
Have a bird nesting, that has a sound like a secada or rattlesnakes tail, and the bottom of the beak is slightly curved. Do you know what kind it may be? It is a light tan or very light gray.

Joanna		30-Jul-2008 02:01
Have a bird nesting, that has a sound like a secada or rattlesnakes tail, and the bottom of the beak is slightly curved. Do you know what kind it may be? It is a light tan or very light gray.

Patti		22-Jul-2008 17:33
see dark grey to black bird with white underwing, when sitting on fence tail is almost straight up, any idea what it is, watched some chase a groundhog the other day.

Judy and Gloria		14-Jul-2008 15:10
We found a grey baby bird with a black line across its beak and a short orange tail. Any idea what it might be? Thanks, Judy and Gloria

Alexis Peffer		03-May-2008 13:59
Has greatly helped me in identifying birds in and around my new/country home.

Don Burkett		29-Apr-2008 02:14
Very well done.

jean-yves chamberland		26-Apr-2008 22:57
wonderful gallery.

Ashley Hockenberry		07-Apr-2008 03:05
Nice collection - love the owl and woodcock !!

Richard Mock		07-Mar-2008 07:06
Andy, yours is a beautiful collection of photographs; I especially enjoyed the clay-colored sparrow and the detail in your sparrow photographs!

Guest		05-Mar-2008 02:53
amazing pictures, very nice

kathy		05-Aug-2007 17:22
thanks the pics helped me know what birds come to my feeder

Guest		04-Jul-2007 14:26
what is the difference between a crow and a raven ?

Maggiebee		21-Jun-2007 00:19
Wonderful Gallery you have inspired me, I'm of with a tripod and good lens to bird watch, thank you

Bonnie Thomas		17-Jun-2007 00:18
beautiful pictures, my favorite past time is watching the birds that my feeders bring into my back yard. Thanks for sharing.

Barbara		03-Jun-2007 18:13
My three youg children are studying birds. (We homeschool). It was so very helpful to have such clear and real photos to use in our field study work. Thank you

Stan Kotala		22-Apr-2007 23:31
Fantastic photos! I especially like the sparrows and the Virginia rail.

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