Recently there have been some great
birds spotted near me in the Philadelphia Navy Yard (note: I've seen
it at “Naval Yard” many places, like on eBird, but the official
name according to its website is “Navy Yard”). There has been a
Vesper Sparrow for weeks now (not bad!), a handful of Common Redpolls
(I need those!), and a single Hoary Redpoll (damn, that's a good
bird!). If you ever need a reason to go birding there, then those are
some pretty good ones.
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| Vesper Sparrow at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, by Damon Orsetti |
But if you do go, know there are some
problems you might come across if you go. So, before you take a trip
over to Philadelphia to get your next life bird (and I've run across
a few people from many states who showed up to find it), let me guide
you through it all so you know where to find it, when to go, and what
to avoid.
