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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Tiny Tree-Climber

WildWatch Weekly Hidden in Plain Sight: The Tiny Tree-Climber Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Hidden in Plain Sight Most of us walk past trees every day without really seeing them. We notice the path beneath our feet, the sky overhead, or the sound of traffic in the distance, but the rough bark of a tree trunk rarely asks for our attention. And yet, that’s exactly where one of Pennsylvania’s most familiar birds is quietly going about its day. The Brown Creeper isn’t rare,...

The Eastern Coyote: Bigger, Bolder, and Closer Than You Think

WildWatch Weekly The Eastern Coyote: Bigger, Bolder, and Closer Than You Think Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Why Coyotes Are in the Spotlight Right Now If it feels like coyotes are suddenly everywhere, you’re not imagining it. In recent weeks, social media posts, neighborhood forums, and local conversations have been buzzing with reports of coyotes spotted in backyards, along tree lines, and moving through residential streets. Along with those sightings often comes concern,...

From Collapse to Comeback: The Team Behind Pittsburgh’s New Bald Eagle Cam

WildWatch Weekly From Collapse to Comeback: The Team Behind Pittsburgh’s New Bald Eagle Cam Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube A Long Wait, Worth Every Moment For more than a year, Pittsburgh’s eagle watchers have been waiting. Waiting for a familiar pair to return. Waiting for a new nest to take shape along the river. Waiting for the moment when the quiet hum of a live camera would once again connect us to one of the region’s most beloved wildlife families. But this story was...

Snow Bunting: Winter’s Snowflake with Wings

WildWatch Weekly Snow Bunting: Winter’s Snowflake with Wings Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube A Bird That Belongs to Winter When winter tightens its grip, when fields fall silent, winds sweep across frozen ground, and snow blurs the line between earth and sky, most birds are already gone. Feeders grow quieter. Familiar flashes of color disappear south. And then, sometimes, a small white bird appears where you least expect it, lifting off the snow as if it were part of the storm...

New Year, New Neighbors: Who’s Visiting Your Feeders Now?

WildWatch Weekly New Year, New Neighbors: Who’s Visiting Your Feeders Now? Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube A Quiet Reset in the Backyard The calendar has flipped, fireworks have faded, and the rush of the holidays has finally given way to quieter days. Out in the backyard, though, there’s been no real pause at all. Winter life has been unfolding steadily wings arriving at dawn, soft landings at feeders, familiar shapes moving through the cold with purpose and routine. As our own...

Jingle Birds & Tally Sheets: It’s Christmas Bird Count Week!

WildWatch Weekly Jingle Birds & Tally Sheets: It’s Christmas Bird Count Week! Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Jingle Birds & Holiday Cheer Jingle birds, jingle birds, jingle all the way… If there’s one thing that makes winter mornings brighter, it’s the cheerful flutter of feathers outside the window. As snow dusts the branches and steam curls up from mugs of hot cocoa, our backyards come alive with cardinals, chickadees, juncos, and woodpeckers stopping by for a winter feast....

Tiny but Mighty: Meet Pennsylvania’s Wrens

WildWatch Weekly Tiny but Mighty: Meet Pennsylvania’s Wrens Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Carolina Wren Small Birds, Big Personalities If you’ve ever heard a burst of rapid, bubbling song pouring out of a hedge, woodpile, or marsh only to spot a tiny brown bird bouncing through the shadows, chances are you’ve just encountered a wren. Wrens are some of Pennsylvania’s most energetic, vocal, and surprisingly diverse songbirds, yet they often go unnoticed. Their modest colors help...

Not Just for Spring: The Secret Winter Life of Songbird Nest Boxes

WildWatch Weekly Not Just for Spring: The Secret Winter Life of Songbird Nest Boxes Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Nest Boxes Aren’t Just for Nesting When most people think of nest boxes, they picture spring: chirping chicks, patient parents, and busy beaks delivering meal after meal. It’s easy to forget that these wooden houses don’t sit empty the rest of the year. To many backyard birds, a well-placed nest box is far more than a nursery, it’s a valuable piece of real estate...

What Is Leucism? The Science Behind Pale and Patchy Birds

WildWatch Weekly What Is Leucism? The Science Behind Pale and Patchy Birds Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube An Unusual Visitor at the Feeder It started with a flicker of pale feathers at the feeder, the kind of moment that makes regular PixCams viewers lean in a little closer. Among the bustling flock of house finches, one bird stood out: a male with ghostly white patches scattered across his normally rosy plumage. Leudcistic House Finch Captured on Camera! At first glance, it...

Queens of the Sky: Understanding Female Size Dominance in Raptors

WildWatch Weekly Queens of the Sky: Understanding Female Size Dominance in Raptors Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube A Perfect Time to Look Up As we get ready to kick off another exciting Bald Eagle Cam season at PixCam, it’s the perfect time to look up and reconnect with the incredible raptors that call Pennsylvania home. Soon, fans of the Hays bald eagles (now Glen Hazel), and our other eagle nests across the state, will once again be tuning in daily to watch courtship displays,...