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Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 6 and 7

Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 6 Week 6 Postponed due to weather Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 7 Markovich Construction VS Mill Hall Markovich Construction 6-0 Scott Sorgen 100-7 Chase Weise 100-6 Kodi Cameron 100-5 Connor Bauman 97-4 Tom Reynolds 97-4 Chad Carson 96-5 Bill Bridgens Jr. 96-2 Tom Welsh 95-4 Team 781-31 Juniors Jace Bechtol 80-0 Mill Hall 3-3 Karen Woods 99-5 Jim Baney 99-3 Lynn Woods 98-2 Keith Bittner 95-4 Wyatt Corman 90-4 Dale Johnson 89-2 Barry Johnson 89-1 Andy Kotzur 89-1 Team ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 4

Mill Hall vs Avis Mill Hall 3-1 Lynn Woods 99-7 Karen Woods 98-5 Jim Baney 97-6 Jeff Koch 96-4 Keith Bittner 94-2 Barry Johnson 94-1 Wyatt Corman 93-3 Andy Kotzur 93-2 Team 764-30 Avis 0-4 Chad Marshall 100-9 Nathan Clinger 96-2 Ron Marshall 95-1 Blake Meixel 94-3 Zack Meixel 92-3 Nikol Meixel 90-1 Beau Meixel 90-0 Alan Foust 85-2 Team 742-21 Juniors Beau Meixel 90-0 Blake Meixel 94-3 James Fausey 79-1 Markovich Construction vs Tylersville Markovich Construction 4-0 Chase ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 5

Liberty Township VS Mill Hall Liberty Township 3-2 Andy Lupton 99-4 Don Foster 98-4 Rick Bowmen 97-6 Bob Krasinski 97-6 Mark Kay Lupton 97-5 Park Lane 96-4 Collin Foster 95-4 Bob Fenton 94-1 Team 773-34 Mill Hall 3-2 Lynn Woods 98-7 Karen Woods 98-6 Jim Baney 96-4 Wyatt Corman 95-4 Barry Johnson 95-4 Andy Kotzur 93-1 Keith Bittner 90-0 Jeff Koch 89-2 Team 754-28 Strouse Electric 3-2 Andy Klaus 98-6 Sam McCartney 96-4 Bob Marshall 96-3 Gib Moyer 96-3 Jim Newman 96-3 Lee Ripka 96-2 Steve ...

At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of citizen science

It’s a given that when the Great Backyard Bird Count began Friday, Steve and Janet Kistler of Hart County, Kentucky, would be joining in. They’ve done so every year since the now-global tradition began 25 years ago. For Moira Dalibor, a middle-school math teacher a couple hours away in ...

Gear, goods to celebrate birds and a big global count

If you're planning to take part in the four-day, global Great Backyard Bird Count this month (Feb. 17-20), or if you just love birds, there's plenty of gear and goods to help you enjoy them. RECOGNIZING AND RECORDING Merlin and eBird are the apps recommended by the count's organizers to ...

Report of a rare bird chaser

I’m what’s known in the birding world as a “chaser” — someone who travels out of their home area following reports of rare or unusual birds. While I love the local usual suspects, meandering around just to see what I see in my favorite parks and preserves, there’s something ...