These two states have been on our bucket list to visit for many years, not just for birding, but because they are among the few we have never been to.…
We are finally reporting on our trip last summer to Maine for bird watching and to meet friends for the North Atlantic Blues Festival. Although Maine is a state we…
This trip to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas allowed us to finally see a Brown Noddy and, hopefully, more rare birds. Mike arrived a couple of days early to…
This was our first birding trip aimed at spotting a specific bird—the Bat Falcon, which had been sighted at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge since mid-December. It was also…
This was our first spring migration since moving to Florida's Nature Coast. Previously, we lived just 15 minutes from Fort De Soto Park, a well-known destination for spring migration birding.…
While using the eBird app, we noticed that we saw our record 123 Florida birds in January 2016. We already picked up two rarities so far this month, the Whooping…
The only good thing about the pandemic is the ability to work remotely. This allowed us to spend our first full summer in the Adirondack Mountains. On arrival, the first…
The pandemic was taking a toll, and we decided to head north. Mike mapped out a safe trip that included birding from South Carolina to Pennsylvania. Our first birding stop…
Birding during the COVID-19 pandemic was a nice respite from sheltering in place. It gets you outdoors and rarely involves contact, so a safe hobby during a scary time. The…
It was the middle of March, and news of the Coronavirus pandemic was breaking fast. We wanted to take a trip while being careful to pick a small town, and…