From the Peach Bowl to Birding the Georgia Coast The Peach Bowl gave us the perfect excuse to combine our love for football with our passion for birding. After watching…
After spending Thanksgiving with family, we jetted off to New York City for a different kind of post-holiday tradition: urban birding. Central Park is a favorite of ours, and we…
When a business consultant offered us suite passes to the Florida vs. South Carolina football game, we couldn't say no. With a noon kickoff, we decided to stay the night…
With a population of 3,000 moose, Canada's Algonquin Park was calling to us. After not seeing a moose for a few years, we had high hopes for our first trip…
Mike and I are always looking for an excuse to get away to our summer place in the Adirondacks. We found the perfect one in an email from the Adirondack…
This was it. Our final two days of the Rockjumper Tour in Ecuador, and the day I might finally hit a major life goal: 1,000 life birds. A Day of…
For every birder visiting Ecuador, there is one bird they desperately want to see: the Andean Cock-of-the-rock. This was our target bird on the third morning of our Rockjumper tour.…
This adventure began in Quito, Ecuador, a trip planned to celebrate a milestone birthday for Sharon. We arrived in the city around 7 p.m., and the winding roads and hills…
On Thursday morning, we left Dairy Flat and began our next adventure to Tiritiri Matangi, a world-renowned conservation island. We took a ferry from downtown Auckland, a majestic ride with…
After a 13-hour flight from San Francisco, we were happy to get some much-needed sleep—so tired we even missed two of the three meals and the free wine and beer!…