Not all trips go as planned. We decided to beat the rain here in Connecticut by going up to Vermont to track down two lifers. But we didn’t miss the rain and we barely got our lifers. To say it was a bit stressful is an understatement! We headed up north early Saturday morning trying … More Vermont Explorations
We’ve been here about a month now and besides for the cold weather the birds have certainly not disappointed. Even more exciting, down right rarities have been popping up. From the Ross’s Gull to a Tundra Bean-Goose we’ve been exploring our new home area simply by hitting where the newest most fabulous bird was hanging. … More Redwing Adventures
So working full time and chasing birds isn’t easy but I do what I can. A Black Turnstone popped up yesterday in Yuma FOUR HOURS AWAY. Strangely enough I couldn’t chase that. A Snowy Plover AND a Least Tern arrived at Glendale just THREE HOURS AWAY which would have got me there at 7pm when … More Morning Chase
So it has happened again, It’s been a hot second since I last blogged. I haven’t forgotten about you, I’ve just had a bunch of crazy stuff going on in my personal life. That tends to happen to all of us, there was always time I could have made to write a post here and … More MIA Once Again
I’ve been trying to go on a Sierra Vista EOP walk for weeks now but somehow every Saturday something crazy pops up and that takes priority. This week was no different. Saturday evening three reports dropped, Fort Huachucha had a Northern Parula AND an Ovenbird, and just down the street Beatty’s had a White-eared Hummingbird. … More Day 153: Base Birding
It is mid May but you wouldn’t know it from the temperature outside. Barely reaching 70 today, this morning started out at a cool 50 with a serious breeze going on. It is gray out, although the weather says it won’t rain it sure looked like it would. I wasn’t in the mood to wake … More Day 140: The B Birds
Sometimes birding is nice and easy. All you have to do is sit out on your porch and hope something new stop by and sometimes that happens. With spring here and summer around the corner new birds are showing up brightening up the backyard. Hooded Orioles have been staying occupied with the oranges and nectar … More Backyard Birding
I had a random weekday off and for once I wasn’t planning on birding. I had decided to sleep in, relax, maybe watch a movie and clean up the house. Take care of a few errands and maybe work on a few pet projects throughout the day. And that was working out pretty well. I … More Day 136: Impromptu Adventures
For anyone who doesn’t know, Derik and I have been in a competition to see who can see the most birds in a year long period. It’s gone back and forth, both of us leading at one point or the other, an our strategies have been different. Derik goes for the rare, I go for … More Day 133: 4am Wakeup Call
The Super Bowl of Birding! A 24hour experience where you try to find as many birds as possible. You can set your own rules, bird your backyard, the neighborhoood, the state or the country, do it for 5 minutes, 5 hours or for the whole day starting at 12am. Our plan? Starting at 4am, ending … More Day 124. Global Big Day!!!
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