This is the story of the quest for one of my most wanted birds in the entire world. As a curious kid who was obsessed … Read More
Black Hawk Down East
Birds always find ways to surprise us. No matter how much you know, no matter how well you prepare, no matter how long you’ve been … Read More
Recap of the Long Island Corn Crake
First off, there were far too many “punny” titles for this post (almost none of which I thought up on my own/didn’t steal from an … Read More
New York Townsend’s Solitaire Plus More
This past Wednesday, Garrett MacDonald, Andrew Dreelin, and I birded in Madison County, New York. Specifically, we decided to chase some Evening Grosbeaks tending to a … Read More
One day wonder: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Illinois!
On Monday, May 12, an email went out to the Illinois birding community that the Bowman brothers (Chris and Mark) had found a Fork-tailed Flycatcher … Read More
Western Spindalis – Key West Botanical Gardens, FL
On December 28th, 2012 Carl Goodrich and Jacob Cooper discovered a female Western Spindalis at the Key West Botanical Gardens, on the Florida Keys. The … Read More
Thick-billed Vireo – Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP
Yesterday afternoon, local Miami birder, Angel Abreu discovered a Thick-billed Vireo at the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park! There have been less than 10 … Read More
Frustrating Goose Chase
On January 18th Justin Bosler, Chuck Berthoud, Josh Lefever, and I literally went on a wild goose chase. There were reliable reports of a Pink-footed … Read More
Northern Lapwing – Bridgewater, Massachucetts
November 18th saw my friends and I frantically birding in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It was our 2nd day of a 5 day birding trip through New England, … Read More