A birder’s life is tethered especially tightly to the annual cycle of the seasons. As a result, each turn of a calendar page feels like … Read More
Beyond the Shelf Again
Late summer is usually a busy time, filled with pre-work preparations and plenty of outdoor exploration as vacation ends and migration begins. This year I … Read More
Cape May Pelagic – February 6th, 2015
This past Saturday was the Cape May See Life Paulagics trip, and our boat-full of eager birders were in for a great day on the … Read More
Rhode Island Mini Pelagic
Ah, the open sea. Is there anything more exciting than a trip to look for pelagic birds? Last Wednesday, along with Olivia DaRugna (who is … Read More
Photo Essay: Iceland birds
Some of you may know, (though most of you probably don’t and why would you?), that I was just in Iceland with my girlfriend, Audrey … Read More
Rain with a chance of shearwaters – Lewes Paulagic
This past Saturday, fellow NemesisBird contributor Tim Shreckengost and I joined Paul Guris‘ seabirding crew and about 30 other birders from mostly Maryland, Delaware, and … Read More
Dovekie – It’s What’s for Dinner
Around 9:45am on the day of the February 4th Cape May pelagic, I was standing on the very front of the boat, scanning for birds. … Read More
Cape May Pelagic – Northern Fulmars
One of the species I was most excited to see on the February 4th Cape May pelagic was the Northern Fulmar. I had only previously … Read More
2010 – My Biggest Year!
I started off 2010 terribly sick and I didn’t leave the house for a few days. Once I got better, Anna Fasoli and I drove … Read More