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Apr 23, 202310 min read

Haw River Through-Paddle #2

Another 50-something mile through-paddle of the Haw River with three friends.

Feb 20, 20236 min read

Winter Waterfowl & Wolves (#8)

Late winter coastal adventure featuring waterfowl, kayaking, and red wolves

Dec 31, 202217 min read

Georgia/Florida Xmas 2022

Nature-filled winter vacation to Cumberland Island, GA and Dunedin, FL. In short: Bobcat, Ani, Eel, Sea Turtle.

Nov 9, 20224 min read

Jordan Lake Waders, Shorebirds, & Ducks #8 (2022)

Dry summer weather this year led to excellent lake levels for migrant wading birds and shorebirds.

Oct 8, 20226 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #6.2: Shackleford

Two nights by myself on East Shackleford Banks--kayaking, camping, birding, fishing.

Aug 21, 20228 min read

Summer OBX/Pelagic Birding

This summer, I joined two friends on a bird-focused Gulf Stream voyage to look for birds.

Jun 25, 202211 min read

Montana 2022

Summer trip to McAllister, Montana, with at least as many lifer mammals as lifer birds.

May 8, 20227 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #6: North Core Banks

This was my first OBX camping trip focusing on fishing. This was also our first trip to North Core Banks.

Feb 27, 20229 min read

Winter Beach Birding #7 (2022)

First was a half-day bluebird chase at Wrightsville Beach. Second was a three-day OBX trip with a pelagic (deep sea birding cruise).

Dec 31, 202117 min read

Christmas 2021: NC, SC, FL

Christmas vacation this year consisted of a mostly coastal three-part trip to NC, SC, and FL.

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Jordan Lake Waders (& Shorebirds?) #7

With relatively high lake levels, this was another lackluster year for shorebirds on Jordan Lake. But there were waders!

Jul 9, 202117 min read

Exploring Coastal Maine

We flew into Portland and drove a rental car up and down the coast (all the way to the Canadian border), splitting our 7 nights between

Jun 20, 20218 min read

Summer Beach Blog 2021

I most often explore the NC coast during the off-season, and often do it alone. However, I’m not one to turn down a summer beach trip.

Apr 25, 20219 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #5: Lookout, Shack

Our playbook consisted of cruising up and down South Core Banks in his truck, kayaking around the sound, chilling and surf fishing ...

Apr 11, 202115 min read

Haw River Through-Paddle

You don’t really know a river until you follow it for days on end, observing its subtle evolution from stream to rushing river.

Mar 12, 20213 min read

Wrightsville/Holly Shelter day trip

I spent a Friday off work paddling around Wrightsville and hiking around Holly Shelter GL.

Jan 17, 20215 min read

OBX Waterfowling #6.2

As I told another friend before the trip, I’d be happy if I saw half of my target birds. And that I did.

Dec 31, 202013 min read

Florida 2020: Part 2 (Birding)

This post covers the fourth leg of the trip, a 5-day solo birding adventure that took me across the northern half of the state.

Dec 27, 20209 min read

Florida 2020: Part 1 (Xmas Vacation)

My wife and I spiced up the end of 2020 with a long Christmas road trip down to Florida. The trip involved a healthy mix of...

Nov 27, 20201 min read

Thankful for...sparrows and squirrels

This year, I'm thankful for sparrows and squirrels. More specifically, a LeConte's Sparrow and a Fox Squirrel.