For a community that prides itself on rising early, it’s never been easy for me to roll out of...

I saw my first Swainson’s Warbler in eastern North Carolina, along the Roanoke River near the town of Weldon....

My wife and I recently welcomed a second child into the world, so much of my birding has been...

A birder’s patch is an extension of themselves. It says something about who they want to be, what they...

For a birder, having a great local patch is a real luxury. We all have those days when we...

Let me apologize in advance. I realize that there is nothing more tiresome to hear about from a birder...

As of the beginning of last month, I am no longer a resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Having...

It’s one of the subtle joys of doing Christmas Bird Counts to be assigned the same area over and...