Author Archives: Nate

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

In a recent article on birding in USA Today, I was quoted as saying the following: Nate Swick, editor of…

2013 was an excellent year for me as a birder. I reached two of my personal North Carolina birding goals…

Hey everybody, it’s time for I and the Bird again, and with the holiday season bearing down on all of…

Christmas Bird Count season is right around the corner, and if you’re anything like me you’re pretty excited about it….

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

Let’s address, up front, the funny name. We get it. If those 16th Century Spanish sailors knew the kind of…

Hey everybody. We need some more images and, particularly, blog posts on the subject of Boobies and Gannets. You might…

I’ve spent a fair bit of time on the ocean on right side of North America. Not as much as…

I realize the potential for inappropriateness here is high. That the birds known by ornithologists as “Sulids” and by the…