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On Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles’ famous 1967 album,  there is an odd song called “Blue Jay Way” which was written by George Harrison while he waited for Derek Taylor, who got lost trying to meet Harrison in the hills above Los Angeles on a foggy night.  The song is called “Blue Jay Way” because that [...]

Finding efficient ways to fit birding into business travel has me on the hunt for ideal locations as close to airports as possible. So far, my two favorites have been Jamaica Bay right down the road from JFK and Arrowhead Marsh practically connected to the car rental lots at the Oakland airport. Now, to add [...]

I’ve been on the road for business for a couple of days and finally have time to start unpacking the pleasure portion of my travels. Work has brought me to southern California, which places me amidst some of North America’s finest birding habitat. Suffice to say, I’ve been indulging myself. The first leg of my [...]

The Core Team was in the air at 7:15 AM Eastern and in Los Angeles by 10:15 AM Pacific Standard Time.  We were in for a long day.  Since I was the best man in our good friend Jason’s wedding, we had no choice but to hit the ground running.  During our whirlwind tour of [...]