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Out on the Big Meadow in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, the ranger (that is Virginia the state, not Virginia the ranger) drew our attention to an unmistakeable bird call. I had never heard it before, but as soon as it registered, there could be no doubt about which bird was responsible. “Bob, Bob White,” came [...]

Every other year, a large chunk of my family (my wife’s mother’s side) rents a fancy house on a fancy beach somewhere on the East Coast. We’ve been to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and DownEast Acadia in Maine as well as New York’s Finger Lakes and the Jersey shore, but apparently we love Sandbridge, VA because [...]

The birding at Virginia Beach, as I’ve mentioned, was fair, but held the promise of far better biodiversity if only one could get away from the endless miles of beach houses. Fortunately, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge offers the ideal ecosystem in which to become acquainted with mid-Atlantic avifauna. Located at the southeasternmost strip of [...]

While I never expected to become a connoisseur of fine Atlantic Ocean beaches, I’ve visited enough of them in my day, this year even, to freely pass judgment on the quality of an expanse of east coast American sand. That’s why I can report with confidence that Virgina Beach is superb when it comes to [...]

Our Delmarva Peninsula weekend had just begun, and already half of our group had to leave. Before he hit the road, we dragged Sara’s cousin, Hunter with us to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. While Seth and Will fished from the beach, we would explore this renowned birding spot. After we dropped those two at [...]

Some people may consider 300 miles too far to drive for just a weekend. The Core Team scoffs at such talk. We love the road and, as readers of this blog have probably realized, we spend a lot of time on it. The Core Team traveled to the Delmarva Peninsula in October 2003 to participate [...]