For a community that prides itself on rising early, it’s never been easy for me to roll out of bed earlier than 7. So...

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

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

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

For a birder, having a great local patch is a real luxury. We all have those days when we want to get out and...

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

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

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