Birds on the brain

Part of my responsibility as teacher assistant for the Nicholas School of the Environment wetland ecology and management class is to help w...

There have been quite a few recent local reports of Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, a rather rare migrant to North Carolina.  It seems that thi...

Since classes resumed up birding opportunities have been woefully few and far between for me. The coincidence of the fall semester and fall...

A whopping 14 masters students woke up early last Saturday morning and came out to tag along for a bird count with me in the Duke Univers...

By many accounts the past couple weeks have been exceptional for shorebirds on the mudflats at Falls Lake.  No less than 20 species of shore...

The Rachel Carson National Estuarine Sanctuary is a phenomenal birding spot and made for a great break from the August beach crowds.  At hi...

This week I have been down in the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge working  on collecting greenhouse gas samples with the Duke Wetland...

Jacob Socolar found a nesting pair at Anilorac Farm in Orange County while I was out of the country.  As soon as I got a chance, I cruised o...

What?  Two trips to Europe in as many months? Yes, it’s a tough life.  A Society of Wetland Scientists conference brought me to Prague, Cz...

A plethora of fantastic birds, of course, inspired the trip, but it would have been worth it for the beauty of the landscape alone.  From a ...