I squat on my heels on the side of a county road in remote Cheyenne County, Colorado, gazing intently into a thick tangle of chokecherry bushes. All around me, the roadside vegetation is matted flat, evidence of the hundreds of birders who have visited this exact spot over the last few days. But now, late …
Of Mountains and Murres
Mountains and murres you ask? A fair question, those two things don't go together in my mind either. Yet here in Homer, Alaska, the still snow-covered slopes of the Kenai Mountains reach right down to the cold waters of Kachemak Bay, where rafts of thousands of Common Murres are staging for summer. Roughly pigeon sized, …
In Pursuit of Winter
January 2018 Training Update Dirt trails are one of my favorite things. The right trail is like a good friend, it is there if you need a good start to your day, and is there at the end of a long day when you just need to refocus. I am extremely fortunate to have a …
Birder’s Guide to…Shoes?
Hey all! Just a quick shameless plug to go check out the most recent issue of the American Birding Association's Birder's Guide to Gear, featuring an article from yours truly! Many other fantastic authors and birders have contributed work here, and is truly worth the read. Find the online edition here, and don't forget to …