Chimps in Kibale Forest
In the Kabale forest we had the privilege to visit a group of wild chimps going about their day. The last leg of our trip was one of our...
Queen Elizabeth National Park--Uganda's Serengeti
A lioness sleeping in a tree greeted us as we arrived at Queen Elizabeth National Park. The Enganzi Lodge overlooking Queen Elizabeth...
Gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest hold many endemic birds but our main target was Mountain Gorillas. From Mburo Lake Nation Park we drove toward...
Mburo National Park
Johnnie got us up close to even the biggest and most dangerous animals in Mburo National Park--like this big male Cape Buffalo. Johnnie...
Entebbe and the marshes of Lake Victoria
Uganda is the best place in the world to see the captivating Shoebill. Our guide paddled us past this bird in Mabamba Swamp. Entebbe is...
Birding Uganda is Birding in Paradise
My wife Wendy and I had a wonderful 11-day trip to Uganda enjoying a fantastic array birds and mammals. Here we are at Rwakobo Rock Lodge...
Gull Frolic
The Gull Frolic is a wonderful late-winter bird festival on the western shore of Lake Michigan near the IL/WI border. I was invited to be...
A North American (pretty) big year
In early 2021, I drove to the Florida Keys to see the Black-faced Grassquit pictured above as well as Cuban Pewee. Little did I know at...
What to make of 3 billion birds lost?
A recent headline, first appearing in a prestigious science journal and then cascading through world media proclaimed: “Three Billion...
My Alabama Big Year 2019
A Brown Booby near Waterloo Alabama was year bird 312 for me. I wrote this account for the Alabama Ornithological Society Newsletter but...
