Himalayan Snowcock--not as hard as legend suggests
In North America, Himalayan Snowcock are only found above treeline in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada. In the movie The Big Year, the...
Nevada - my 50th state
In the spring of 2020, Nevada was the only state I had never visited. I decided to drive over and have a look. A few years ago, I...
Cassia Crossbills in Cassia County, Idaho
Cassia Crossbills were easy to locate in the Diamondfield Jack Campground in Cassia County, Idaho. After leaving Bear River Refuge, I...
Bear River Refuge (via Wyoming)
Bear River Refuge at the north end of Great Salt Lake is one of the most important wetland areas in North America. Unlike Cheyenne...
Cheyenne Bottoms Kansas
I stopped at Cheyanne Bottoms in central Kansas on my way through the plains states. I would not have planned a special trip to Cheyenne...
Hunting Ivory-billed Woodpeckers Along the Cache River (fifteen years too late)
The only hint of the ivorybill frenzy that swept through the Brinkley region of Arkansas in 2005 that I could find in 2020 was a sign in...
An Epic Pandemic Birding Road Trip
Before the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic swept world and changed daily life for nearly every human on Earth, I had trips planned to Puerto Rico,...
Birding in a Pandemic
Boat-tailed Grackle are rare in Alabama away from salt marsh habitat in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, but they now appear to be...
1996 Alabama Big Year
A Clay-colored Sparrow, like this bird that I photographed in Minnesota, was Adam Byrne's record-setting 306th species for the year in...
Alabama Pelagic trip 2019
We had a choppy ocean for our 2019 Alabama pelagic trip. I find Alabama to be a fine state for birding. The dullest portion of the year...
