Spangler WOOD & BIRDS

My wife and I spiced up the end of 2020 with a long Christmas road trip down to Florida. The trip involved a healthy mix of...

This year, I'm thankful for sparrows and squirrels. More specifically, a LeConte's Sparrow and a Fox Squirrel.

This was a satisfying weekend getaway to the coast, with an ideal balance of birding and non-birding activities.

Leaving home super early, I hit the water at Harkers Island a bit before 8AM.

My wife and I spent an active 4-day weekend visiting friends near Charleston, SC and exploring the surrounding lowcountry.

For the first time since I began birding in Chatham Co., Jordan Lake didn’t drop below full pond this fall, and we never got any mudflats.

Cabin fever occasionally took hold during the spring and summer of 2020.

The prime stretch of COVID lockdown coincided with spring bird migration, allowing me to do more high-quality local birding than normal.

This is why I don't chase rare birds....

My wife and I spent an adventurous 6 full days between Christmas and New Years exploring north of San Francisco.

This year’s Dare County Rarity Roundup didn’t feature any true rarities, but any coastal birding trip is a good birding trip!

Notwithstanding the relatively high water levels, the lake attracted above-average numbers of wading birds in the late summer, and ...

Three-phase hiking/birding/camping trip to Colorado.

A friend and I took an overnight late-spring kayak camping trip on the Roanoke river in northeastern NC. The experience was one of a kind, w

A week after returning from the Florida everglades and keys, I headed to the Outer Banks for another weekend of birding. This was a...

After returning to work for a short workweek following the month-long government shutdown, I decided to immediately take a week-long...

The continuing government shutdown afforded me an opportunity for a productive mid-week OBX solo birding trip. I saw/heard 120 species of...

Eager for any excuse to head to the coast, I participated in the first annual Dare County Rarity Roundup this year. While no literal...

My second consecutive weekend camping on the coast included a black bear-filled day at the Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes NWR on the...

A spur of the minute overnight kayak camping trip down east led me to Shackleford Banks and featured some great birds, including two...