Flamingos in NC?!?!
Yes, there are/were flamingos in NC: American Flamingos, blown up from the Yucatan or Cuba by Hurricane Idalia.
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- Aug 6
- 6 min
OBX Summer Birding/Fishing
My second beach trip this summer involved a two-night camping trip based out of Cape Hatteras, birding and fishing.
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- Jun 11
- 4 min
Beaufort/Croatan Coastal Overnighter
Overnight camping trip in early June, split between the Rachel Carson Reserve (across from Beaufort) and the Croatan National Forest
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- Feb 20
- 6 min
Winter Waterfowl & Wolves (#8)
Late winter coastal adventure featuring waterfowl, kayaking, and red wolves
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- Oct 23, 2022
- 5 min
Coastal NC Fishing 2022
One can never have too many hobbies, right? I picked up fishing this year.
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- Oct 8, 2022
- 6 min
OBX Kayak/Camping #6.2: Shackleford
Two nights by myself on East Shackleford Banks--kayaking, camping, birding, fishing.
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- Aug 21, 2022
- 8 min
Summer OBX/Pelagic Birding
This summer, I joined two friends on a bird-focused Gulf Stream voyage to look for birds.
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- May 8, 2022
- 7 min
OBX Kayak/Camping #6: North Core Banks
This was my first OBX camping trip focusing on fishing. This was also our first trip to North Core Banks.
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- Feb 27, 2022
- 9 min
Winter Beach Birding #7 (2022)
First was a half-day bluebird chase at Wrightsville Beach. Second was a three-day OBX trip with a pelagic (deep sea birding cruise).
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- Dec 31, 2021
- 17 min
Christmas 2021: NC, SC, FL
Christmas vacation this year consisted of a mostly coastal three-part trip to NC, SC, and FL.
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- Jun 20, 2021
- 8 min
Summer Beach Blog 2021
I most often explore the NC coast during the off-season, and often do it alone. However, I’m not one to turn down a summer beach trip.
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- Apr 25, 2021
- 9 min
OBX Kayak/Camping #5: Lookout, Shack
Our playbook consisted of cruising up and down South Core Banks in his truck, kayaking around the sound, chilling and surf fishing ...
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- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Wrightsville/Holly Shelter day trip
I spent a Friday off work paddling around Wrightsville and hiking around Holly Shelter GL.
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- Jan 17, 2021
- 5 min
OBX Waterfowling #6.2
As I told another friend before the trip, I’d be happy if I saw half of my target birds. And that I did.
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- Nov 22, 2020
- 6 min
OBX Waterfowling #6.1, Bears & Birds #2, & Washington
This was a satisfying weekend getaway to the coast, with an ideal balance of birding and non-birding activities.
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- Oct 10, 2020
- 5 min
OBX Kayak/Camping #4: Shackleford
Leaving home super early, I hit the water at Harkers Island a bit before 8AM.
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- Sep 13, 2020
- 22 min
Pandemic Adventures Part 2: Spring/Summer 2020 Travel
Cabin fever occasionally took hold during the spring and summer of 2020.
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- Nov 25, 2019
- 5 min
Dare Co. Rarity Roundup #2
This year’s Dare County Rarity Roundup didn’t feature any true rarities, but any coastal birding trip is a good birding trip!
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- Feb 18, 2019
- 7 min
OBX Waterfowling #4.2 + Pelagic
A week after returning from the Florida everglades and keys, I headed to the Outer Banks for another weekend of birding. This was a...
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