Spangler WOOD & BIRDS

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

A short and sweet day trip to SE NC involved a busy agenda of paddling the Black River cypress swamps, eating Calabash seafood, and...

This year’s OBX paddle/camping trip took me and a friend to Cape Lookout and Cedar Island (again), but with a slightly different flavor....

A short trip to Wrightsville gave me a chance to experiment with my new camera setup (Nikon D500 w/ a 70-300 mm f/5.6 lens) from my kayak.

My third annual winter OBX solo birding trip was an exercise in efficiency, comprising just two full days of birding (compare last year’s fo

A friend and I replicated our Memorial Day OBX trip from last year, but changed the location from Ocracoke/Portsmouth to Cape Lookout...

This year, I turned President’s Day weekend into a four-day nonstop birding adventure to the OBX and Pamlico/Albemarle Peninsula. What an...

Three long days, 96 bird species, and 4 life birds, with 23 miles traveled by kayak in the Ocracoke, Portsmouth, and Alligator River...

Two and a half days of non-stop birding in the outer banks on my inaugural solo winter OBX birding trip was the most productive birding...

A long President's Day weekend to Wrightsville Beach and Fort Fisher yielded lots of great birds, including a surprising 8 lifers. The...