Spangler WOOD & BIRDS

A Christmas trip to Florida two years ago—specifically, a 12/20/14 kayak trip on the Chassahowitzka River—is what initially motivated me...

With more experience under my belt, and spoiled by the extensive mudflats present last year, I was really looking forward to the fall...

This excellent non-birding trip (aka honeymoon), which included an extended stay on Cumberland Island (GA) and a quick trip to Savannah...

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...

The idea is this: every year in late summer to early fall, the water level in Jordan Lake drops, exposing mudflats at the shallow northern e