Spangler WOOD & BIRDS

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

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, the mudflats on Jordan lake emerged early and didn’t stay for long. Ideal for wading birds, less so for shorebirds or early...

Late summer/early fall 2017 ushered in some particularly strong piedmont mudflats, reinforcing this as my favorite time of year to bird...

Work brought me to the Florida gulf coast for a couple of days. In my off hours and the weekend that followed, I managed to see my family...

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