Big Years are very popular among birders, most famously the year featured in the movie the Big Year, but also in areas as varied as yard lists to the whole world. On this episode I talk with the Stoll brothers, Victor and Ruben, about their 2022 record setting big year in the lower-4...
Once, during a trade show in Honolulu, Prudy, wistfully eyeing the swaying palm trees outside, accused me of ruining one of our favorite vacation spots. Of all the islands, the largest, Hawaii or ‘the Big Island’ quickly became our favorite due to its spectrum of attractions, from ...
ABA rules allow us to count birds only if they're on the official checklist where we saw the bird. Vagrants, such as the Rufous-necked Wood-Rail I saw at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge during that Big Year, may not be on an official list yet when birders flock to see it,...
Kodiak is the 2ndlargest island of the United States, 2ndonly to Hawaii’s Big Island. Kodiak (the Island, not the town) is big, but its population is small, probably under 20,000, most of whom live in the town of Kodiak. There are only 5 or 6 other towns (none of which has ov...
I've hosted birders from other parts of the USA, Spain, and the Netherlands. In return, I've been hosted in England, Italy, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, and Florida. - M. Chelemer I really enjoyed using Birding Pal on my recent Ireland trip. I contacted 4 potential pals. Of these I ...
A tour for numerous specialties from Central Florida south to the Keys and Dry Tortugas.HAWAII On our birding tour we'll visit three of the major islands--Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii--giving us a chance to sample a great portion of the Hawaiian endemic birds and the seabird specialties.LOUISI...