Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.

Winter birding in Humboldt County is always rewarding, with a little effort.  Even on days when you want to bash your own skull in with ...

Rock Sandpiper. The North American shorebird that winters further north than any other, we should have nothing but respect for them. Th...

In one day I went from seeing 0 to 10 Snowy Owls. Thank the bird gods. After getting less than 2 hours of sleep in Olympia, the one kn...

Different shades of rock. Sandpipers. Rock Sandpipers. Adak Island, Alaska. Whoa! Its almost Thanksgiving! How did that happen? I'm co...

The (charming) old pet cemetary on Adak Island. It makes sense, in the long run, to get some basic facts down on the table here…so here we...

A pair of Western Gulls on the North Jetty. It was good to be in Arcata again....I have to admit, living there for most of my adult life ...