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Summer Hikes in Marquette County

From the Wetmore parking area, I hiked up the Beagle Road Trail, which led to the Who Cooks For you Trail, and eventually up to…

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Brian Murphy August 2, 2021 August 2, 2021Hiking, Marquette, Michigan, Upper Peninsula 0

Making the Best of It

(It is July 29, and I just now realized this never got posted back in June – welcome to the COVID Zone) We are making…

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Brian Murphy July 29, 2020 March 29, 2021bird sounds, Birding, BIRDS, breeding, Durham, Falls Lake, Flat River, Flowers, Home, Home, migration, North Carolina 0

Echo Lake, Marquette, Michigan

Allow me to preface that first title and embellish it as well. Born in New York just north of NYC, I spent my entire adult…

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Brian Murphy February 14, 2020 February 15, 2020bird counts, bird sounds, Birding, BIRDS, Marquette, Michigan, migration, wildflowers 1

2019 Thanksgiving Birding on the NC Coast

After partially relocating almost half of our living quarters to Upper Michigan, we have spent the past few months back in North Carolina, our home…

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Brian Murphy November 30, 2019 February 9, 2020Alligator River NWR, Birding, Carolina Coasts, Coastal Plain, Lake Mattamuskeet NWR, North Carolina, Oregon Inlet, Pea Island NWR, Shorebirds 0

October Stirs Up Superior

In what might be labeled the first real signs that the short Autumn season is coming to a close, Lake Superior became a bowl of…

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Brian Murphy October 31, 2019 February 9, 2020Michigan, Upper Peninsula 0

Colors of Autumn in the U.P.

Headed west Sunday morning to look for some unique birds (Boreal Chickadee and Canada Jay) in the beautiful autumn forests of the Upper Peninsula. The…

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Brian Murphy October 18, 2019 February 12, 2020Marquette, Michigan, Snow, Upper Peninsula 0

Bird Migration Peaks in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

As I enter my first week of June, ever, in the UP, and Marquette, MI., the birds are still flowing in, with some moving on…

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Brian Murphy June 5, 2019 February 1, 2020bird sounds, Birding, Michigan, migration, rare sightings, Upper Peninsula 0

Bog Walk – Signs of Spring and a Shadowy Sora

Over the past month, I have become a wind watcher. It seems to me that many birds have been struggling to get up into the…

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Brian Murphy May 22, 2019 May 22, 2019Birding, Michigan, migration, plumage 0

Week Two – Learning Upper Peninsula Birds

After a few days of teasingly nice spring days, the UP went into refrigerator mode over the weekend. I jokingly told Sheree’ I was ready…

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Brian Murphy May 21, 2019 May 27, 2019Birding, Michigan, migration, North Carolina 2

Birding Marquette – The First Week

Well, I made it UP!  In the heart of the Upper Penninsula of Michigan, now it’s time to immerse my southern-ness into the hotspots of…

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Brian Murphy May 12, 2019 May 12, 2019Birding, Michigan 0

The Journey North

Up at the crack of dawn, I jumped into the already loaded Outback and towed Puff out the driveway onto Olive Branch Road. I had…

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Brian Murphy May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019Birding, Home, Michigan, migration, Ohio 1

Spring Walk in the SC Woods

Just three weeks until I journey north, really north, up to the UP of Michigan. We will be settling into our new house in Marquette,…

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Brian Murphy April 13, 2019 February 1, 2020Birding, Flowers, Reptiles, South Carolina 0

Let’s Get Back To It!

Well, that was quite a blogging break I took, but now I am ready to rock and roll. There will be some big changes in…

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Brian Murphy March 11, 2019 March 12, 2019Birding, Coastal Plain, North Carolina, Shorebirds 0

2018 Thanksgiving NC Coast Birding

Going on ten years, our annual Thanksgiving trip to birding hotspots of northeastern North Carolina provided great weather, magnificent birds, and great scenery. Scott and…

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Brian Murphy December 1, 2018 February 12, 2020Alligator River NWR, Birding, BIRDS, Carolina Coasts, Lake Mattamuskeet NWR, North Carolina, Oregon Inlet, Pea Island NWR, Shorebirds, Waterfowl 0

U.P. Adventures – Summer 2018

Take me to the land of cooler temperatures, longer twilights, and starier skies.   As I sit here in Hartwick State Park, Michigan, beginning to write this…

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Brian Murphy September 19, 2018 February 9, 2020Birding, BIRDS, Family, Hiking, History, Kayaking, Michigan, Teardrop, Teardrop Camping Birding, Kayak, Michigan, Teardrop, U.P. 0

Marvelous Magee

Before I get into how marvelous Magee Marsh is, allow me to share some birding on the way north, at Pilot Mountain State Park (NC)…

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Brian Murphy May 25, 2018 February 1, 2020Birding, migration 0

Chasing Warblers and other wild things

     After some solo trips, and a few overnighters together, this trip would be our first multi-day multi-campsite adventure.  As we continue learning about…

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Brian Murphy May 20, 2018 February 9, 2020NEWS, Ohio, Spring, Teardrop, Teardrop Camping 0

It’s a Swamp Thing

We loaded Puff up, plopped the kayaks on the car roof, and took off for a few days of Eastern North Carolina blackwater kayaking. We went…

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Brian Murphy May 3, 2018 February 9, 2020Kayaking, North Carolina, Spring, Teardrop, Teardrop Camping 0

Neuse River Trail and Falls Lake Dam

Some days it is nice to bird on a paved path, so I drove over to the Neuse River Greenway near the dam and headed…

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Brian Murphy April 23, 2018 April 23, 2018Birding, Neuse River, North Carolina 0

Falls Lake- Rollingview SRA

We parked our teardrop trailer at Rollingview SRA campground for a long weekend. It was really nice sitting outside listening to the birds say goodnight, followed…

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Brian Murphy April 19, 2018 April 19, 2018bird sounds, Birding, Falls Lake, North Carolina, Piedmont, Rollingview SRA 0

Mid-April Birds and a Frog

April always delivers a few wicked cold fronts. Last night we had heavy rain, strong winds but fortunately no tornadoes (Greensboro did). I went over…

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Brian Murphy April 18, 2018 February 8, 2020bird sounds, Birding, Lake Crabtree, North Carolina 0

Northeast North Carolina Coast in Late February

On February 24 I hooked Puff up and took off for the coast. I had not been to the coast since Thanksgiving when Sheree’, Scott Davis…

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Brian Murphy March 4, 2018 March 7, 2018Birding, Coastal Plain, North Carolina 0

Puff the M@gic Dr@gon on the BRP

The big test. I wondered since before purchasing our T@B trailer, “how will it perform in the mountains behind a Subaru Outback 4cyl?”.   As will…

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Brian Murphy January 7, 2018 February 9, 2020Mountains, NEWS, North Carolina, Teardrop, Teardrop Camping 0

NC/SC Coastal Birding in September

I had great expectations on birding from Nags Head to Litchfield Beach, S.C., but Mother Nature had other plans. Hurricane Maria was just strong enough…

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Brian Murphy November 8, 2017 March 6, 2018Carolina Coasts, Coastal Plain, North Carolina, Shorebirds, South Carolina 0

Big Bald Bird Banding

This blog posting has been on the back burner for quite a while, but it was such an enjoyable birding experience, it deserves posting. Sheree’…

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Brian Murphy October 25, 2017 February 12, 2020behavior, bird counts, Birding, BIRDS, diet, migration, Mountains, North Carolina, Ornithology, plumage 0

Ohio/Michigan Summer Birding

Birding was not the focus of this trip but we had some success none the less.  Most of the notable birds were seen near Barbeau, MI. …

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Brian Murphy October 19, 2017 March 6, 2018Michigan 0

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

On a family trip to Savannah, I saw the opportunity to get my Georgia list cranked up (currently at 21). Well, little did I know, most…

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Brian Murphy August 2, 2017 August 2, 2017Birding, Coastal Plain, North Carolina, South Carolina 0

Summer Yard Birding

Summer Yard Birding(click links for audio)I miss New York summers, the lower humidity,  cooler nights, a summer breeze.  And, when I watch our birds and…

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Brian Murphy July 25, 2017 July 25, 2017bird sounds, Birding, Durham, Home, Home, North Carolina, Piedmont, plumage 0

Prairie Ridge and Lake Crabtree

       Exercise more than birds got me outside today.  I have been reading the migration reports at BirdCast and looking at the weather…

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Brian Murphy March 22, 2017 July 25, 2017Birding, Lake Crabtree, North Carolina, plumage, Prairie Ridge Eco-Station, Raleigh, Wake County Early spring birding 1

Abbott’s Creek/Neuse River Greenway

I have had this area on my list for a while, but alas, I could not seem to get up here until today.   I…

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Brian Murphy March 21, 2017 July 25, 2017Birding, Neuse River, North Carolina, Raleigh, Wake County First visit 0

Neuse River Trail – 32 Catbirds and one Black-billed Cuckoo

October 2, 2016 Making the effort to get more exercise, I took a bike and bird trip down the Neuse River Trail.  My reward was a…

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Brian Murphy October 3, 2016 July 25, 2017Birding, Neuse River, North Carolina, rare sightings, Wake County 1
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  • Summer Hikes in Marquette County

    Making the Best of It

    Echo Lake, Marquette, Michigan

    2019 Thanksgiving Birding on the NC Coast

    October Stirs Up Superior

    Colors of Autumn in the U.P.

    Bird Migration Peaks in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

    Bog Walk – Signs of Spring and a Shadowy Sora

    Week Two – Learning Upper Peninsula Birds

    Birding Marquette – The First Week

    The Journey North

    Spring Walk in the SC Woods

    Let’s Get Back To It!

    2018 Thanksgiving NC Coast Birding

    U.P. Adventures – Summer 2018

    Marvelous Magee

    Chasing Warblers and other wild things

    It’s a Swamp Thing

    Neuse River Trail and Falls Lake Dam

    Falls Lake- Rollingview SRA

    Mid-April Birds and a Frog

    Northeast North Carolina Coast in Late February

    Puff the M@gic Dr@gon on the BRP

    NC/SC Coastal Birding in September

    Big Bald Bird Banding

    Ohio/Michigan Summer Birding

    Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

    Summer Yard Birding

    Prairie Ridge and Lake Crabtree

    Abbott’s Creek/Neuse River Greenway

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