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Big Bald Bird Banding

Remembering from two years ago 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’ gifted the guided experience to Scott and I. She’s good at that! The science behind bird banding, and geotagging in general, is so exciting, so…

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Chasing Warblers and other wild things

Heading north….      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 teardrop camping, we continue to make small adjustments and improvements. On this trip, we developed a better food plan, managed our refrigeration better,  and agreed our bedding needed upgrading….

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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 travelogue,  grey clouds of the stormy variety are sliding in on the cusp of a cold front from Canada. It is warm, but the breeze washes away some of the…

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Neuse River Walk

On my way to a Saturday workout at the gym I stopped by the area below the Falls Lake  dam and walked the greenway, hoping to see warblers. It was (almost) a warbler desert.   Following the warm southerly breeze yesterday that was not a total surprise.  Hoping there will be another big wave soon….

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