The Quest for Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
The Search for Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Lessons from a quest bird This is an excerpt from my full travelogue of birding in central Chile. To access…
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Ocean City Deep Water Pelagic
January | eBird Trip Report
Assam Adventures India Scout Trip
January | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
Colombia: Chocó and Western Andes
February | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
Colombia: High Times in the Cordillera Central
February | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
Classic Cuba
March | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
→ Birding Cuba on the blog
Birding the Border
May | eBird Trip Report
→ Recap on the blog
Almost Heaven: Birds, Nature, and Culinary Adventures in West Virginia
May | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
Panama Immersion: Western Panama
July | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
→ Western Panama in Pictures on the blog
Alaska Sampler
August | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
→ Birding the Kenai Peninsula on the blog
Central Chilean Explorations
October | eBird Trip Report | iNat Project
→ The Quest for Diademed Sandpiper-Plovers on the blog
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
November
→ Recap on the blog
Birding in Bogota: a small-world story
December
→ Recap on the blog
Colombia’s Inírida: Land of Many Waters
December | eBird Trip Report
Christmas at Trinidad’s Asa Wright Nature Center
December 21 – 27 | eBird Trip Report
Life List: A Birding Podcast
Have you heard of Life List? It’s a birdy, nerdy, light-hearted podcast that deep dives into our shared obsessions of birds, science, travel, and conservation. Produced by Mollee and co-hosted by Mollee, George Armistead, and Alvaro Jaramillo.
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Recap: Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival Mini Trip Report NOVEMBER 2025 I can’t overstate how fun it is to go to the Rio Grande Valley Birding…
Recap: Birding in Bogota: A Small World Story
In a Snapshot Birding in Bogota: A Small World Story NOVEMBER 2025 A “small world” story: I live in Bruceton Mills, a tiny rural town…
Recap: Birding the Border
Birding the Border 2025 Mini Trip Report Recap coming soon. eBird Trip Report Birding the Border Photo Gallery
Western Panama in Pictures
Western Panama is a misty cloud-forest paradise filled with colorful and cryptic Neotropic birds—plus gorgeous scenes, great food, and spectacular lodges and reserves. This tour…
Birding Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula: Sampler Tour
We explored the wild heart of Alaska on the Alaska Sampler Tour. This recounts the journey from Anchorage to Kenai Fjords, Homer, and Katmai —…
Birding Cuba in 2024
Over two surveys in 2024, we ventured throughout a large swath of Cuba in search of all the gettable endemic birds and Caribbean specialist species.
The Quest for Harpy Eagle
Our search for the iconic harpy eagle led us on an unexpected adventure.
Five Takeaways from the Colombia Birdfair to bring back to US Birding Festivals
Colombia Birdfair is a massive event that brings hundreds of birders together to enjoy some of the best birding in the world.