I’ve been a contributor to eBird for many years, using it to keep track of my life list and contributing to their citizen science initiative. For a long time, I kept track of my sightings in Field Notes notebooks (if you know, you know), although writing in them requires two

Double-breasted Cormorants
I’ve been a contributor to eBird for many years, using it to keep track of my life list and contributing to their citizen science initiative.


House Wren
A house wren is 2 ounces of fluff with 20 pounds of attitude. These diminutive birds are feisty and territorial, willing to defend their plot

Mohonk Skytop
Our final day at Mohonk Mountain House, after breakfast and a walk through the and greenhouse, we made the ascent to the mountain’s true peak,

Mohonk Twlight
I love twilight, where the color bleeds from the world and leaves it cast in blues as it deepens to night. After a good meal

Mohonk Mountain House
I first heard of the Mohonk Mountain House years ago, while watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, where he sailed up the Hudson