10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2012

I’ve been told that you can regularly find yourself in some pretty exceptional shorebirding in North Carolina as you get closer to the coast. That is, unless the good citizens of Raleigh start using a lot of water really soon. Isn’t it green? You should get on that… a.

Raleigh 170

Raleigh North Carolina Falcons 2012 170

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

in the nearly two years since I’ve been here I’ve been steadily climbing towards 200, a fair goal for a county in the center of North Carolina. May 7, 2015 – I started the day in Raleigh, 100 miles from home, not expected to get any birding done. Missing no more. “Could you confirm this photo for me?

2016 142

2016 North Carolina 2015 Raleigh 142

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Way back last year, a whole two weeks ago, a sudden influx of Ross’s Geese in central North Carolina led to an unofficial competition between myself and some birders in the Raleigh-Durham Area. Enter my newest creation, the Piedmont eBird Challenge!

Game 191

Game Raleigh North Carolina Gorillas 191

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Way down in the Florida they have the bizarre Snail Kite and the gorgeous Swallow-tailed Kite , both of which have made their way up as far north as North Carolina, though the former only once. We in the south are stuffed silly with kites. This is a bird that does not mess around.

Mississippi 160

Mississippi North Carolina Raleigh Groups 160