Panamania Day 1: Riande Airport Hotel
An international birding trip was inevitable. I was inspired by my friend Eric’s trip to Panama when he told me many people speak English, you can drink the water, they use American currency, it’s safe, oh and it has more bird species than the United States and Canada combined even though it’s about the size…
5MR Booms and Busts
It’s fall! The air is cooler, the leaves are changing colors, and shorebirds are on their way back south. There are only three months left to find 5MR birds this year. Since I’ve last checked in, I’ve had a few hits and misses. Many of the hits were at a place in Portland with terrible…
A Sunny Oregon Pelagic
Barely a month back from my California pelagic trip, it was time to set sail again. This time from my favorite place, Newport, OR, and this time with friends, because boat trips are even better with barf-buddies. Lucky for us, it was a calm day at sea and we had some good drugs and good…