Chasing Birds, Chasing History: The Journey to a Pennsylvania Big Year Record – 2024

There was a storm coming. It wasn’t necessarily a big storm but all I kept hearing about for weeks on end was the storm brewing

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Update – We are headed to Argentina!

Just kidding. We went to Argentina (a long time ago now) and are already home! We left for Argentina on September 27th, 2023, just three

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Total {solar} Eclipse of the Heart – April 8, 2024

I’ve heard from a few people now that if you have an opportunity to see a total solar eclipse, take it. Do anything you can to make it happen. Go see one of the most awe-inspiring celestial wonders that graces the planet we call home. We decided to do just that.

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A Tribute to a Legend: Tom Johnson

Losing a guy like Tom so young so suddenly is the kind of unspeakable tragedy that leaves everyone who knew him and loved him crumbling in the wake.

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An Update on that Pregnancy Big Year

I’ve shared a lot about our travels and a bit about our personal goals over the years and then I seem to neglect returning to

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Cruizin’ For Tube – A “Pelagic” Aboard a Cruise Liner – April 25-29, 2022

I’ve never actually been on a proper pelagic trip. Sure, I’ve been on at least two self-organized “pelagics” where Ross and I have showed up

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A Trip Planned with 24hrs Notice! – & An update!

When I left for work last Thursday night, the plan for the upcoming weekend was to spend time birding around the Florida Keys, first going

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For Four Days… NO BIRDING – South Africa

For four days we packed up and prepared ourselves for our oncoming trip to Gabon. No birds were involved. The portion of our trip where

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An Update Since Being “Home”

For anyone wondering, our days of living out of a truck and birding across the continent of Africa have come to an end. Anyone who

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All About Our Truck

Back at our house in West Chester, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the most comfortable California King-sized bed, bought from a local mattress shop

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