Author Archives: Richard
eBird Targets–Exploring the Possibilities
Cornell’s eBird just announced the launch of eBird Targets–a new tool that creates a prioritized list of county, state, or life birds that you can expect to find in a region. You enter a region, range of months, and then select the list … Continue reading
Posted in Big Year, County Big Year, eBird, Lamoille County, Life list
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Six Weeks To Liftoff
Awaking this morning to a couple of inches of snow, I am happy that not only is the #Airstream winterized and moved to the launch site beside the house, but that we have our winter travel plans well underway. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Airstream, Southwest trip, Southwest trip 5, Vizsla, winterization
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Looking Forward to Arizona Birds
As we go through the barren "stick season" in Vermont and see only a few hardy local birds, it is fun to think about what might be waiting for us out west. Here are a few of the photos I … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Birding, Arizona Birds, Southwest trip, Southwest trip 5, Winter2015 Trip
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Florida no, Texas si
One of the nice things about traveling with your home tied to your truck is that it’s pretty easy to change destinations and itineraries. And we have – we’ve decided to forgo the carefully-planned trip to Florida and head to … Continue reading
Posted in Airstream, Southwest trip, Southwest trip 5, Texas birding, Texas birds, Trip Planning, Winter2015 Trip
Tagged #birding
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Winterizing the Airstream
With temperatures forecast for 22 degrees F last night, I felt pretty smug having a wood fire going in the house and having the Airstream winterized and ready for what we know is up ahead. The fact that I worked … Continue reading
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PhoneSkoping
I have pretty much transitioned to using my iPhone 5 for digiscoping using an attachment called a PhoneSkope. As I mentioned in a previous post, I always have my iPhone in my pocket and it’s a handy way to shoot … Continue reading
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Yesterday morning, after seeing some Black Scoters on a local reservoir, I drove up to Lamoille County to try my luck there. I saw six male Hoodies on a small pond beside the road which seemed to bode well for … Continue reading
DIY Repairs
Owning an older Airstream is always an adventure, whether you are trying to find a leak in the roof, a mouse in a cabinet, or solution to a problem you yourself caused. This is a short story of owner-caused damage and … Continue reading
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Some Florida Target Birds
One of the reasons we are traveling to Florida is to see some birds which I’ve never seen; many of the birds we’ll encounter are those that also frequent the Southwest but there are some that are more unique to … Continue reading
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Florida Plans
I’ve mapped out a three month trip to Florida. It was much tougher than planning to go to the Southwest because Florida state parks fill up fast — often I grabbed the last site available — and the state wants … Continue reading