Birdernaturalist

Ever since the Atascosa Highlands CBC on December 15, I've been meaning to return to the area for a couple reasons. One is that I had a ...

On my sister's last day here before she leaves for her home in Utah, we visited the full range of elevations and habitats found in the S...

These are the top five wines from the party (with thanks to Brad Boyle for running some statistics on the scores): Rex Goliath Pinot Noir, n...

On January 9 I turned 39. The birthdate is dubiously shared with Richard Nixon. A last-minute invitation was sent out to a bunch of friends ...

I did this CBC last year as well, covering a 2-mile stretch of the San Pedro River south of Winkleman. This CBC is famous for its formerly r...

Jim and I skipped the Pinnacles countdown (I only would have given the compilers a hard time, anyway) and drove to Monterey, crashing at our...

I was in the Napa Valley, CA for Christmas with relatives, followed by a day in Walnut Creek for a fun Hoyer reunion on the 27th (where I go...