Author Archives: George C. Wood

A weekend visit to see our friends Deborah & Dennis Glass in Palm Beach produced unexpected Lifer #694. Do you like how I casually dropped “Palm Beach”…I could get used to this! The Nanday Parakeet isn’t super rare in Florida….it … Continue reading →

Today is the one year anniversary of this blog…originally created by my daughter, Sarah, who encouraged me to document the final stretch of the pursuit to see 700* North American (ABA) bird species in my lifetime. I believe it was … Continue reading →

Four lifers yesterday in Arizona, including the code 5 (my first ever) SINALOA WREN….but the ROSY-FACED LOVEBIRD grabs the headline…. Happy V-Day all! I’m en route from Phoenix to southern Texas, targeting Groove-billed Ani and Rose-throated Becard tomorrow. Currently “the … Continue reading →

 Unprecedented numbers of Snowy Owls have taken up residence in the mid-Atlantic region this winter. Maybe you’ve read about this phenomenon….or seen TV clips. Whether it is a scarce supply of Arctic food (lemmings) sending them south in search of … Continue reading →

The Fork-tailed Flycatcher is supposed to be in Argentina right now. Southern Mexico is the NORTHERN edge of its “normal” range. However, once in awhile this spectacular flyer…its forked tail is almost a foot long..wanders off course – 3,000 miles! … Continue reading →

Family, Friends, Health, Employment, and cooperative Birds….plenty to give Thanks for this year!

“Are you in town for the NASCAR championships?”, asked the Miami rental car person. Strange, the people next to me on the airplane had asked me the same question. While I may consider my weekend birding travel attire as neo-Marlin … Continue reading →

It has been a couple of months since I posted…..work took priority. However, the opportunity to experience the very unusual “invasion” of Blue-footed Boobies in California this Fall swept me away to San Diego this past weekend. These birds rarely … Continue reading →

In order to reach the goal of 700 North American species, I knew that I had to endure one (in my case, two) of the legendary 12 hour pelagic trips off Hatteras, NC …with famed skipper Brian Patteson…to see the … Continue reading →