Birding
Birding has been a life-long hobby for me. It has been both a calming source of comfort and freedom in the outdoors, and also a passionate driving motivator towards exploring new places.
Birding tools
- Birding tools - equipment, references, software, etc.
Birding travel
Travel philosophy
Articulating the type of travel that I am seeking, and how I would like to approach it.
Upcoming trips
- Taiwan - Nov 2025 - not birding-focused, will only check locations and Rare Bird Alerts as time comes closer
- Jun/Jul 2026?
Future birding trip ideas
This is the part of this site that I am currently building out the most.
Past major birding trips
Eventually more and more of these should be full trip reports.
Local
Organizations
- Chapel Hill Bird Club - currently serving as an officer
- New Hope Bird Alliance - currently serving as a committee member
- Carolina Bird Club
- American Birding Association
Surveys
eBird is not enough - I want to use my time and expertise to contribute to scientific field surveys, especially long-term longitudinal surveys that are particularly rare and valuable, and useful for scientific and conservation research.
- North American Breeding Bird Survey (USGS)
- Broad Creek - 2021-present
- Sheep Ridge - 2024-present
- Cypress Creek - 2018-2022
- NC Triangle Mini Breeding Bird Survey (UNC Chapel Hill)
- Chatham 6 - Silk Hope-Liberty Road - 2018-present
- Durham 4 - Goodwin Rd. - 2019-2021
- Christmas Bird Count (Audubon)
- NC Spring Bird Count (Carolina Bird Club)