This post is… exceptionally past due. I have sat down over a dozen times to try and write it, and every time I’ve failed to find the words and will. And I mean, I guess that makes sense. Since the start of the year I have been embarked on an incredible
EDIT: 10/31:25: Okay, so, everything down below from the 10/6 update didn’t come to pass. The past month has been one in which I’ve not done all that much birding. The post that will cover 9/15 – 9/28 is going to come out in the next few days, hopefully on Sunday 11/2. (EDIT:
The South Hills Montana, which occupied the bulk of Weeks Thirty-five and Thirty-six, was perhaps one of my most anticipated states this year. The state which concluded Week Thirty-six and would occupy the first half Week Thirty-seven, on the other hand, was perhaps one of my least anticipated. That shouldn’t be
Target(s) Acquired After a very hot start, Week Thirty-five ended on a bit of a cold stretch as I faced the looming ramifications of my needed car repairs. On Monday, though, at the kick-off of Week Thirty-six and September, I left the worry of the days to come behind and headed
Land of Vapors Week Thirty-four concluded with a few spectacular days spent in Wyoming, picking up three Lifers and a couple first-of-year birds. My time birding in southeast and north-central Wyoming was pretty spectacular, so it shouldn’t be taking lightly when I say that the best of my time in The
Unfinished Business I want to start this week’s post with a massive “Thank You!” to those who contributed to the GoFundMe I announced last week. In the time since last post I’ve had a few more complications in the form of ~$5300 worth of work needing to be done on my
The Black Hills First and foremost I want to start this post with an apology for still being behind and late on my posts. I am hoping to get caught up by Week Thirty-five’s post next Wednesday (9/3), or at the very least have Weeks Thirty-four and Thirty-five both out by next
Leaving the Land of 10,000 Lakes As Week Thirty-two kicked off in Minnesota, where after visiting Sax-Zim Bog last week I moved my way west and kicked off August 4th with a visit to Lake Bemidji State Park – my only stop for a day mostly defined by rain, but a
The Land of Corn and Excellent Birding A common trend this year has been my anticipation for some of the states that most people might consider to be “lower tier” states for birding, either in general or because of the time of year. My experience so far this year has been
Birding Badgerland So, I really hadn’t planned on a post covering two weeks being a recurring thing, and as recently as a couple days ago had planned on separating these two weeks despite being very late on Week Twenty-nine’s post. As recently as Monday the 28th I’d been working on a separate Week
First and foremost - thank you to anyone who chooses to support me in this insane adventure of mine. When I initially had this idea and began planning I didn't even consider the possibility that others would want to support me, but I am extremely grateful to those who have reached out to do so. For those who are interested in supporting me, I have set up a Patreon, which can be accessed by clicking the logo to the left (or you can send me a message via the contact page). Again, thank you for your incredibly generous support!
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Following recent suggestions I went ahead and created a GoFundMe in order to help ensure I can keep this adventure going and afford the costs of gas, vehicle maintenance, and food (including, with enough support, some more diversity in my diet). The GoFundMe can be accessed by clicking the image link with the coin going into the donation box. (If anyone knows how to add a custom icon on Elemetor to make the Venmo and GoFundMe Links their respective logos, I'd love to hear how to do it!)
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Follow me on my journey to see 100 species in every Lower-48 State during 2025, experience some of the incredible places and events in American birding, and meet and bird with as many local birders as possible along the way.
Posts will be made every Wednesday (I will try to have them out by 5pm, but situationally they might be a bit later) and will cover the previous Monday through Sunday. Additional posts will be made periodically with no set schedule.
