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The best birdwatching in Orlando - Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

May 18, 2026 — by Jeff Mann

Orlando, Florida is great for birdwatching thanks to lots of water, plant life, and great weather. I researched the most popular birding hotspots and…

Birdwatching in London – The birds I saw and heard

May 16, 2026 — by Jeff Mann

I recently visited London with my huge microphone and camera to see what birds I could find. The last time I visited was in 2004 and it rained every…

Birding at Night

August 17, 2024 — by Jeff Mann

Like most birders, I go birding in the morning. The day is new and birds are looking for food, water, and romance. But what happens when the sun goes…

Spotting the rare Cattle Tyrant bird in Corpus Christi, Texas

November 18, 2023

Survey of the Lesser Goldfinch for Audubon Climate Watch 2023

May 29, 2023

Birdwatching in Greece: A guide to notable birds in Athens and Santorini

May 2, 2023 — by Jeff Mann

If you are lucky, you may spend your whole vacation discovering new birds, otherwise you must fit birdwatching into any free time in your travel…

Choke Canyon birding festival

February 15, 2023 — by Jeff Mann

This morning, a few friends and I made the hour drive away from San Antonio to visit Choke Canyon State Park for their Birding Festival. We've never…

A rare visitor at South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center

January 8, 2023

Recording birds at Medina River Natural Area and Greenway

December 29, 2022

Birding at Brackenridge Park - Avenue A

November 6, 2022

Birding at Medina River in San Antonio

November 6, 2022 — by Jeff Mann

Mixing new birding locations in with your regular spots keeps your adventures interesting. Today was that day for me. I used the eBird app to find…

Birding at twilight

November 5, 2022

A visit to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado

October 24, 2022

Bird Banding in Denver

October 24, 2022 — by Jeff Mann

The morning after landing in Denver, Colorado, I woke up early and headed out to visit Barr Lake . I used eBird to locate this lake as a good spot to…

The song of the Loggerhead Shrike

October 9, 2022

Birds you’ll see birding in the Corpus Christi marina

August 6, 2022

Birding at Crescent Bend Nature Park

July 24, 2022

Thousands of Purple Martins swarm and roost in Austin, Texas

July 17, 2022

Birding in Cancun & Chichen Itza

July 10, 2022

Last weekend I traveled to Cancun, Mexico for a short stay over the Fourth of July. Traveling as a birder is always exciting because of the chance to…

Leading a bird walk at Pearsall Park with Bexar Audubon Society

May 21, 2022

Birding in Boerne

May 18, 2022

Practicing as a birding guide at Pearsall Park

May 15, 2022

Tanagers & Parulas at Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne, Texas

May 9, 2022

Painted Buntings and Nesting Scissor-tailed Flycatchers

May 1, 2022

Recording and photographing birds at the same time

August 9, 2021

Finding a Yellow-billed Cuckoo while birding at Pearsall Park

August 3, 2021

Counting birds during lunch at Woodlawn Lake

March 15, 2020

Another Day, Another Thrasher

March 10, 2020

A Thrasher that thrashes but does not speak

March 4, 2020

Birding with Bexar Audubon at Walker Ranch Park

March 1, 2020

A Lunchtime Birding Trip around Denman Park

February 28, 2020

My first time recording birds with a shotgun microphone

February 23, 2020

Transitioning from Photographing to Recording Birds

February 3, 2020

Big Move to the Lone Star State and Meeting the Neighborhood Birds

January 26, 2018

Counting Brown Pelicans with Audubon California

May 12, 2016

Christmas Bird Count in Los Angeles at Limekiln Canyon

December 21, 2015

Birding at the LA River

August 11, 2015

Birding at Rancho Sierra Vista

July 10, 2015

Bird Banding in Zuma Canyon

October 19, 2014

Search for the Red-Whiskered Bulbul

August 6, 2014

Sepulveda Basin – Birding Summary

February 10, 2014

Aerial Feeding of The Gulls and other birds spotted around the park

February 4, 2014