California
California has very varied habitat (from desert to tundra) with a corresponding diversity of species, coupled with incredible scenery and some of the most productive cetacean viewi
Trip Report: Farallon Islands and Point Reyes, July 2024
Report from a three day trip in California, with a pelagic to the Farallon Islands and a visit to Point Reyes and surrounding areas. We saw a total of 24 mammal species, with highl
Trip Report: North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, June 2024
We visited North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia on our trip which lasted a little over a week. We saw a total of 14 mammal species with highlights including Red Wolf, Atlant
Trip Report: Yellowstone, May 2024
Trip report from a recent trip we took to Yellowstone for 5 days. We saw a total of 19 mammal species, with highlights including Grizzly Bear, Grey Wolf, and Moose.
North Carolina
My main goal for the weekend were Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, which seems to be recorded on about 1 in every 3 or 4 trips.
Pennsylvania
The only mammalwatching I have done in Pennsylvania is to search for Northern Flying Squirrels in higher elevations of the Poconos. I did not find any.
West Virginia
In August 2019 I spent a night in West Virginia looking for Appalachian Cottontails.
New Trip Report: Appalachian Cottontails and Allegheny Woodrats
I spent last weekend with my kids on a quick trip looking for two mammals a few hours south of New York City. West Virginia We spent a night at Canaan Village, right in the middle
Searching for a Spotted Bat: Northern Arizona
Spotted Bats are one of the rarest and hardest to catch bats in the USA. They are also arguably one of the most impressive bats in the world. And the species has been on my Top 2
36 hours in the Midwest (USA)
Some expiring frequent flyer miles prompted a 36 hour excursion to the USA’s midwest over the weekend. It is an area not often visited by mammalwatchers and I drove through