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Work, Work, Work!

Seems all I do is work and cough these days. I haven't been birding in a couple weeks. This is killing me. BUT, I am spending as much time watching raw footage for Punk Rock Big Year in any tiny bits...

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This is getting ridiculous

Bohemian Waxwings by Bill Bouton.You know I did a big year last year. You know I got 234 species. You know I had some great successes and terrible dips. But the one thing that keeps eating away at my...

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I'm a shit birder.

Eastern Wood-Pewee by Henry McLin.Among my friends, I'm a birding genius. Among my birding peers, I'm tall and have tattoos. See, my friends don't know anything about birding and therefore I seem to...

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Audubon Rules!

You all know I'm heavily tattooed. You may know that my right upper arm is covered in John James Audubon's paintings. I guess you could say he has left an impression on me both literally and...

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Breaking the silence.

Spring migration is almost over. I've spent a total of about 6 hours of it birding. This year is so different from the last. I'm starting to miss doing a big year. I'm watching friends do them this...

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Fish, birds, me.

If anyone was following instagram closely you know I got some time to myself this weekend. It was glorious. But let's back up to Saturday. Rachel had some things she needed to get done, something about...

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Oh poor me

This week I need to share something. I wasn't sure what to write about because honestly, it's not easy having something every week. My life just isn't that exciting really. But statistically, and I...

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Back Yard (Punk Rock) Chirper

Once again I find a myself featured on a birding blog. I'm happy to be in the company of the fine people over at The Backyard Chirper. I am always pleasantly surprised when these opportunities arise. I...

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Is this even a birding blog anymore?

It’s easy to see how the year after a birding big year might play out. For some, you’d do just about the same thing as the year before. Chase rare birds you need for your Ontario list, go birding in...

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Shep gets fixed.

This was a tough Monday. Shep has been sick since December and we finally got a chance to get his shit fixed up. This is a very routine thing and really not anything to worry about but for Rachel and I...

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An hour, 15 common species, a memory that lasts forever.

I'll be brief. And I'll try not to cry.Sunday was a great day this weekend. Why? I went birding, but I didn't just go birding. I went birding with my dad. We don't get so much time to do that anymore....

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Sandhill Cranes never looked so good.

The highway north-west of Sudbury.It was holiday time this past week. The family and I headed up to Rachel's parents place on Manitoulin Island. There's always lots of birds there and her dad Tim is a...

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Be careful what you ask for.

Note. This is a crazy long post but try and stick with it. It really captures the type of day I had...All Thick-billed Kingbird images were taken by and belong to David Beadle; a very good birder here...

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Meat and Music

Summer is coming to an end. The year of no birding is closing. I hope to get out a bit more in 2013. The kids will be a bit older next year. Maybe they'll even want to go birding with me. Or at least...

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It's been a while. Here's why.

It has been a while since my last posting. I've been working on this with my kick-ass producer MP!http://www.indiegogo.com/PRBY

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indieGOGO

Check out the indieGOGO campaign to raise funds for the post-production of the Punk Rock Big Year documentary. Share this link with everyone please. The perks are...

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The Trailer

It's been a lot of work for a few great people but it's finally done. This makes the whole thing feel a bit more real. Please share this with everyone you know and attach a link to the funding page....

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PRBY poster

PRBY poster that many of you will get as a perk for donating to the film.If you want it, head over here. http://www.indiegogo.com/PRBYDesign by Russell Gibbs. Please share it around.

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I'll stop begging soon, I promise.

Remember in 2011 when you'd be able to read a post about a twitch I did? Remember when I used to birdwatch with my kids? Remember when all I asked for was ten minutes of your time each week? Remember...

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Thankful

Giving thanksWith these posts so infrequent nowadays, I hope you are still out there listening. I need to take some time to thank a few people. 73 of you to be exact. Well, that doesn't count the all...

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