Tag Archives: birdwatching

Travel advice: temperatures and showers

Posted on July 27, 2019 by simpletravelourway

Once people learn we traveled on a nonstop 6 year trip to destinations around the world – the first question they always ask is, “Where was the best place.?” The question is always “WHERE?” Where, where, where…. But how about … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning | Tagged birdwatching, Corfu, rainfall, Snowy Range, travel, travel planning, weather, Wyoming | 5 Comments

How two eager, but weak, birdwatchers fared at “The Biggest Week in American Birding”

Posted on May 10, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We admit it: we love to watch birds. We also admit that we are not good at the whole thing. For us, the hardest birds to identify have always been warblers. So, what better challenge than to head for the … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged birds, birdwatching, black-throated blue warbler, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, The biggest week in American Birding, travel, Virginia rail, warblers, white-throated sparrow | 15 Comments

Trapped and rear-ended

Posted on June 10, 2017 by simpletravelourway

The sign in the Antelope Island State Park visitors’ tollbooth indicated no refunds would be given due to bugs. How bad could the bugs be? It didn’t take long to find out. We went to Antelope Island State Park to … Continue reading →

Posted in US - Utah | Tagged Antelope Island State Park, bicycling, birdwatching, ebird, midges, travel | 11 Comments

153 different birds

Posted on March 13, 2017 by simpletravelourway

We took pills for seasickness at 5 AM, and we arrived at the San Diego Birding Festival to grab a bite to eat before we headed out to sea. Joe doesn’t do well on the water, but this was a … Continue reading →

Posted in US - California | Tagged American kestrel, birds, birdwatching, bottlenose dolphins, brown booby, Raymond VanBuskirk, rhinoceros auklet, San Diego, San Diego Birding Festival, Steve Ritt, travel | 6 Comments

Arranging our own trip to see birds in Ecuador

Posted on July 17, 2016 by simpletravelourway

If you enjoy seeing birds then Ecuador is a very good place to go. It’s a relatively small country (the size of the state of Colorado) and has 1,663 bird species (compared to 990 in the United States). Per square … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecuador, South America - 2016 | Tagged birds, birdwatching, Ecuador, Jane Lyons, Marcelo Quipo, masked trogon, Mindo, oilbird, Reserva las Gralarias, travel | 18 Comments

Binge watching

Posted on March 13, 2016 by simpletravelourway

Binge watching can be a guilty pleasure. For some, it’s TV or movies. For others, it’s sports. Let me tell you about ours. We took off on a road trip headed due north, from Calipatria, California (close to the Mexican … Continue reading →

Posted in US - California | Tagged birds, birdwatching, California, National Wildlife Refuges, Pacific Flyway, travel | 7 Comments

Who are you, you gorgeous winged creatures?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by simpletravelourway

As we traveled around the world, we hoped to see birds new to us. Our trip started in Asia, and “sloooooow going” describes our success there. We spotted only 9 new birds to add to our list in the 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14 | Tagged around the world travel, birds, birdwatching, chaffinch, Coopersmith barbet, Eurasian tree sparrow, great crested crane, house bunting, kaka, kookaburra, laughing dove, travel | 2 Comments

Saturday mornings and there is no sleeping in

Posted on June 25, 2013 by simpletravelourway

The alarm woke us early every Saturday morning in San Jose. We scrambled into our clothes and dashed out the door, camera and binoculars in hand. Our habit was to stop at Peet’s to pick up coffee and a sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip across the US - 2013 | Tagged Almaden Lake Park, birds, birdwatching, Los Gatos Birdwatcher, Oka Ponds, Sunnyvale Water Treatment Plant, travel | 3 Comments