Hope is a thing with wheels

Hope is a thing with wheels

Avid birder and burgeoning cyclist Lena Gallitano has come up with an ambitious plan to combine two of her passions. Gallitano will take part in Cycle North Carolina’s annual fall ride. This year’s trek will be a modest 500-mile affair from Elkin, nestled in the...
A heartfelt thanks to the Stanbacks

A heartfelt thanks to the Stanbacks

I received an email last week from Ida Phillips, communications director for Audubon North Carolina, announcing that Lea Island, a barrier island in Pender County was close to being permanently protected: “One of the last undeveloped barrier islands in North Carolina...

Bird Lag

Last weekend (5/21-5/23) was a blur of birds, bears and blooms – a combination of work, friends, fellowship and family that left me beat and begging for more. I started out in the thick damp predawn hours Friday morning. I headed to Harmons Den where I have bird...