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Apps for The Great Outdoors
iPhone Life (Summer, 2010, Vol 2, No 3)
A review of twelve nature applications for the iPhone for Plants, Mammals, Birds, Geology, and Hiking. Includes a sidebar “A Game Changer for Field Guides” written by Mitchell Waite.
Nature Blogging
AudubonGuides.com
Laura is one of several nature bloggers writing about their experience with birds and nature at Audubon Guides.com.
Birder’s Gear Guide: Sneak Peek!
Birding (March, 2010; Vol 42: No 2)
This compilation of mobile bird watching apps and birding software is found in the flagship magazine of the American Birding Association. Full gear guide comes out in October, 2010.
Birding in the Finger Lakes
FingerLakes.com (May, 2010)
Visitors can find plenty of top-notch bird watching opportunities in the Finger Lakes. Any hike through its rugged, rural landscape is sure to reveal a diverse assemblage of Eastern birds, with enough surprise finds—wild turkeys, drumming grouse, secretive thrushes, flitting warblers—to make it seem as though you’ve stepped into the wildness of days gone by.
A Bird in the Hand: Local Study Tracks Migration
Rochester City Newspaper (October 1, 2009)
We’re standing near the lakeshore at Kaiser-Manitou Beach Banding Station, roughly 15 miles west of Rochester. In front of me, Dr. John Waud, professor of environmental science at Rochester Institute of Technology, gently extricates a bird — a brown, spotted thrush called a veery — from the fibers of a tall mist net…
Home Lighting Solutions: Energy efficient ideas for every room in your house
Do It Best Home Magazine (Fall, 2009)
If buying a new table lamp is your idea of how to solve a low-lighting situation, let us shed light on new possibilities.
In the Know, All the Time: Seven Ways the iPhone Enhances My Birding
Birder’s World (October, 2009)
I’ve been birding with my iPhone for nearly a year now, and I’ve found that it’s far from just another gadget. Seven of its features have made me more efficient and on target and seriously improved my birding odds. Here’s how they will work for you.
Top Fall Birding Festivals
Away.com Travel Website (September, 2009)
Birding and nature festivals held at migration hotspots celebrate the wonder of migration by offering field trips that give birders good looks at great birds.
SUMMER ’09: Adirondack Hikes A Peak Experience
Rochester’s City Newspaper Summer Guide (June, 2009)
A New York summer is hardly complete without the Adirondack experience. Whether you like to relax, play or explore, the 6 million-acre Adirondack Park is one of our state’s most distinctive destinations. Gobs of outdoor recreational opportunities are connected with every stream, mountain, and lake, while cabins, resorts, and spas cater to those looking to bask in a peaceful mountain getaway.
Birding in Belize: Finding Life Birds and Lost Dreams in the Rainforest
Bird Watcher’s Digest (March/April 2009)
“There it is!” he pointed. I slid next to my guide and followed his gaze. Not twenty feet away was a red-capped manakin flitting about in the tangle. Its brilliant red head and bold eye contrasted beautifully with its velvet-black body. Its ridiculous yellow thighs flashed like the sun.
Watch my video of the red-capped manakin courtship display >>
Seven Ways To Improve Your Home’s Value
Do It Best Home Magazine (Spring, 2009)
With the real estate market taking such a beating in the last year, it’s more important than ever to maintain the value of your home. But if you’re like most homeowners, your home-improvement wish list trails longer than a new roll of toilet paper. So with a tight budget, how do you select which projects are going to give you the most bang for your buck?
Bird Watching on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Birdwatchersdigest.com (September, 2008)
Each fall, favorable winds funnel millions of migratory birds down the Delmarva Peninsula where they concentrate in large numbers in the undeveloped coastline of the Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Celebrating the shore as a critical stopover along the Mid-Atlantic Flyway, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Birding & Wildlife Festival allows bird watchers to witness this spectacular drama…
The Wild Shore Takes Flight
Away.com (August, 2008)
Serious birdwatchers know that Virginia’s Eastern Shore is the place to be each fall, as millions of songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl fly south for the winter along the Mid-Atlantic flyway. Come get acquainted with it all during the Eastern Shore of Virginia Birding & Wildlife Festival, held this September.
Feeding Backyard Birds
Do It Best Home Magazine (Fall, 2008)
Food, water, and cover are key ingredients to a bird-friendly backyard.
Nature’s swimming pools
Rochester’s City Newspaper Outdoors column (July, 2008)
After a chilly, wet spring and a schizo June, summer is finally starting to heat up.
Ten Tips To Surviving Your First Press Trip
TheTravelersNotebook.com (June, 2008)
Organizing your first press trip before you go makes all the difference.
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