April 26, 2026 Patty and I were out birding at Whitehead Wildlife Mgt Area when we noticed some serious dark clouds building to the west. We were already thinking about heading in when her phone buzzed — a text from a birding friend saying she was looking at a rare Iceland Gull over in Biloxi,…

A few photos of visitors in the back yard, a couple residence, and flowers. Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery. “I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that…

Migratory Bird Fallout Last Thursday I was tied up with appointments, so Patty and Holly Berry headed over to the Clower Thornton Nature Area in Gulfport — just a few blocks from the Gulf. I checked in with her around 3:00 in the afternoon, and she was so excited she was barely coherent. Two things…

Fishing on the Bird Barge My friends Byron, Ray, and Mike took the Bird Barge out for a beautiful day fishing the Mississippi Sound. We launched at 0600 from the Biloxi Harbor boat ramp and headed east into a beautiful sunrise. We fished four or five of the Ramsay’s Hotspots filling a cooler with White…

Part of the Graveline Bayou Coastal Preserve system The Whitehead property is officially part of the Graveline Bayou Coastal Preserve system in Jackson County. Specifically, it is a significant tract known as the Graveline Bayou-Whitehead addition, which was a high-priority acquisition for local conservation groups. Walking into the preserve is like walking into the past,…

April 24, 2026 Beautiful morning Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area is one of our most frequent and productive nature areas to visit. When both gates are open, there are two distinct routes, the main gravel road has ditches and water ways that often has waders, hawks, migrators, and an occasional owl. The north road leads…

April 22, 2026 Logtown is such a unique spot for birding; the mix of bottomland hardwoods and that eerie “ghost town” history makes for a great backdrop. It was a beautiful day, GREAT Birding and we ran into several birding friends. Logtown, Mississippi: From Timber Giant to Silent Buffer A Century of Sawdust In the…

Patty has been wanting to visit the Cosby Arboretum for some time,  It is located outside Picayune,  near the Mississippi Louisiana state lines. Our friend Ken has some of his images on display and we want to visit while they were still there. Making a day of it , we was at the Mockingbird in…

Dauphin Island Wednesday I had planned to go fishing on the Bird Barge, with Byron, Ray and Mike, but Mother Nature had other plans, blowing 15 to 20 MPH out of the northeast. Though the fish would likely not notice, the four of us would have been bounced about the Mississippi Sound like a cork.…

Spring Migration April 10, 2026 Patty, the kids and I headed up to Boggy Slough in the Pascagoula Wildlife Management Area at daylight. We barely got off the highway before Patty said stop, there were birds singing all around us. It was a beautiful clear morning, the morning temperature was perfect; requiring a light jacket.…

Graceful & Ungainly – all wrapped in one feathery package! Patty was off with birder friends Saturday morning, and on a whim I stopped by Lake Mars. Just off the breakwater west of the channel, what I suspect was a school of Pogies (Menhaden) had the pelicans in a full-on feast. For those of you,…