By: Karen Widmayer and Cheryl Nicchitta This past August, my sister Cheryl reached out to me asking if I’d ever heard of the Wings Over Water (WOW) Festival. She and I, along with our other two siblings, have dabbled in birding, in part out of a sense of honor to our mom, Leni Friedman, who passed away in 2008, and was an active birder in the last two decades of her life. She was one of the first hosts for AOL’s “fledgling” birding forum back in the 1990s, and she later trave

Bird migration along the Atlantic Flyway is one of nature’s most impressive journeys. Each year, millions of birds travel thousands of miles along the East Coast, relying on key stopover points to rest and refuel. For birders in St. James, North Carolina, understanding this migration and the importance of local coastal habitats offers a unique chance to witness incredible wildlife and support conservation efforts. This article shares insights into the Atlantic Flyway, the gre