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Bird #610 — Northern Fulmar

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Roger

fulmarus glacialis Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California For some reason I don’t recall, I recently decided to look back at my photos from the whale-seeking trip I took out into the Pacific Ocean off San … Continue reading →

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Bird #609 — Western Warbling Vireo

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Roger

vireo swainsoni Viento State Park, Oregon Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 4:50 pm The Warbling Vireo has just been officially split into Eastern and Western species, netting me another lifer. According to my eBird records, I saw my first Western … Continue reading →

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Illinois and Indiana

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Roger

The day began oddly. As I we checking out at the Hampton Inn, the clerk saw where I was from and said, “Wow, you’re a long way from home. Did you drive?” I said “yes.” I thought it was an … Continue reading →

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Hannibal

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Roger

There wasn’t a lot in Hannibal we wanted to see — Mark Twain’s boyhood home, of course, but it is one of the few touristy towns in the Midwest I’ve never been to, and it was on our way to … Continue reading →

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Branson to Hannibal

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Roger

We left the rental condo at 8:30 and drove northeast through Missouri, eating lunch at Culver’s in Jefferson City. In the afternoon we stopped at Westminster College in Fulton to see America’s National Churchill Museum. In March, 1946, the college … Continue reading →

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