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Bird #611 — Great Cormorant

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Roger

phalacrocorax carbo Monday, October 26, 2026 — 9:06 a.m. Chesapeake Bay, Delaware — Cape May-Lewes Ferry While on our eastern vacation, we made reservations on this ferry because my wife likes boat rides and I like birds. I stood on … Continue reading →

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Bird #612 — Saltmarsh Willet

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Roger

tringa semipalmata Friday, July 20, 1990 — 6:45 am Tybee Island, Georgia In October, 2026, the Willet was split into two species — this bird and the Prairie Willet. My only definite sighting of the Saltmarsh Willet was on our … Continue reading →

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Bird #613 — Western Marsh Wren

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Roger

cistothorus paludicola Sunday, January 14, 2018 — 11:50 a.m. Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado In October, 2026, the Marsh Wren was split into two species — Eastern and Western. According to my eBird records, I saw my first Western Marsh … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Roger

Hood was the purest liar I ever knew. He lied for profit as many do but he also lied for joy, which is less common—it may even be he lied for beauty, by some deeply buried rationale. (source lost) __________ … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #46 — Green Tree Frog

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Roger

hyla cinerea Monday, August 31, 2026 — 7:40 a.m. Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas Spotted climbing up a branch in a roadside tree by Birch Pond. It was about eight feet off the ground. Once I spotted it, it … Continue reading →

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