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Bird #603 – Wilson’s Plover

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Roger

charadrius wilsonia Jekyll Island, Georgia – South Beach Monday, March 24, 2025 – 3:29 pm I was definitely on the lookout for Wilson’s Plovers, especially after a half-mile section of the beach was roped off with signs every 50 yards … Continue reading →

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Bird #602 – American Oystercatcher

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Roger

haematopus palliatus Jekyll Island, Georgia – South Beach Monday, March 24, 2025 – 3:27 pm Whenever I told someone I was going to the coast to look for lifers, I would explain that I’d never seen, for example, an American … Continue reading →

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Bird #601 – Clapper Rail

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Roger

rallus longirostris Jekyll Island, Georgia – Jekyll Island Guest Information Center Monday, March 24, 2025 – 2:35 pm The Jekyll Island visitor center (gift shop, actually) sits on a wide space along the causeway out to the island. Behind the … Continue reading →

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State First

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Roger

On a gloomy Monday in March, I decided to head for Pulaski County to bird. I’ve set myself the goal of finding 100 birds each month, and I thought Lake Maumelle might be a good spot for some late-lingering ducks. … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Roger

At suppertime he [Minstral, a poodle] would camp underneath the table in front of me and would down anything I slipped him — meat, fish, pasta, the occasional napkin, even vegetables, including Brussels sprouts. In those days there was a … Continue reading →

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