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Reptile/Amphibian #38 – Broad-banded Watersnake

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Roger

nerodia fasciata confluens Wednesday, August 30, 2023 – 9:14 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I spotted this snake swimming in a channel along a rice field. It was perhaps two feet long. I was standing on the road … Continue reading →

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Bird #600 – Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Roger

dendrocygna bicolor Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas Friday, July 14, 2023 – 4:26 pm After I saw the Cave Swallows yesterday, there was only one species that occurs annually in Arkansas that I didn’t have on my life list. … Continue reading →

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Bird #599 – Cave Swallow

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Roger

petrochelidon fulva Carthage, Texas – Respass Creek at Route 79 Thursday, July 13, 2023 – 10:50 am There are only two more birds that appear annually in Arkansas that aren’t on my life list, and both of them are considered … Continue reading →

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Monster Mart

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Roger

Arkansas’ version of Bigfoot is called the Boggy Creek Monster The hairy, ape-like creature reportedly attacked a family in a house near the town of Fouke in 1971. Large, three-toed footprints were found nearby, and there was some damage to … Continue reading →

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Ark-La-Tex Monument

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Roger

With my wife off cavorting with relatives at the family reunion, I decided it was time to add Cave Swallow to my life list. This involved an 8+ hour round trip down through Arkansas, across a corner of Louisiana, and … Continue reading →

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