Author Archives: Roger

Floating the Buffalo

Posted on May 1, 1997 by Roger

On a pleasant spring Thursday, I took a 10-mile canoe trip down the Buffalo National River with my wife and daughter, two brothers-in-law, and a sister in law. We rented three canoes. The outfitter took us down 20 miles of … Continue reading →

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Bird #354 — Baird’s Sandpiper

Posted on April 30, 1997 by Roger

calidris (speckled water bird) bairdii (given by Elliott Coues in 1861 for Spencer F. Baird, 19th-century American zoologist, writer and scholar) Wednesday, April 30, 1997 — 5:10 pm Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas In the morning, I had seen … Continue reading →

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Bird #353 — Yellow-throated Warbler

Posted on April 30, 1997 by Roger

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) dominica (of Santo Domingo) Wednesday, April 30, 1997 — 8:30 am Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas I got up at 5:00 a.m. and drove three hours to see this bird. As I … Continue reading →

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Ancestral Home of James K. Polk — Columbia, Tennessee

Posted on April 27, 1997 by Roger

We finished touring The Hermitage a lot quicker than we had anticipated, so we decided to detour 60 miles out of our way to visit James K. Polk’s house. The house was owned by Polk’s parents, and was Polk’s residence … Continue reading →

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The Hermitage — Nashville, Tennessee

Posted on April 27, 1997 by Roger

This was the home of Andrew Jackson, although I’ve been told he wouldn’t recognize the place. We arrived early on a Sunday morning and were sent immediately to the house to avoid a coming rainstorm. We were the first people … Continue reading →

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