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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Tennessee

Posted on July 24, 1990 by Roger

As the final stop on a long, exciting but exhausting vacation, we spent two nights in a sleazy motel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We spent all morning on this day seeing the sites on Lookout Mountain — Rock City, Ruby Falls, … Continue reading →

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Bird #337 — Wood Stork

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

mycteria (nose or snout) americana (of America) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 4:50 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive I drove the entire length of the wildlife drive and only found the one flock … Continue reading →

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Bird #336 — Least Bittern

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

ixobrychus (from ixos, reed, and to roar or bellow) exilis (slender, small) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 4:10 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive This Least Bittern may be the strangest lifer sighting I’ve … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #7 — American Alligator

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

alligator mississippiensis Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 3:50 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina I was watching a flock of wading birds out on the marsh when I heard a scraping noise down the road. I saw something dark slither … Continue reading →

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Bird #335 — Black-necked Stilt

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

himantopus (crook-shanked) mexicanus (of Mexico) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 3:50 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive I spotted the Black-necked Stilts foraging on vegetation-covered mud flats between 20 and 40 feet in front … Continue reading →

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