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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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Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Roger

We spent Monday night in Elk City, Oklahoma, on old Route 66. In the morning, I left my wife sleeping in the room and drove 30 miles north-northwest to the Washita Battlefield. I arrived shortly before the visitor center opened, … Continue reading →

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Bird #601 – Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Roger

sturnella (from sturnus, starling, with an added diminutive, so “little starling”) lilianae (after three women named Lilian who were associated in one way or another with ornithologists) Dallam County, Texas – County Road 1879 Monday, June 24, 2024 – 2:05 … Continue reading →

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Capulin Volcano National Monumet

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Roger

On Friday, we drove from Rock Springs to Colorado Springs where we spent two days with our daughter and son-in-law. In the evening, we went out to eat at a German restaurant, then headed downtown where the cars from the … Continue reading →

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