Author Archives: Roger

It was the final break on the final day of the conference. I was footloose and fancy free from 3:00 until 4:15. But it was hot, as it had been all week. The daytime temperatures were around 85° and the … Continue reading →

anolis sagrei Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 3:30 pm Orlando, Florida — Disney Springs I zipped over to Disney Springs from my hotel one afternoon for about half an hour to see if a Roseate Spoonbill was hanging about. I … Continue reading →

dendrocygna (from dendron, tree, and cygnus, swan) autumnalis (belonging to autumn) Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 7:23 am Winter Garden, Florida — Newton Park on Lake Apopka I was hoping to see these ducks, but eBird sightings at Newton Park … Continue reading →

rostrhamus (from rostrum, beak, and hamus, hook) sociabilis (sociable, gregarious) Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 7:06 a.m. Winter Garden, Florida — Newton Park on Lake Apopka I traveled to Orlando with a group from my work for a conference. In … Continue reading →

When I arrived at Newton Park on Lake Apopka, the sun hadn’t risen and things were quiet. Very shortly thereafter, it got light enough and birds began materializing out of thin air. Or so it seemed. They were everywhere. I … Continue reading →