Category Archives: Birds

This just felt like a day when something interesting could show up around Pueblo. As it turned out, I saw several interesting things, but somehow the day wasn’t as satisfying as it should have been. I was numb with cold … Continue reading →

We spent six days in Arkansas relaxing, hiking, birding, and hanging with family. We stayed in a cabin above Lake Dardanelle. Twice, when I was driving back roads, I stopped and carried a box turtle off the pavement. The first … Continue reading →

pluvialis apricaria Saturday, October 3, 2020 — 11:10 am Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico — Lake 14 This is a very rare bird in this part of the country. European Golden-Plovers show up on the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland … Continue reading →

I drove down to Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico to see a rare European Golden-Plover (next post). While I was there, I also spotted these birds. Stilt Sandpipers Least Sandpipers Ring-billed Gull with a crayfish Red-necked Phalarope Sandhill … Continue reading →