Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Blanchard Springs

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Roger

My wife was attending a three-day dulcimer workshop in Mountain View, and I went along to sightsee in the area while she was busy. On Friday, I drove to Blanchard Springs (then owned and operated by the U.S. Forest Service … Continue reading →

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Bird #598 – Couch’s Kingbird

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Roger

tyrannus couchii Clark County, Arkansas – Alcoa Bottoms – Hasley Road Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – 7:55 am This bird was discovered near Arkadelphia last week but not entered on eBird until yesterday. I was birding in Little Rock when … Continue reading →

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Lake Fort Smith State Park

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Roger

I’ve been to most of the state parks in the west-central part of Arkansas, but I’d never been to Lake Fort Smith before. I arrived at 7:40 and had the place pretty much to myself. There isn’t a lot to … Continue reading →

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Bird #597 — Brown Booby

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Roger

sula leucogaster Cherokee Village, Arkansas — Lake Thunderbird Monday, September 12, 2022 — 10:20 am On Friday, a message came through on ARBIRD (the Arkansas birder e-mail group) that a Brown Booby was seen on Lake Thunderbird. The bird was … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #36 — Cottonmouth

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Roger

agkistrodon piscivorus Wednesday, September 7, 2022 — 7:52 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I was driving along a gravel road that ran between a water channel and a swamp when I saw a snake lying in the road. … Continue reading →

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