Category Archives: Scenery

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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Arizona Birding Adventure

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Roger

I had been birding for five years when my wife and I spent a week in Tucson with my parents in 1984. They liked birds, although they weren’t hard-core listers. On many of the days during that March/April trip, we … Continue reading →

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Miles of Lonely

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Roger

I’d made reservations for a spot in a photo blind to see Lesser Prairie-Chickens on Sunday morning. We had to be in place before dawn, which meant I had to stay overnight in Oakley, Kansas. I decided to take back … Continue reading →

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A Week in Arkansas

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Roger

The family rented a house on Petit Jean Mountain in central Arkansas for a week. On our way down, we stopped in Oklahoma City at The American Pigeon Museum. There were three rooms—one on pigeon breeds, one on the use … Continue reading →

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Searching for Baird’s Sparrow

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Roger

There are only a very few birds that breed in Colorado that I don’t have on my life list. One of these is the Baird’s Sparrow. Normally, this sparrow nests in northern Montana and North Dakota. But for the past … Continue reading →

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