Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #611 — Great Cormorant

phalacrocorax carbo Monday, October 26, 2026 — 9:06 a.m. Chesapeake Bay, Delaware — Cape May-Lewes Ferry While on our eastern vacation, we made reservations on this ferry because my wife likes boat rides and I like birds. I stood on … Continue reading →

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Bird #612 — Saltmarsh Willet

tringa semipalmata Friday, July 20, 1990 — 6:45 am Tybee Island, Georgia In October, 2026, the Willet was split into two species — this bird and the Prairie Willet. My only definite sighting of the Saltmarsh Willet was on our … Continue reading →

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Bird #613 — Western Marsh Wren

cistothorus paludicola Sunday, January 14, 2018 — 11:50 a.m. Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado In October, 2026, the Marsh Wren was split into two species — Eastern and Western. According to my eBird records, I saw my first Western Marsh … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #46 — Green Tree Frog

hyla cinerea Monday, August 31, 2026 — 7:40 a.m. Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas Spotted climbing up a branch in a roadside tree by Birch Pond. It was about eight feet off the ground. Once I spotted it, it … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #45 — Loggerhead Sea Turtle

caretta caretta Sunday, April 26, 2026 — 2:03 pm Navarre Beach, Florida — Navarre Beach Fishing Pier On Sunday afternoon, we strolled the length (1,545 feet) of the pier that we could see from our hotel room. The sides of … Continue reading →

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