Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #599 – Cave Swallow

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Roger

petrochelidon fulva Carthage, Texas – Respass Creek at Route 79 Thursday, July 13, 2023 – 10:50 am There are only two more birds that appear annually in Arkansas that aren’t on my life list, and both of them are considered … Continue reading →

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Overflow National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Roger

I drove the three hours south to this refuge in extreme south Arkansas because other birders were finding Least Bitterns there regularly. I’d never seen one except for brief views in flights over marshes. There were a lot of birds … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #37 – Copperhead

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Roger

agkistrodon contortirx Sunday, May 7, 2023 – 10:47 am Faulkner County, Arkansas – Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area I was out birding and had just crossed over the dam on Lake Conway. On the narrow trail that leads back into … 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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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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