Category Archives: Wildlife

Reptile/Amphibian #36 — Cottonmouth

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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Bird #596 — Swallow-tailed Kite

elanoides forficatus Kelso, Arkansas — Baxter Road Sunday, August 28, 2022 — 11:14 am I woke up late on this Sunday, expecting to spend another day sitting around the cabin in London, watching Magnum P.I. reruns and reading while we … Continue reading

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Bird #595 — Rosy-faced Lovebird

agapornis roseicollis Chandler, Arizona — CVS Pharmacy on Chandler Boulevard Friday, May 13 — 3:21 pm When I planned the trip to Arizona, I had eBird generate a list of birds most-frequently seen in Arizona that weren’t on my life … Continue reading

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Bird #594 — Botteri’s Sparrow

peucaea botterii Pima County, Arizona — side road off Madera Canyon Road near Florida Wash Thursday, May 12, 2022 — 9:21 am I sat in my room on Wednesday night and wondered if I’d stayed in Patagonia a day too … Continue reading

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Bird #593 — Five-striped Sparrow

amphispiza quinquestriata Santa Cruz County, Arizona — Coronado National Forest — Montosa Canyon Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 8:50 am I never thought I’d add this bird to my life list. All I knew about it was that birders who … Continue reading

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