Category Archives: Wildlife

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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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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Bird #596 — Swallow-tailed Kite

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Roger

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

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Roger

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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