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17
Dec

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, near Lake Charles, LA

Cleon and I spent an afternoon on this refuge.  Our bird list is not long, but what sightings!  Birds we rarely see.  And one I not only never saw, but never thought I would see. This is a newer refuge than Sabine.  Cameron Prairie was created in 1988.  Its mission:  “Manage, protect, and perpetuate coastal […]

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11
Dec

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge near Hackberry Louisiana

Cleon and I spent an exhilarating morning at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge.  It was a beautiful, brisk day.  When we were there, the temperature ranged from 41°-50°F, the morning went from cloudy to partly cloudy, and the wind ranged from 5-10mph.  We took a wonderful cement sidewalk/boardwalk through the marsh which included an elevated viewing […]

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07
Dec

Hello from Little Rock, Arkansas!

Cleon and I left early this morning from our home in central Illinois and drove to Little Rock, Arkansas, to spend our first night.  It was an overcast day, generally no wind, and temperatures ranged from 36 when we started, to 52 when we got here.  A cold, damp day.  But a good day for […]

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06
Dec

In our backyard ……

If you have been watching the livestream, you know it has been cold – really cold.  We have already had several nights in single digits.  Several of the past days have been completely overcast.  But this morning, it was simply gorgeous.  Beautiful blue sky, no clouds, only a light breeze. Three more of our winter […]

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05
Dec

What we didn’t see in Charleston, SC ……

One of my favorite ocean birds is the Northern Gannet.  Its winter range is in the ocean along the shorelines – from Maine to the southern tip of Texas.  In other words, all along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.  These are large birds – about 40 inches long, weigh about 6.5 pounds, and have a […]

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29
Nov

Snow!!!!!!

If you have been watching the livestream, it has been snowing since last night.  We were supposed to get between 3 and 5 inches.  Right now, we have over 8 inches and it is still coming down.  We have not had a good December snow here in a long time!  The birds are at the […]

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25
Nov

A new addition to this website – Poems and Essays. Plus buttons!

I have added a new section to this website.  A place for you to post your poems and essays on nature.  You can either click on “Submit your story” for an email form or use your own email form and send your poem or essay to: lindahendricksspence@birdingbeyondthefieldguide.com.  If you have a question about this section, […]

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22
Nov

Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Tricolored Heron

As I wrote in my previous blogs, it was not the best birding from the beaches and shorelines around Charleston, SC, but we did see these three birds.  The Great Egret is one of the birds that is pushing its range northward a bit.  We now have more of them here in central Illinois in […]

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