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Bald Knob NWR

June 25, 2018

American Golden-Plover.042118.BKNWR — American Golden-Plover

I love Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge. It’s halfway between my house and the Jonesboro/Wynne area so it’s an AWESOME place for me to take a break from interstate driving and have some fun. There’s different birds to see year-round, and I’ve gotten pretty lucky in the past several weeks. I’ve visited a lot more these past few months — especially since I finally purchased a 600mm lens.

The refuge is best known for migrating waterfowl, and I can usually find shorebirds there year-round. So far, my best finds have been an out-of-season American Golden-Plover, a White-faced Ibis and a Yellow-headed blackbird.

blue-gray gnatcatcher.042118.BKNWR — Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

american golden plover.061018.BKNWR — American Golden-Plover

yellow-headed blackbird.042118.BKNWR — Yellow-headed Blackbird

Northern Rough-winged Swallow.062418.BKNWR — Northern Rough-winged swallow

Yellow-breasted Chat.062418.BKNWR — Yellow-breasted Chat

eastern towhee.042118.BKNWR — Eastern Towhee

swamp sparrow.042118.BKNWR — Swamp Sparrow

white-faced ibis.042118.BKNWR — White-faced Ibis

great blue heron.062418.bknwr — Great Blue Heron

Overtime = Owl.

March 22, 2013

Overtime. It’s a great word, especially since it allowed me to get out of the office early Thursday afternoon. Izzie and I headed to the Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area to see what we could find. We got pretty lucky — the highlight of the trip was a Barred Owl (above). It was my first time to see one and, I must admit, March is turning out to be a great month for spotting owls!

Besides the owl, we also spotted Blue-winged Teal, Double-crested Cormorants, snow geese, sparrows, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinals and plenty of Wood Ducks. Here’s some pictures:

Double-crested Cormorant1 — Double-crested Cormorant

I also saw plenty of nutria. It's definitely mating season for these guys. — I also saw plenty of nutria. It’s definitely mating season for these guys. That’s all I’m going to say.

Short-eared Owls (memosforme.wordpress.com)
Photo essay: Great Horned Owls (memosforme.wordpress.com)

Photo essay: Bayou Meto

September 2, 2012

Izzie and I needed out of the house today so we decided to head to the nearby Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area’s Brett Morgan Halowell Reservoir. Here’s some pictures from the visit: