Category: Birding

With reports of two Neotropic Cormorants hanging out at Bald Knob NWR, Angie, Lenore Gifford, and I headed there Sunday morning.  Flooded for weeks, the refuge was finally accessible again. We found the two birds on a levee between two ponds west northwest of the grain bins.  We felt pretty sure we had our birds when a Double-crested Cormorant joined them and made the identification easier.  They remained too far away for decent pictures but a few were attempted.  Since they were the target birds, they were no surprise but we were surprised to see a flock of 20 American White Pelican flying by.

I birded Cook’s Landing in North Little Rock Sunday morning starting at 7 to beat the heat. I saw or heard 34 species of birds, not a great number for this place.   The best birds were probably 5 Least Terns, 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, 2 Painted Buntings, and 3 Baltimore Orioles harassing a crow. Below are some pictures from the morning.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Dragonflies:
Jade Clubtail (A new species for me)
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Widow Skimmer
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Common Pondhawk
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Small white flowers that appear to have tiny bananas coming out of them and pollinator

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