Today Karen and I ended up getting rained out halfway through the morning at Laughlin Bottoms, but luckily we were just able to get in the minimum daily time requirement. We did catch 14 birds however:
Bunting, Indigo 1
Chat, Yellow-breasted 3
Ovenbird 1
Parula, Northern 1
Vireo, White-eyed 2
Warbler, Kentucky 5
Yellowthroat, Common 1
Karen's dad and brother visited all afternoon, and her dad took us all out to a very good afternoon dinner about 1420 at a restaraunt called the Sirloin Stockade, which is a reasonably priced steak buffet. It was absolutely declicous, they had steak, ribs, fried chicken, pizza, salads, fruit, etc. all for 10 bucks a person. I am still full now 5 hours later!
About Me
- Mike McCloy
- I'm Mike McCloy, a recent graduate from the Natural Resources Conservation and Management program at Western Carolina University who currently works as an Ecologist for an environmental consulting firm in Lawrenceville, Georgia. I have dabbled in seasonal/temporary ornithological field work through the lower 48 states in locations as diverse as Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina. I was raised in a small town in eastern North Carolina and have been an avid birder and curious naturalist since I was a wee little chap of about five years old. Unsurprisingly, birding is the primary motivation behind most of my travels. However, I am becoming increasingly fascinated with other cultural aspects of international travel as and aim to incorporate more of these experiences into my travels and writings in the future. In addition, I hope to use this blog to inspire other travelers (particularly birders and nature enthusiasts) to pursue their dreams both professionally and along the road as well as provide helpful trips and tricks for traveling on a shoestring budget (as I often seem to do!).
Hi, Michael,
ReplyDeleteHappy July 4th! I'm glad you got a great holiday dinner. The fireworks are going off right now in Pinehurst, and Mr. Luck thinks it's thundering. Hope you have better weather tomorrow.