Who's Who

Disclaimer: I have never watched a single James Bond movie in all my life, and I have no desire to do so.
Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, wanted to give his hero a name that sounded “as ordinary as possible.” He was a avid birder living in Jamaica and was familiar [...]

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Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, in Virginia. Along with William Clark, he led one of the most famous explorations of the United States that uncovered new species, documented geography, and led to many preserved parks and trails.
There are historic trails along the large area of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition and [...]

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The big 1-0 !! Today, August 7th, 2007 (8-7-7), the little naturalist - son of Veery and nephew of Birdfreak turned 10 years old. (Sometimes we refer to him as “Kingfisher” or “Little Kingfisher”). Only a fifth grader, Dakota has been to some great birding places and has a lifelist of 171 birds. He has [...]

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William Clark was born on August 1st, 1770. Clark’s fame stems from the great Lewis & Clark Expedition where, along with Meriwether Lewis, he voyaged across the western United States on assignment from President Thomas Jefferson.
Numerous books have been written about this duo and Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge is named after the explorers.
In [...]

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Joel Asaph Allen was born on this date in 1838. He was an ornithologist who studied under Louis Agassiz and was the first curator of the birds (and mammals) at the American Museum of Natural History.
Waterfall at Yellowstone National Park

Allen headed naturalists for the Smithsonian on the North Pacific Railroad expedition that traversed from Bismarck, [...]

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