David Pierce
Personal Birding Site
This is a listing of places away from my home where I have travelled and observed birds:
May/June 1960-62 - Cardinal Marsh-Cresco, Iowa
June/July 1968- Berkeley & Bay area, California
May/June 1972- Ventura Marsh- Ventura, Iowa
June 1974- Salt Lake City, Utah- Farmington Marsh
June 1978- Philadelphia, PA & New Jersey-Brigantine NWR
June 1978- W. Oklahoma & Taos, New Mexico
June 1979- Ely, Minnesota- Superior Natl. Forest
April 1980- Austin, Corpus Christi, So. Padre Isd., Texas
June 1980- Estes Park & Rocky Mtn. N.P., Colorado
June 1981- No. Central Minnesota NWRs
May 1982- Huzzah Forest- Leasburg, Missouri
June 1982- Western Nebraska NWRs
May 1983- Taberville Prairie- Taberville, Missouri
May 1984- Oklahoma - Salt Plains NWR
June 1985- Northern Ontario, Canada
May 1987- Laramie, Wyoming- Snowy Range
April 1988- Tucson, Arizona
April 1989- Sanibel/Captiva Island, Florida
June 1989- NW Minnesota- Agazzi NWR
March 1990- Las Vegas, Nevada
May 1990- Paintbrush Prairie- Sedalia, Missouri
June 1990- Black Hills- South Dakota
April 1991- Ft. Davis- Davis Mountains- Texas
May 1992- Gulf coast- Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
June 1992- Kansas NWRs-E. Colorado- Pawnee grasslands
April 1993- Las Vegas, Nevada
June 1993- New Mexico-So. Colorado mountains
April 1994- Rio Grande Valley- Texas
June 1994- Toronto, Ontario- Canada
June 1995- No. Wisconsin- Door County
Feb. 1996- Cancun & Yucatan Penninsula- Mexico
May 1996- Scottsdale & Carefree, Arizona
June 1996- No. & Cent. Minnesota NWRs
April 1997- St. Simons & Jekyll Island, Georgia
April 1997- Phoenix, Arizona
May 1997- W. Nebraska & So. Dakota NWRs
April 1998- Mesa, Arizona & Tonto Natl. Forest
Sept. 1998- Trip to Europe: Spain,France,Italy, Portugal
April 1999- W. Arizona, San Diego & LaJolla, California
June 1999- W. Minnesota, So. Dakota NWRs
April 2000- Concan- Hill Country- Texas
April 2001- El Paso & Davis Mountains- Texas
June 2001- Vancouver BC, Canada & Alaska
Mar. 2002- Palm Springs & Morongo Valley, California
May 2002- W. Minnesota, So. Dakota NWRs
April 2003- U.S. Virgin Islands - St Thomas & St. John
May 2003- Cent. & Western Kansas NWRs
April 2004- Rio Grande Valley, Texas
April 2005- Tucson & Portal- Southeast Arizona
May 2005- Cardinal Marsh- Cresco, Iowa
June 2005- Western Missouri prairies
Feb. 2006- Riviera Maya, Mexico
April 2006- Prairie Chicken trip- Dunn Ranch, Missouri
April 2006- Concan & Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Mar. 2007- So. Florida, Keys & Dry Tortugas
June 2007- Bar Harbor, Mt Desert Island, Maine
Jan. 2008 - Sax-Zim Bog, Duluth, Minnesota
May 2008 - Cheyenne Bottoms & Quivira NWRs Kansas
June 2008 - Rocky Mountains (CO, WY, UT)
May 2009- Duck Creek, Mingo & Otter slough, MO
June 2009- W. Minn., No. & So. Dakota
May/June 2010- Oregon state
March 2011-Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
June 2011- Western Nebraska and South Dakota
April 2012 - Prescott, Phoenix and Tucson AZ
June 2013 - Central and NW Idaho
April 2014 - Phoenix, AZ and Mt Ord
May 2015 - W. Minn., So. Dakota NWRs
April 2016 - Southern Utah and Arizona
May 2017 - MS and FL Gulf Coasts
Oct. 2017 - South Australia
Nov. 2017 - New Zealand
Mar. 2018 - Arizona
May 2018 - South Texas
May 2019 - Western trip to OK, CO, and KS
Male Bluebird / window reflection
Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Florida Scrub Jay
Male Summer Tanager
Common Grackles
Click link below to view photos
from each trip:
2010 trip to Oregon State coast & interior refuges
2011 trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
2011 trip to Western Nebraska & South Dakota
2017 trip to MS & FL Gulf Coasts
2017 trip to Southern Australia