Jack Daynes

Memories of Moose-Wilson Road, Wyoming

2015-05-17 Moose-Wilson Road The Moose-Wilson Road skirts the western perimeter of the greater Jackson Valley just west of the Snake River. The northern end of the road ends at the…

Memories of the Dempster Highway

On May 18, 2005, still new to birding, I left for a 73 day ‘trip of a lifetime’ that covered 12,000 miles. All did not go as planned, but it…

Memories of Miramar Lake

For most San Diegans, Miramar Lake is either a pleasant piece of scenery, a fishing hole, a body of water to hike around, a picnic haven, or for the pragmatic,…

Memories of Lake Erie’s Northern Shore

2023-05-13 Long Point on Lake Erie While visiting with my friend Judy in Ontario Canada, she offered to escort me to a few of her favorite birding destinations, and Saturday…

Memories of Lake Ontario’s Northern Shore

2023-05-13 Ontario’s Bronte Harbour After enjoying breakfast at a local diner last Thursday, we visited Bronte Harbour. My friend Judy wanted to show me the nesting Red-Necked Grebes at the…

Memories of Mammoth Lakes

In 2017, I spent two days exploring Mammoth Lakes in the eastern Sierra-Nevada Mountains. Below are notes from the visit. 2017-07-16 Mammoth Lakes Birds Mammoth Creek connects a string of…

Memories of Graham County, AZ

I visit Graham County as often as I can to visit long-time friends there. Below are notes from two such visits. 2020-05-22 Ascent To Mount Graham Mount Graham, called Dził…

Memories of Bear River, UT

Twice, I have cruised through the wetlands of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. These fields, ponds and marshes lie at the northeastern margins of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Following are…

Memories of Apache Creek, NM

I’ve been to the Apache Creek region in New Mexico two times. The following notes are from those occasions. My first visit to Apache Creek was in late May-2020, while…

Memories of the Nacimiento-Ferguson Road

I fell in love with the Nacimiento-Ferguson Road in the 1990s, long before I began my love affair with bird photography. My career supporting battery-operated life-safety inverter systems often required…