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

Male Bluebird / window reflection


Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Florida Scrub Jay


Male Summer Tanager

Common Grackles

Click here to see photos of the trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Click here to see photos of the trip to Western Nebraska and South Dakota