I'm sick and I feel like a piece of crap; however, I have had an amazing couple of days, and this morning I woke up (still feeling sick) but with an overwhelming sense of peace and optimism.
A few days ago, I attempted my very first 'Century Run' or a 'Big Day', which is when you try to see 100+ species of birds in 24 hours. I wasn't expecting to reach the triple digits; I could only put about 5 hours into hard-core birding, so for the time to species ratio, I think I did well. So ending the day with 37 (I'll list them at the bottom) wasn't too bad, but there was ONE species that I was sure I would see. A Great Egret. Yeah, they're com...