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Butterfly #47 — Zerene Fritillary

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

speyeria zerene Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 11:32 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado It was flitting about and landing on the dirt of the road just north of the second tunnel.

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Bird #457 — Dusky Flycatcher

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

empidonax (from empis, gnat, mosquito, and anax, king) oberholseri (after Harry Oberholser, American ornithologist) Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 11:04 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado This flycatcher was singing its distinctive three-part song from the branches of a … Continue reading →

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Bird #456 — Cassin’s Finch

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

carpodacus (from karpos, fruit, and dakos, biter) cassinii (named for John Cassin, 19th-century Philadelphia ornithologist) Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 10:43 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado The bird I saw was a female. It was calling repeatedly … Continue reading →

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Bird #455 — Plumbeous Vireo

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

vireo (to be green) plumbeus (the color of lead) Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 10:05 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado It was a lot easier to hear this bird than it was to see it. I spent … Continue reading →

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Phantom Canyon Road

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

It’s 29.6 miles from Florence to Victor on Phantom Canyon Road. It took me four-and-a-half hours to make the trip. It wasn’t a road I wanted to speed on, but that’s not the reason it took me so long. I … Continue reading →

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