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Bird #414 — Scaled Quail

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

callipepla (from kallos, beautiful, and peplos, a ceremonial robe) squamata (scaly) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 4:36 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park After watching the California Gulls and White-faced Ibis for a while, I walked along … Continue reading →

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Bird #413 — California Gull

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) californicus (of California) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 4:15 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park There were 47 California Gulls below the visitor center. Most of them were standing on a sand bar about … Continue reading →

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Bird #412 — White-faced Ibis

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

plegadis (scythe, sickle) chihi (pasture, grassy area) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 4:15 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park After I left Valco Ponds, I drove three miles up the road to Lake Pueblo State Park. The … Continue reading →

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Bird #411 — Virginia’s Warbler

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

vermivora (from vermis, worm, and vorare, to devour) virginiae (for Virginia Anderson, wife of Dr. William W. Anderson, an assistant surgeon, U.S. Army, who discovered the bird in 1858 in New Mexico) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 2:21 pm Pueblo, … Continue reading →

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Bird #410 — Prairie Falcon

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

falco (hawk) mexicanus (of Mexico) Monday, April 29, 2002 — 12:08 pm Colorado Springs, Colorado — Garden of the Gods Garden of the Gods is the chief tourist attraction of Colorado Springs (along with Pikes Peak) and was also billed … Continue reading →

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