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Bird #409 — Mountain Chickadee

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

poecile (titmouse) gambeli (given by Robert Ridgway for William Gambel, 19th-century pioneering California ornithologist) Monday, April 29, 2002 — 9:04 am Teller County, Colorado — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument After seeing the Williamson’s Sapsuckers, I continued on the Boulder … Continue reading →

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Bird #408 — Williamson’s Sapsucker

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

sphyrapicus (from sphyra, a hammer, and picus, a woodpecker) thyroideus (from thyreos, a shield, and eidos, resembling) Monday, April 29, 2002 — 8:54 am Teller County, Colorado — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument The Boulder Creek Trail was listed on … Continue reading →

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Bird #407 — Mountain Bluebird

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

sialia (bird) currucoides (from carruca, carriage, and eidos, appearance) Monday, April 29, 2002 — 8:01 am Teller County, Colorado — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument I had three target birds — Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee and Williamson’s Sapsucker. Within an … Continue reading →

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Animal #40 — Wyoming Ground Squirrel

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

urocitellus elegans Monday, April 29, 2002 — 7:25 am Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado I got up early and drove into the mountains to do some birding. I arrived at Florissant Fossil Beds before it opened, so I parked … Continue reading →

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Bird #406 — American Dipper

Posted on April 28, 2002 by Roger

cinclus (bird) mexicanus (of Mexico) Sunday, April 28, 2002 — 12:53 pm Fremont County, Colorado — Arkansas River — Royal Gorge I was watching specifically for this bird. I knew the raft trip would be my best chance to see … Continue reading →

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