Author Archives: Roger

sylvilagus palustris Monday, May 3, 1999 — 7:40 am Orlando, Florida — Sheraton One World Resort I was in Florida for a convention. On Monday I got up at 7:00 and wandered outside to look for birds.  The lot next … Continue reading →

anas (duck) fulvigula (from, fulvus, reddish yellow, and gula, throat) Monday, May 3, 1999 — 7:15 am Orlando, Florida — International Drive — Harcourt Brace I went to Orlando with coworkers for a convention at the Sheraton One World Resort. … Continue reading →

melanitta (from melanos, black, and netta, duck) nigra (black) Thursday, February 4, 1999 — 1:15 pm Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — Virmond Park — Lake Michigan I spent most of the day at Virmond Park looking for the Barrow’s Goldeneye and … Continue reading →

melanitta (from melanos, black, and netta, duck) perspicillata (conspicuous) Thursday, February 4, 1999 — 9:05 am Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — Virmond Park — Lake Michigan I checked out the Wisconsin hot line and saw that the Barrow’s Goldeneye has been … Continue reading →

asio (long-eared owl) otus (owl) Friday, December 4, 1998 — 8:05 am Du Page County, Illinois — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory This was unbelievably easy. The resident birder at Fermilab, has been reporting Long-eared Owls on his web site for … Continue reading →