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Brewers vs. Giants — Milwaukee County Stadium

Posted on May 21, 1998 by Roger

I made it to part of this game as part of a trip with group of coworkers. We arrived at the park halfway through the second inning. I watched the game for a few minutes, then headed for a concession … Continue reading →

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Bird #360 — Barrow’s Goldeneye

Posted on February 20, 1998 by Roger

bucephala islandica Friday, February 20, 1998 — 9:50 am Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — Virmond Park — Lake Michigan The Wisconsin hotlines have been reporting this bird since last November. Indeed, a Barrow’s Goldeneye has been seen at this location just … Continue reading →

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Bird #359 — Ross’s Goose

Posted on December 22, 1997 by Roger

anser (goose) rossii (given in 1861 by John Cassin, Philadelphia ornithologist, for Bernard Rogan Ross, Chief Factor of Hudson’s Bay Company, Canada) Monday, December 22, 1997 — 9:30 am Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas The ABA Bird-finding Guide, A … Continue reading →

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Bird #358 — Townsend’s Solitaire

Posted on November 11, 1997 by Roger

myadestes (from myia, fly, and edestes, eater) townsendi (given in 1838 by John James Audubon for John K. Townsend, young Philadelphia ornithologist, who collected the first one known to science along the Columbia River) Tuesday, November 11, 1997 — 2:30 … Continue reading →

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Bird #357 — Peregrine Falcon

Posted on November 7, 1997 by Roger

falco (hawk) peregrinus (wandering) Friday, November 7, 1997 — 9:20 am Evanston, Illinois — Evanston Water Department and Northwestern University — Lake Michigan It had only been 50 minutes since I saw the Black-legged Kittiwake. During that time I had … Continue reading →

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