Author Archives: Roger

Bird #299 — Acorn Woodpecker

Posted on April 3, 1984 by Roger

melanerpes (from melanos, black, and herpes, creeper) formicivorus (from forma, an ant, and voro, to devour) Tuesday, April 3, 1984 — 6:45 am Madera Canyon, Arizona — Santa Rita Lodge We started the day with a visit to another one … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Comments Off

Animal #23 — Roundtail Ground Squirrel

Posted on April 2, 1984 by Roger

citellus tereticaudus Monday, April 2, 1984 — 3:00 pm Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Sabino Canyon Recreation Area These three squirrels were foraging around holes and in the brush in front of the building. They took handouts from visitors and … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Comments Off

Bird #298 — Rock Wren

Posted on April 2, 1984 by Roger

saipinctes (trumpeter) obsoletus (indistinct) Monday, April 2, 1984 — 11:50 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Sabino Canyon Recreation Area I saw the first Rock Wren on a desert slope about halfway up the lower canyon. It was perched on … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Comments Off

Bird #297 — Bell’s Vireo

Posted on April 2, 1984 by Roger

vireo (bird) bellii (given by John James Audubon in 1844 for John G. Bell, taxidermist who accompanied Audubon on his Missouri River expedition of 1843) Monday, April 2, 1984 — 11:00 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Sabino Canyon Recreation … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Comments Off

Bird #296 — Violet-green Swallow

Posted on April 2, 1984 by Roger

tachycineta (from tachys, swift, and kinetos, to move) thalassina (sea-green) Monday, April 2, 1984 — 10:00 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Sabino Canyon Recreation Area I had a hard time seeing all the field marks on these Violet-green Swallows … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Comments Off