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Bird #263 — Costa’s Hummingbird

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

calypte (hood or veil) costae (given in 1839 by Bourcier in honor of Louis Marie Pantaleon Cost, Marquis of Beau-Regard, in 19th-century France, owner of a large collection of hummingbirds) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 12:00 noon Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, … Continue reading →

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Bird #262 — Hooded Oriole

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

icterus (jaundice) cucullatus (hooded) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 10:50 am Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona This was one of the strangest lifer sightings I’ve ever had. I followed my family into the aviary. After walking around a while, we sat … Continue reading →

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Bird #261 — Verdin

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

auriparus (from aurum, gold, and parus, titmouse) flaviceps (from flavus, tawny, and caput, head) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 10:40 am Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona I spotted the Verdin foraging in the mesquite near the aviary. My family went into … Continue reading →

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Bird #260 — Lesser Goldfinch

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

carduelis (thistle) psaltria (one who plays the lute) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 10:40 am Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona We were walking through the park near the bird cages when I saw this Lesser Goldfinch fly to the top branch … Continue reading →

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Bird #76b — Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s)

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) coronata (crowned) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 10:30 am Tucson, Arizona — Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum This bird looked like the “Myrtle” Yellow-rumped Warblers I was familiar with, but with a yellow throat … Continue reading →

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