Author Archives: Roger

empidonax (from empidos, mosquito, and anax, king) minimus (least) Tuesday, May 27, 1980 — 10:16 am Mio, Michigan — woods along Au Sable River near town I got up early and drove to Mio to take the tour of the … Continue reading →

chlidonias (swallow) niger (black) Monday, May 26, 1980 — 7:10 pm Bay Park, Michigan — Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron Near the marina, a dirt road cut off toward the lake through some woods and a small marsh. My family and … Continue reading →

riparia (frequenting riverbanks) riparia (ditto) Monday, May 26, 1980 — 6:05 pm Bay Park, Michigan — Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron My family and I visited the shore of Lake Huron where we parked and walked around a small marina. There … Continue reading →

arenaria (a sandy place) interpres (an interpreter) Monday, May 26, 1980 — 5:50 pm Bay Park, Michigan — just south of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron These Ruddy Turnstones were foraging with a mixed flock of birds in a large dirt … Continue reading →

pluvialis (rain) squatarola (the gray plover) Monday, May 26, 1980 — 5:45 pm Bay Park, Michigan — just south of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron Within half a mile of Lake Huron, my family and I saw a large flock of … Continue reading →