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Bird #139 — Summer Tanager

Posted on May 9, 1980 by Roger

piranga (a South American name for a bird) rubra (red) Friday, May 9, 1980 — 7:15 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley Soon after we saw the Indigo Bunting, my wife and I spotted this beautiful Summer Tanager foraging in … Continue reading →

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Bird #138 — Indigo Bunting

Posted on May 9, 1980 by Roger

passerina (sparrowlike) cyanea (dark blue) Friday, May 9, 1980 — 7:10 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley My wife and I walked along the road up the hill. Near the top, we saw the Indigo Bunting foraging in some bushes … Continue reading →

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Bird #137 — Wild Turkey

Posted on May 7, 1980 by Roger

meleagris (guinea-fowl) gallopavo (from gallus, a cock, and pavo, a chickenlike peafowl) Wednesday, May 7, 1980 — 6:30 pm Southeastern Missouri — along Amtrak tracks to Little Rock approximately 50 miles south of St. Louis We were on an Amtrak … Continue reading →

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Bird #136 — Northern Parula

Posted on May 6, 1980 by Roger

parula (little titmouse) americana (of America) Tuesday, May 6, 1980 — 2:15 pm Pontiac, Illinois — Vermilion River A friend and I wandered along to the Vermilion River. We sat on the bank to pass the time. I spotted the … Continue reading →

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Bird #135 — Broad-winged Hawk

Posted on May 1, 1980 by Roger

buteo (hawk) platypterus (from platys, broad, and pteron, wing) Thursday, May 1, 1980 — 4:45 pm Deerfield, Illinois I was standing on a dirt hill by the baseball diamond looking at my lifer Lark Sparrow when I saw this Broad-winged … Continue reading →

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