Author Archives: Roger

perisoreus (to heap up food) canadensis (of Canada) Thursday, December 27, 1979 — 2:30 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin — West Spider Lake We threw the remains of a turkey on the ice on West Spider Lake. Our intent was to attract … Continue reading →

sitta (a nuthatch) canadensis (of Canada) Thursday, December 27, 1979 — 9:30 am McNaughton, Wisconsin I went out by myself to look for birds, and particularly for this bird. Before I began listing, I spotted a Red-breasted Nuthatch in a … Continue reading →

dryocopus (from drys, an oak tree, and kopis, cleaver) pileatus (crested) Wednesday, December 26, 1979 — 2:00 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin In the afternoon, my fiancée and I took a walk along a narrow road through the woods.  We hadn’t gone … Continue reading →

lanius (butcher) ludovicianus (Louisiana Territory) Wednesday, November 21, 1979 — 9:30 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley I first saw the shrike on a wire between a yard and a brushy field. It was perched on the wire, looking around. … Continue reading →

sialia (bird) sialis (bird) Tuesday, November 20, 1979 — 2:30 pm Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley I spotted these Eastern Bluebirds perched on a wire fence along the road. They frequently flitted down to the ground for a few seconds … Continue reading →