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Bird #37 — Gray Catbird

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

dumetella (a little thicket dweller) carolinensis (of Carolina) Monday, July 30, 1979 — 1:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was walking the trail that wraps around one end of Sulky Pond. The catbird was feeding in the … Continue reading →

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Bird #36 — Lesser Yellowlegs

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

tringa (a white-rumped water bird) flavipes (from flavus, yellow, and pes, foot) Monday, July 30, 1979 — 1:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I arrived at Crabtree shortly after a storm chased everyone away, and I had the … Continue reading →

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Bird #35 — Green Heron

Posted on July 29, 1979 by Roger

butorides (bittern) striatus (unknown) Sunday, July 29, 1979 — 1:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center Two Green Herons were standing motionless on a fallen tree in the marsh at the end of Bulrush Pond.         … Continue reading →

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Bird #34 — Great Blue Heron

Posted on July 29, 1979 by Roger

ardea (heron) herodias (heron) Sunday, July 29, 1979 — 12:00 noon Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center The herons were standing on a mudflat by the water’s edge on the island in Crabtree Lake.

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Bird #33 — Mallard

Posted on July 29, 1979 by Roger

anas (duck) platyrynchos (from platys, broad or flat, and rhynchos, beak) Sunday, July 29, 1979 — 10:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center The Mallards were feeding in amongst the dead trees and stumps in Bulrush Pond about 30 … Continue reading →

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