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Bird #3 – American Robin

Posted on May 13, 1979 by Roger

turdus (a thrush) migratorius (wanderer) Sunday, May 13, 1979 – 11:00 am Des Plaines, Illinois This robin was foraging on a front lawn in a residential area. I didn’t even have to look in my field guide. Good thing, because … Continue reading →

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Bird #2 — Rock Dove

Posted on May 12, 1979 by Roger

columba (a dove or pigeon) livia, (blue, blue-gray, or lead-colored) Saturday, May 12, 1979 — 8:00 p.m. Chicago, Illinois — LaSalle Street First of all, let me state that I know this bird has been renamed “Rock Pigeon,” but that’s … Continue reading →

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Bird #1 — House Sparrow

Posted on May 12, 1979 by Roger

passer (sparrow) domesticus (house, belonging to a household) May 12, 1979 — 4:00 pm Marriott’s Great America Amusement Park — Gurnee, Illinois By the time my final semester at college came along, I’d been thinking about starting a life list … Continue reading →

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Cubs Vs. Expos — April 22, 1979

Posted on April 22, 1979 by Roger

I was at college at this time. Two friends and I took the Subway to the park and bought our tickets maybe an hour before game time — box seats behind the Cubs dugout. Note how empty the park was … Continue reading →

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Cubs vs. Giants — May 30, 1974

Posted on May 30, 1974 by Roger

Again, I have no memory of this game, just a scorecard made out in my handwriting. In May, 1974, I would have been 16. The Cubs won 5-3.

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