Category Archives: Birds

Bird #505 — California Condor

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Roger

gymnogyps (from gumnos bare, naked, and gups vulture) californianus (California) Wednesday, October 24, 2018 — 9:47 am Vermilion Cliffs National Monument — House Rock Valley Road In 1987, there were only 22 wild California Condors in the world, all of … Continue reading →

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Zion National Park — Day Two

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Roger

We grabbed a quick breakfast in the hotel and drove back to the park. This day was sunny from the start, with temperatures near 60°, and these facts were reflected in the crowds. Right from the start, everything was busier. … Continue reading →

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Bird #504 — Parasitic Jaeger

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Roger

stercorarius (of dung, a reference to the skuas’ pursuit of other seabirds until they disgorge their food, the disgorged food once thought to be excrement) parasiticus (parasitic) Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 5:58 pm Chatfield State Park, Colorado Eighteen years … Continue reading →

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Lifer #503 — Sabine’s Gull

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Roger

xema (a made-up word with no meaning) sabini (named for Joseph Sabine, English naturalist) Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 4:12 pm Chatfield State Park, Colorado Sabine’s Gulls breed high in the tundra along the Alaskan and Canadian coast of the … Continue reading →

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Lifer #502 — Cassin’s Vireo

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Roger

vireo (small green bird) cassinii (named for John Cassin, American ornithologist) Monday, September 3, 2018 — 10:10 am El Paso County, Colorado — Aiken Canyon Preserve About 20 years ago, the former Solitary Vireo was split into three species. The … Continue reading →

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