Category Archives: Birds

Sugar River

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Roger

Sugar River Forest Preserve, up near the Wisconsin border west of Rockford, is one of my favorite places to bird in Illinois. There are always a lot of birds around, including some specialties that are hard to find elsewhere in … Continue reading →

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Sandhill Cranes

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Roger

For the past two days Sandhill Cranes have been migrating over the house. The flocks on Saturday were high, but on Sunday, several large ones came low over the hill.

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The Day After the Storm

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Roger

On the day after the 15-inch November snow storm, I took these photos out my study window. I threw some bird seed on the small section of roof just outside my study window. Goldfinches (below), Juncos (bottom), Chickadees and House … Continue reading →

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Bird #61c — Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Roger

junco hyemalis thurberi Thursday, November 5, 2015 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Vancouver, Washington There is a large English-style garden in front of the Hudson’s Bay stockade in the National Park. As I walked along the path that led … Continue reading →

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Bird #472 — Cackling Goose

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Roger

branta (to burn) hutchinsii (named for Thomas Hutchins, 1790 English attache of the Hudson’s Bay Company) Thursday, February 5, 2015 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Vancouver, Washington In 2004, it was determined that the four smallest subspecies of the … Continue reading →

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