Category Archives: Birds

Bird #421 — Eurasian Collared-Dove

Posted on December 24, 2005 by Roger

streptopelia (from strepto, collar, and peleia, dove, referring to the markings on the neck) decaocto (from deca, ten, and octo, eight, for 18, the number of syllables in its usual call) Saturday, December 24, 2005 — 9:33 a.m. Conway, Arkansas … Continue reading →

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Bird #420 — Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Posted on May 16, 2005 by Roger

tyrannus (tyrant) savana (grassland) Monday, May 16, 2005 — 2:25 p.m. Cook County, Illinois — Paul Douglas Forest Preserve I returned to my desk at work after lunch and found this IBET e-mail waiting for me: There is a Fork-tailed … Continue reading →

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Bird #419 — Northern Hawk Owl

Posted on March 7, 2005 by Roger

surnia (etymology unknown) ulula (imitative of the bird’s call from Pliny’s name for the screech-owl) Monday, March 7, 2005 — 10:58 a.m. Harrington Beach State Park, Wisconsin This Hawk Owl was seen almost daily at Harrington Beach State Park, about … Continue reading →

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Bird #418 — Harlequin Duck

Posted on February 14, 2004 by Roger

histrionicus histrionicus (from histro, actor, referring to its brightly patterned, clown-like feathers) Saturday, February 14, 2004 — 1:50 pm Zion, Illinois — North Point Marina — Lake Michigan This bird was reported on IBET earlier in the week. I drove … Continue reading →

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Bird #417 — Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Posted on October 3, 2003 by Roger

calidris (from kalidris, a speckled water bird) acuminata (pointed, or sharpened) Friday, October 3, 2003 — 3:15 pm Kane County, Illinois — Blackhawk Forest Preserve — Fox River This Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was first spotted on Tuesday afternoon. When IBET reports … Continue reading →

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