Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Bird #266 — Golden-crowned Sparrow

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

zonotrichia (from zone, girdle, and trichos, hair) atricappila (black-haired) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 3:40 pm Saguaro National Monument, Arizona — Rincon Mountain Unit — Javelina Picnic Area Mom brought us to this particular picnic area to see this particular … Continue reading →

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Bird #351 — Gilded Flicker

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

colaptes (hammer, to peck with bill) chrysoides Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 3:40 pm Saguaro National Monument, East Unit, Arizona When I saw this bird, it was considered con-specific with the Northern Flicker.  When it was made a species in … Continue reading →

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Animal #22 — Harris’ Antelope Squirrel

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

ammospermophilus harrisi Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 3:30 pm Saguaro National Monument, Arizona — Rincon Mountain Unit — Javelina Picnic Area Mom took us to the desert picnic area to see a Golden-crowned Sparrow. We brought cookies and scattered the … Continue reading →

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Animal #21 — Rock Squirrel

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

citellus variegatus March 31, 1984 — 3:30 pm Saguaro National Monument, Arizona — East Unit Mom took us here to see a Golden-crowned Sparrow that she discovered earlier in the winter. We sat on a picnic bench and threw cookie crumbs … Continue reading →

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Bird #265 — Greater Roadrunner

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

geococcyx (from ge, earth, and kokkyks, cuckoo) californianus (of California) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 3:15 pm Tucson, Arizona — Old Spanish Trail near Saguaro National Monument My mom took my wife and me to the Rincon Mountain Unit of … Continue reading →

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