Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Bird #8 – American Crow

Posted on May 27, 1979 by Roger

corvus (raven) brachyrhynchos (brachys, short, and rhynchos, beak) Sunday, May 27, 1979 – 9:50 am Oneida County, Wisconsin – Rainbow Flowage – junction of County Roads D and E My girlfriend and I and some friends were on an expedition … Continue reading →

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Bird #7 – Ovenbird

Posted on May 26, 1979 by Roger

seiurus (from seio, to shake and oura, tail) aurocapillus (from aurum, gold and capillus crown) Saturday, May 26, 1979 – 3:15 p.m. McNaughton, Wisconsin My girlfriend and I were walking through the woods on the path around a lake when … Continue reading →

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Bird #6 – Red-winged Blackbird

Posted on May 23, 1979 by Roger

agelaius (belonging to a flock) phoeniceus (deep red) Wednesday, May 23, 1979 – 10:30 a.m. Des Plaines, Illinois – O’Hare International – Manheim Road My roommate and I had just pulled off the Kennedy Expressway onto Manheim Road when I … Continue reading →

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Bird #5 – Blue Jay

Posted on May 13, 1979 by Roger

cyanocitta (from kynos, blue, and kitta, chattering bird) cristata (crested) Sunday, May 13, 1979 – 1:30 pm Des Plaines, Illinois My girlfriend and I spotted two Blue Jays in a Norway maple in a residential area. They were moving around … Continue reading →

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Bird #4 – European Starling

Posted on May 13, 1979 by Roger

sturnus (starling) vulgaris (common) Sunday, May 13, 1979 – 11:01 am Des Plaines, Illinois This starling was foraging on a front lawn in a residential area. For some reason, Starling is the one common neighborhood bird that I hadn’t become … Continue reading →

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