Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

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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Loveland Pass

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Roger

I drove the two hours to Loveland Pass west of Denver to look for White-tailed Ptarmigan, which have been seen there consistently throughout this year. I arrived a bit after 8:00 am and spent five hours hiking around at 11,900 … Continue reading →

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Lifer #501 — Mew Gull

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Roger

larus (rapacious seabird, gull) canus (gray) Sunday, August 19, 2018 — 2:00 p.m. Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado It doesn’t get a lot easier than this. Last night I saw a Colorado birding page on Facebook that somebody found a … Continue reading →

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