Category Archives: Reptiles, etc.

opheodrys vernalis Monday, October 2, 2006 — 11:15 am Moraine Hills State Park, Illinois I walked about six miles, stopping only once to look at birds. Most of the time I walked fast and watched the trail because that’s where things … Continue reading →

elaphe vulpina Thursday, May 5, 2005 — 12:40 pm Ringwood, Illinois — Glacial Park I was birding along the loop trail on the first nice day after two weeks of cold-for-the-season weather. I had just come down off the kame, headed … Continue reading →

bufo americanus Monday, June 28, 2004 — 4:30 pm McHenry County, Illinois — Hickory Grove Conservation Area I almost stepped on it. It was sitting in the middle of the packed-dirt horse path at the edge of the scrubby woods near … Continue reading →

storeria occipitomaculata Sunday, April 14, 2002 — 7:50 pm Moraine Hills State Park, Illinois I parked at McHenry Dam and walked seven miles around the McHenry Dam and Leatherleaf Bog Trails. On the Bog Trail, about 500 yards west of Junction … Continue reading →

storeria dekayi Sunday, April 29, 2001 — 4:30 pm Kane County, Illinois — Burnidge Forest Preserve I was exploring three Kane County forest preserves that I’d never been to before. Burnidge was the third and, potentially, the best for birds, … Continue reading →