Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #395 — Snowy Plover

Posted on May 7, 2001 by Roger

charadrius (plover) alexandrinus (Alexandria, Egypt) Monday, May 7, 2001 — 7:22 am Imperial Beach, California — Tijuana Beach National Wildlife Refuge This was a strange morning. I didn’t have to be anywhere for the convention until noon, and my coworkers … Continue reading →

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Bird #394 — Western Gull

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) occidentalis (western) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 4:30 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Point Loma Seafood Company While we were at Cabrillo National Monument, my coworker asked a burly park ranger for a good … Continue reading →

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Bird #393 — California Scrub-Jay

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

aphelocoma (from apheles, smooth, and kome, hair) californica Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:37 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument The Bayside Trail ends at a tall chain link fence that marks the boundary of … Continue reading →

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Bird #392 — Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

empidonax (from empidos, mosquito, and anax, king) difficilis (difficult) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:32 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument Near the bottom of the Bayside Trail, but still about 100 feet above San … Continue reading →

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Bird #391 — Spotted Towhee

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

pipilo (to chirp) maculatus Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:24 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument I was still in the area where I’d seen the Anna’s Hummingbird when I heard a familiar song. The … Continue reading →

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