Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Bird #390 — Anna’s Hummingbird

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

calypte (hood or veil) anna (given in 1829 by French naturalist Rene Primivere Lesson, in honor of Anna, Duchess of Rivoli, wife of Prince Victor Massena) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:24 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — … Continue reading →

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