Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #368 — Black Scoter

Posted on February 4, 1999 by Roger

melanitta (from melanos, black, and netta, duck) nigra (black) Thursday, February 4, 1999 — 1:15 pm Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — Virmond Park — Lake Michigan I spent most of the day at Virmond Park looking for the Barrow’s Goldeneye and … Continue reading →

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Bird #367 — Surf Scoter

Posted on February 4, 1999 by Roger

melanitta (from melanos, black, and netta, duck) perspicillata (conspicuous) Thursday, February 4, 1999 — 9:05 am Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — Virmond Park — Lake Michigan I checked out the Wisconsin hot line and saw that the Barrow’s Goldeneye has been … Continue reading →

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Bird #366 — Long-eared Owl

Posted on December 4, 1998 by Roger

asio (long-eared owl) otus (owl) Friday, December 4, 1998 — 8:05 am Du Page County, Illinois — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory This was unbelievably easy. The resident birder at Fermilab, has been reporting Long-eared Owls on his web site for … Continue reading →

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Bird #365 — Hudsonian Godwit

Posted on October 15, 1998 by Roger

limosa (muddy) haemastica (blood color) Thursday, October 15, 1998 — 1:20 pm Du Page County, Illinois — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory I wasn’t planning on going to Fermilab today. I went birding this morning at Waukegan Beach. The wind was … Continue reading →

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Bird #364 — Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Posted on October 9, 1998 by Roger

ammodramus (from ammos, sand, and dramein, to run) nelsoni Friday, October 9, 1998 — 8:30 am Du Page County, Illinois — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory I went to Fermilab to see the Long-billed Dowitchers reported on the internet. I spotted … Continue reading →

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