Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #363 — Long-billed Dowitcher

Posted on October 9, 1998 by Roger

limnodromus (marsh runner) scolopaceus (snipe) Friday, October 9, 1998 — 7:50 am Du Page, County, Illinois — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Finally. I’m not sure why, but I’ve never paid much attention to this bird. I was aware that it … Continue reading →

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Bird #362 — Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Posted on August 21, 1998 by Roger

tryngites (from trynga, a sandpiper, and ites, like) subruficollis (from subrufus, somewhat reddish, and collum, neck) Friday, August 21, 1998 — 4:00 pm Oneida County, Wisconsin — Rainbow Flowage I had been birding since early morning, first at Powell Marsh … Continue reading →

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Bird #361 — American Golden-Plover

Posted on August 21, 1998 by Roger

pluvialis (pertaining to rain) dominicus (of Santo Domingo) Friday, August 21, 1998 —12:20 pm Oneida County, Wisconsin — Rainbow Flowage I got up at 5:30 this morning and drove to Powell Marsh. I stayed there for two-and-a-half hours and saw … Continue reading →

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Bird #360 — Barrow’s Goldeneye

Posted on February 20, 1998 by Roger

bucephala islandica Friday, February 20, 1998 — 9:50 am Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — Virmond Park — Lake Michigan The Wisconsin hotlines have been reporting this bird since last November. Indeed, a Barrow’s Goldeneye has been seen at this location just … Continue reading →

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Bird #359 — Ross’s Goose

Posted on December 22, 1997 by Roger

anser (goose) rossii (given in 1861 by John Cassin, Philadelphia ornithologist, for Bernard Rogan Ross, Chief Factor of Hudson’s Bay Company, Canada) Monday, December 22, 1997 — 9:30 am Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas The ABA Bird-finding Guide, A … Continue reading →

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