Category Archives: Wildlife

calidris (speckled water bird) fuscicollis (from fuscus, brown, and collum, neck) Friday, June 20, 1997 — 8:25 am Manotowish Waters, Wisconsin — Powell Marsh Wildlife Area A friend and I were out on one of the low sand hills in … Continue reading →

calidris (speckled water bird) bairdii (given by Elliott Coues in 1861 for Spencer F. Baird, 19th-century American zoologist, writer and scholar) Wednesday, April 30, 1997 — 5:10 pm Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas In the morning, I had seen … Continue reading →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) dominica (of Santo Domingo) Wednesday, April 30, 1997 — 8:30 am Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas I got up at 5:00 a.m. and drove three hours to see this bird. As I … Continue reading →

spermophilus franklini July 3, 1996 — 11:30 am Two Harbors, Minnesota — Two Harbors Lighthouse We toured the Two Harbors Lighthouse. As we walked back toward the cars, I heard someone say, “Look at the rat.” I saw a ground … Continue reading →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) discolor (of different colors) Friday, June 14, 1996 — 8:50 am Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana I had four incredible days of birding this spring and was reinvigorated. I joined the American … Continue reading →