Category Archives: Wildlife

Animal #33 — Meadow Vole

Posted on May 11, 1996 by Roger

microtus pennsylvanicus May 11, 1996 — 3:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center As I walked through the meadow by the pine grove not far from Crabtree Lake, I heard a rustling in the grass. I stopped and looked … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #8 — Snapping Turtle

Posted on May 11, 1996 by Roger

chelydra serpentina Saturday, May 11, 1996 — 12:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was birding when I spotted the first one lying motionlesslly on a log in Sulky Pond. When I came back three hours later, it hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Bird #350 — Harris’s Sparrow

Posted on May 10, 1996 by Roger

zonotrichia (from zone, girdle, and trichos, hair) querula (complaining) Friday, May 10, 1996 — 3:00 pm Wheaton, Illinois — Cantigny I was on here with a group from work. I had gotten advance notice that we were going to Cantigny. … Continue reading →

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Animal #32 — Fisher

Posted on July 18, 1995 by Roger

martes pennanti July 18, 1995 — 2:00 pm Oneida County, Wisconsin — County Road D I’d been birding at Rainbow Flowage and decided to head east on “Dâ” to see if the local cranberry farm gave tours (it didn’t). I … Continue reading →

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Bird #349 — Short-eared Owl

Posted on February 7, 1995 by Roger

asio (long-eared owl) flammeus (flaming) Tuesday, February 7, 1995 — 5:45 pm Du Page County, Illinois — Munger Road — Pratts Wayne Woods Forest Preserve I hadn’t been birding around home much in recent months, and I hadn’t been thinking … Continue reading →

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