Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #333 — White Ibis

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

eudocimus (famous, in high repute) albus (white) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 3:45 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive I was standing on the road looking at a mixed flock of waders in a … Continue reading →

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Bird #332 — Glossy Ibis

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

plegadis (scythe, sickle) falcinellus (a small hook) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 3:40 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive As this trip approached, I envisioned huge flocks of waders clogging up the pools along … Continue reading →

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Bird #331 — Anhinga

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

anhinga (Amazon Indians name for the bird) anhinga (ditto) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 2:00 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Route 17 I left the pull-off where I’d seen the Purple Gallinules and continued down Route 17. … Continue reading →

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Bird #330 — Purple Gallinule

Posted on July 21, 1990 by Roger

porphyrula (red, brown, purple) martinica (of the island of Martinique) Saturday, July 21, 1990 — 1:55 pm Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina — Route 17 I left my family at the hotel and drove over the Savannah River into … Continue reading →

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Bird #329 — Sandwich Tern

Posted on July 20, 1990 by Roger

sterna (tern) sandvicensis (of Sandwich, Kent, England, where type specimen was taken) Friday, July 20, 1990 — 7:15 am Tybee Island, Georgia — north end, near Fort Screvens — Atlantic Ocean I was thoroughly enjoying myself as I scanned the … Continue reading →

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