Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Bird #328 — Black Skimmer

Posted on July 20, 1990 by Roger

rynchops (beak and face) niger (black) Friday, July 20, 1990 — 7:05 am Tybee Island, Georgia — north end, near Fort Screvens — Atlantic Ocean I stood on the beach about 40 yards from a large mixed flock of birds. … Continue reading →

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Bird #327 — Royal Tern

Posted on July 20, 1990 by Roger

sterna (tern) maxima (greatest) Friday, July 20, 1990 — 7:00 am Tybee Island, Georgia — north end, near Fort Screvens — Atlantic Ocean A wake-up call roused me at 6:00 a.m. I followed the directions in A Birder’s Guide to … Continue reading →

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Bird #326 — Laughing Gull

Posted on July 19, 1990 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) atricilla (from ater, black, and cilla, tail) Thursday, July 19, 1990 — 5:05 pm Tybee Island, Georgia — Tybee Lighthouse — Atlantic Ocean We toured Fort Pulaski in the afternoon, then headed back to Tybee Island, where … Continue reading →

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