Category Archives: Wildlife

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 →

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 →

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 →

pelecanus (pelican) occidentalis (western) Thursday, July 19, 1990 — 3:40 pm Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia — Savannah River We toured the fort then walked down the trail to the north pier overlooking the river. I scanned the river and … Continue reading →

sterna (tern) antillarum (from albus, white, and frons, forehead) Thursday, July 19, 1990 — 1:50 pm Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia — South Channel, Savannah River After checking into our hotel, we drove back off the island to Fort Pulaski. … Continue reading →