Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #323 — Boat-tailed Grackle

Posted on July 19, 1990 by Roger

quiscalus (quail) major (greater) Thursday, July 19, 1990 — 1:00 pm Tybee Island, Georgia — Arby’s Roast Beef Restaurant Some bird sightings are romantic. Some are not. My wife, daughter, and I drove down to Savannah. I made reservations at … Continue reading →

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Bird #322 — Worm-eating Warbler

Posted on July 17, 1990 by Roger

helmitheros (worm-hunter) vermivorus (from vermis, worm, and vorare, to devour) Tuesday, July 17, 1990 — 9:50 am Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina I was on the battlefield trail about one quarter of the way around the base of … Continue reading →

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Bird #321 — Louisiana Waterthrush

Posted on July 17, 1990 by Roger

seiurus (from seio, to shake, and oura, tail) motacilla (water wagtail) Tuesday, July 17, 1990 — 9:50 am Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina I watched the film in the visitor center, toured the museum, then walked the path … Continue reading →

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Bird #320 — Connecticut Warbler

Posted on May 22, 1990 by Roger

oporornis (from opora, autumnal, and ornis, bird) agilis (active, nimble) Tuesday, May 22, 1990 — 11:40 am Hoffman Estates, Illinois — Poplar Creek Forest Preserve On this day, I went birding on the horse trails that lace the woods in … Continue reading →

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Bird #319 — Black-backed Woodpecker

Posted on December 26, 1988 by Roger

picoides (from picus, a woodpecker, and eidos appearance) arcticus (Arctic) Monday, December 26, 1988 — 10:50 am McNaughton, Wisconsin My brother-in-law, nephew, and I took a walk through the woods. We were near a horse corral when I heard a … Continue reading →

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