Category Archives: Wildlife

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 →

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 →

sitta (nuthatch) pusilla (very small) Thursday, June 23, 1988 — 7:40 am Crossett, Arkansas — Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Ruth and Bob, refuge biologists, had shown me the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers by appointment. As we were watching them, Bob mentioned the … Continue reading →

picoides (from picus, a woodpecker, and eidos, appearance) borealis (northern) Thursday, June 23, 1988 — 6:50 am Crossett, Arkansas — Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge This was the most aggressive I had yet been in pursuit of a lifer. It had … Continue reading →

empidonax (from empis, mosquito, and anax, king) virescens (greenish) Tuesday, June 21, 1988 — 9:30 am Mayflower, Arkansas — Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area Bell Slough is not my favorite place to bird, although I’ve seen some neat stuff here. … Continue reading →