Category Archives: Wildlife

urocyon cinereoargenteus June 19, 1988 — 8:20 am Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee We spent the night in Corinth, Mississippi, then headed up to Shiloh in the morning to tour the battlefield. As we drove into the park along the … Continue reading →

loxia (crosswise) curvirostra (from curvus, curved, and rostrum, bill) Saturday, April 30, 1988 — 9:25 am Zion, Illinois — Illinois Beach State Park In 1987, I only went birding twice and only saw 87 birds the entire year. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

rana pipiens Sunday, July 26, 1987 — 1:30 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road I was walking with my daughter when I spotted this frog in the grass by the wood shed. I grabbed it and put it in … Continue reading →

rana sylvatica Sunday, July 19, 1987 — 8:15 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road I was walking though a white pine woods. The Wood Frog hopped out of the grass down into the rock garden. I caught it and … Continue reading →

eutamias minimus July 13, 1986 — 10:00 am McNaughton, Wisconsin I sat out on the deck and tried to get the chipmunks to eat out of my hand. I soon noticed the chipmunks came in two sizes. I checked a … Continue reading →