Category Archives: Wildlife

Animal #28 — Snowshoe Hare

Posted on July 10, 1986 by Roger

lepus americanus July 10, 1986 — 12:00 midnight Montreal River, Ontario, Canada I first noticed the Snowshoe Hare munching on grass just outside the campfire circle between the fire and the cabin were staying in. It disappeared for a while, … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #4 — Painted Turtle

Posted on March 30, 1986 by Roger

chrysemys picta marginata (Midland subspecies) Sunday, March 30, 1986 — 11:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Baker’s Lake I found two turtles lying in dead grass at the edge of the marsh near the floating bridge. I picked them up, studied them, … Continue reading →

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Bird #314 — Kirtland’s Warbler

Posted on June 30, 1984 by Roger

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) kirtlandii (given by Spencer F. Baird in 1852 for Jared P. Kirtland, physician and naturalist of Cleveland) Saturday, June 30, 1984 — 8:00 am Grayling, Michigan — Huron National Forest My wife … Continue reading →

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Bird #313 — Red-necked Phalarope

Posted on May 27, 1984 by Roger

phalaropus (from phalaris, coot, and pous, foot) lobatus (lobed) Sunday, May 27, 1984 — 9:00 am Manotowish Waters, Wisconsin — Powell Marsh I was way out in the center of the marsh, near a low sand hill that rises above … Continue reading →

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Bird #312 — Blue-winged Warbler

Posted on May 11, 1984 by Roger

vermivora (from vermis, worm, and vorare, to devour) pinus (pine trees) Friday, May 11, 1984 — 5:35 pm Elk Grove Village, Illinois — Busse Woods I found this beautiful Blue-winged Warbler foraging rapidly through the small trees in the under … Continue reading →

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