Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #311 — Willet

Posted on April 28, 1984 by Roger

catoptrophorus (from katoptron, mirror, and phoros, bearing) semipalmatus (half-webbed) Sunday, April 28, 1984 — 10:10 am Waukegan, Illinois — Waukegan Beach — Lake Michigan I spotted these Willets at the north end of the beach. They were standing on the … Continue reading →

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Animal #27 — Pronghorn

Posted on April 7, 1984 by Roger

antilocapra americana Saturday, April 7, 1984 — 9:20 am Oldham County, Texas — Interstate 40 just east of New Mexico line We drove from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Arkansas. Shortly after we started out, we crossed into Texas. I was … Continue reading →

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Animal #26 — Mule Deer

Posted on April 6, 1984 by Roger

odocoileus hemionus Friday, April 6, 1984 — 2:20 pm Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona On the way from Tucson to Albuquerque, my family and I stopped briefly at Bosque del Apache to look for the Whooping Cranes that … Continue reading →

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Bird #310 — Clark’s Grebe

Posted on April 6, 1984 by Roger

aechmophorus (from aichme, a spear, and phoros, bearing) clarkii Friday, April 6, 1984 — 2:00 pm Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico Four Clark’s Grebes were swimming in a brush-edged pool.  At the time, they were just a … Continue reading →

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Bird #309 — American White Pelican

Posted on April 6, 1984 by Roger

pelecanus (pelican) erythrorhynchos (from erythros, red, and rhynchos, beak) Friday, April 6, 1984 — 1:45 pm Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico We saw the American White Pelicans closely packed together on a small mud flat in the … Continue reading →

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