Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #308 — Cinnamon Teal

Posted on April 6, 1984 by Roger

anas (duck) cyanoptera (from kuanos, blue, and pteron, wing) Friday, April 6, 1984 — 1:35 pm Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico Almost as soon as I saw the American Avocets, I saw the Cinnamon Teals. They were … Continue reading →

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Bird #307 — American Avocet

Posted on April 6, 1984 by Roger

recurvirostra (from recurvus, bent, and rostrum beak) americana (of America) Friday, April 6, 1984 — 1:35 pm Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico As my family and I drove through New Mexico this morning, I saw that our … Continue reading →

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Bird #306 — Olive Warbler

Posted on April 5, 1984 by Roger

peucedramus (from peuke, pine, and dramein, to run) taeniatus (headband Thursday, April 5, 1984 — 11:30 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Mt. Lemmon There were patches of snow at the top of the mountain, in fields and in the … Continue reading →

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Bird #305 — Western Bluebird

Posted on April 5, 1984 by Roger

sialia (bird) mexicana (of Mexico) Thursday, April 5, 1984 — 10:30 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Mt. Lemmon We were on top of the mountain, near Summerhaven, looking at two Pygmy Nuthatches climbing about on a roadside stump. I … Continue reading →

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Bird #304 — Pygmy Nuthatch

Posted on April 5, 1984 by Roger

sitta (nuthatch) pygmaea (pygmy) Thursday, April 5, 1984 — 10:30 am Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Mt. Lemmon We were near the top of the mountain, close to the town of Summerhaven, driving slowly and watching the scenery.  I saw … Continue reading →

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