Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #252 — Inca Dove

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

columbina (scaly appearance of feathers) inca (given in 1847 by Rene Primivere Lesson, French naturalist and traveler, for the Inca Empire) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 8:15 am Tucson, Arizona I wandered out on the balcony of Mom and Dad’s … Continue reading →

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Bird #251 — White-winged Dove

Posted on March 31, 1984 by Roger

zenaida (applied by Charles Lucien Bonaparte, French zoologist in 1838 in honor of his wife, Princess Zenaide Charlotee Julie Bonaparte) asiatica (of Asia) Saturday, March 31, 1984 — 7:50 am Tucson, Arizona I woke up in the morning at Mom … Continue reading →

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Bird #250 — House Finch

Posted on March 30, 1984 by Roger

carpodacus (from karpos, fruit, and dakos, biter) mexicanus (Mexican) Friday, March 30, 1984 — 5:20 pm Tempe, Arizona — office park near the airport I was walking back toward our hotel after seeing the Great-tailed Grackles. The road passed an … Continue reading →

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Bird #249 — Great-tailed Grackle

Posted on March 30, 1984 by Roger

quiscalus (quail) mexicanus (of Mexico) Friday, March 30, 1984 — 5:15 pm Tempe, Arizona — office park near the airport My wife and I spent a week with my parents in Arizona, birding and seeing the sights. We spent the … Continue reading →

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Bird #248 — Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Posted on May 29, 1983 by Roger

empidonax (from empis, mosquito, and anax, king) flaviventris (from flavus, yellow, and ventris, belly) Sunday, May 29, 1983 — 3:10 pm Racine, Wisconsin — Lake Michigan beach near the Racine Zoo My family and I wandered along the Lake Michigan … Continue reading →

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