Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Reptile-Amphibian #3 — Black Rat Snake

Posted on May 13, 1983 by Roger

elaphe obsoleta Friday, May 13, 1983 — 3:00 pm Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley I saw a Rat Snake stretched out on the ground along a dirt road that ran through the woods on the ridge above the valley. Its … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #2 — Eastern Box Turtle

Posted on May 12, 1983 by Roger

terrapene carolina Thursday, May 12, 1983 — 1:00 pm Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley In two days, I found nine Box Turtles walking through leaves and grass on a wooded hillside. The longest was 6 inches, the shortest 4 inches. … Continue reading →

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