Category Archives: Wildlife

protonotaria (in the Roman Catholic Church, a papal notary who wears a yellow hood) citrea (lemon color) Tuesday, May 3, 1983 — 8:35 am Mayflower, Arkansas — Bell Slough Wildlife Area After I saw the Yellow-breasted Chats, I continued through … Continue reading →

icteria (jaundice, yellowness) virens (becoming green) Tuesday, May 3, 1983 — 7:50 am Mayflower, Arkansas — Bell Slough Wildlife Area This was a scary place. I parked along Lake Conway, crossed the dam and hiked a short way back through … Continue reading →

guiraca (South American name for some bird) caerulea (blue) Sunday, May 1, 1983 — 8:30 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley A Blue Grosbeak was perched in a small bush in a backyard. It flew to the ground, foraged around … Continue reading →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) pinus (pine) Saturday, April 23, 1983 — 8:45 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center The Pine Warbler was in the woods near Crabtree Lake. It flew to the small grove of … Continue reading →

vulpes vulpes April 10, 1983 — 3:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Baker’s Lake I was birding this day, but not seeing a lot of birds. I decided to walk around Baker’s Lake. This was a little difficult as there was … Continue reading →