Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #234 — Swainson’s Hawk

Posted on July 30, 1982 by Roger

buteo (hawk) swainsoni (given in 1838 by Charles Lucien Bonaparte for William Swainson, English ornithologist of the early 19th century) Friday, July 30, 1982 — 3:00 pm Elgin, Illinois — Interstate 90 north of town I was driving north of … Continue reading →

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Bird #233 — Mourning Warbler

Posted on July 22, 1982 by Roger

oporornis (from opora, autumnal, and ornis, bird) philadelphia (Alexander Wilson discovered this warbler on the borders of a marsh near Philadelphia in 1810) Thursday, July 22, 1982 — 3:50 pm Munising, Michigan — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore I spotted a … Continue reading →

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Animal #14 — Beaver

Posted on July 20, 1982 by Roger

castor canadensis July 20, 1982 — 7:15 am Oneida County, Wisconsin — Cross Country Road My wife and I saw this Beaver standing where the road we were driving on crossed a creek. We stopped the car to look, but … Continue reading →

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Animal #13 — River Otter

Posted on July 19, 1982 by Roger

lutra canadensis July 19, 1982 — 2:00 pm Oneida County, Wisconsin — Rainbow Flowage A friend and I saw an otter swimming approximately 50 yards offshore in the main part of the lake. It dove under, remained out of view … Continue reading →

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Bird #232 — Brewer’s Blackbird

Posted on June 19, 1982 by Roger

euphagus (to eat well) cyanocephalus (from kyanos, blue, and kephale, head) Saturday, June 19, 1982 — 9:00 am Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois I heard about these Brewer’s Blackbirds on the Audubon hot line. I found a male perched in … Continue reading →

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