Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #219 — White-winged Scoter

Posted on February 14, 1982 by Roger

melanitta (from melos, black, and netta, duck) fusca (dusky) Sunday, February 14, 1982 — 2:35 pm Racine, Wisconsin — Wind Point — Lake Michigan A flock of about 15 White-winged Scoters were flying south approximately a quarter mile off the … Continue reading →

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Bird #218 — White-winged Crossbill

Posted on February 2, 1982 by Roger

loxia (crosswise) leucoptera (white wings) Tuesday, February 2, 1982 — 11:00 am Volo, Illinois — Volo Bog State Natural Area I heard about the White-winged Crossbills on the Audubon hot line and decided to stop. It was a cold, windy … Continue reading →

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Bird #217 — Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Posted on January 3, 1982 by Roger

passer (sparrow) montanus (mountain) Sunday, January 3, 1982 — 9:45 am Morgan County, Illinois — Route 104 between Waverly and Franklin After my wife and I saw the Lapland Longspurs, we continued on toward Franklin looking for Eurasian Tree Sparrows. … Continue reading →

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Bird #216 — Lapland Longspur

Posted on January 3, 1982 by Roger

calcarius (spur) lapponicus (Lapland) Sunday, January 3, 1982 — 9:30 am Sangamon County, Illinois — Route 104 between Auburn and Waverly My wife and I exited Interstate 55 and headed west on Route 104. We drove through mile after mile … Continue reading →

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Animal #4 — Nine-banded Armadillo

Posted on December 29, 1981 by Roger

dasypus novemcinctus December 29, 1981 — 12:00 noon Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I found this Armadillo foraging in leaves and brush at edge of woods along road to Lodge Lake. It was scraping with its claws in the … Continue reading →

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