Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #214 — Snowy Egret

Posted on September 19, 1981 by Roger

egretta (diminutive of heron) thula (Chilean name for this bird) Saturday, September 19, 1981 — 9:05 am Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I was standing on the observation deck overlooking the old river channel. I had been watching and … Continue reading →

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Bird #213 — Fish Crow

Posted on September 19, 1981 by Roger

corvus (raven) ossifragus (bone-breaking) Saturday, September 19, 1981 — 9:00 am Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas This was my first visit to Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge. It’s not a terribly picturesque place. The entire refuge sits on what … Continue reading →

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Bird #212 — Little Blue Heron

Posted on September 18, 1981 by Roger

egretta (diminutive of heron) caerulea (blue) Friday, September 18, 1981 — 2:10 pm Mayflower, Arkansas — Lake Conway I birded Bell Slough Wildlife Area in Mayflower. The area was crawling with hunters and fishermen, so I didn’t wander around much. … Continue reading →

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Animal #1 — Short-tailed Shrew

Posted on September 11, 1981 by Roger

blarina brevicauda September 11, 1981 — 10:15 am Des Plaines, Illinois — home I heard shuffling in the raspberry patch next to the garage and saw movement between the flagstones in the walk. I picked up a stone and saw … Continue reading →

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Bird #211 — Western Sandpiper

Posted on August 10, 1981 by Roger

calidris (speckled water bird) mauri (given in 1838 by Charles Bonaparte for his friend Ernesto Mauri) Monday, August 10, 1981 — 8:00 am Waukegan, Illinois — Waukegan Public Beach — Lake Michigan About half a mile north of the swimming … Continue reading →

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