Category Archives: Wildlife

sciurus carolinensis September 28, 1981 — 4:00 pm Des Plaines, Illinois — home This Eastern Gray Squirrel was foraging on patio in backyard, no doubt looking for the sunflower seeds I scattered. It was a bit smaller than the nearby … Continue reading →

sciurus niger September 28, 1981 — 1:00 pm Des Plaines, Illinois — home At noon, or just about, I put up the sunflower feeders for the fall. Within an hour, this Eastern Fox Squirrel was eating seeds on the patio. … Continue reading →

coragyps (from korax, raven, and gyps, vulture) atratus (black) Saturday, September 19, 1981 — 11:00 am Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas I drove over the top of Petit Jean Mountain, through the state park. On the west side of the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →