Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Bird #210 — Upland Sandpiper

Posted on June 8, 1981 by Roger

bartramia (given by Alexander Wilson for his friend William Bartram, and early American naturalist) longicauda (from longus, long, and caudum, tail) Monday, June 8, 1981 — 11:00 am Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois Like the Piping Plover and the Grasshopper … Continue reading →

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Bird #209 — Grasshopper Sparrow

Posted on June 8, 1981 by Roger

ammodramus (from ammos, sand, and dramein, to run) savannarum (meadows) Monday, June 8, 1981 — 11:00 am Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois I also heard about this bird on the Audubon hot line. I drove up after I saw the … Continue reading →

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