Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #195 — American Woodcock

Posted on March 15, 1981 by Roger

scolopax (pointed) minor (lesser) Sunday, March 15, 1981 — 1:45 pm Barrington, Illinois — Baker’s Lake — Beese Park My wife and I were walking along the path that runs along the slope above the lake. There was a strip … Continue reading →

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Bird #194 — Pine Grosbeak

Posted on January 2, 1981 by Roger

pinicola (from pinus, pine, and colere, to dwell) enucleator (to take out kernels) Friday, January 2, 1981 — 10:45 am McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road Next to the house was a large tree with a few feeders hanging from … Continue reading →

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Bird #193 — Common Redpoll

Posted on January 2, 1981 by Roger

carduelis (thistle) flammea (flame) Friday, January 2, 1981 — 10:30 am McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road My friends and I went back to the farm a little later in the morning when it had warmed up to 4 degrees. … Continue reading →

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Bird #192 — Snow Bunting

Posted on January 2, 1981 by Roger

plectrophenax (from plektron, a clawlike tool, and phenax, false) nivalis (snowy) Friday, January 2, 1981 — 9:25 am McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road My friends and I got up at dawn on Friday and drove to a friend’s farm … Continue reading →

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Bird #191 — Purple Finch

Posted on November 14, 1980 by Roger

carpodacus (from karpos, fruit, and dakos, biter) purpureus (purple) Friday, November 14, 1980 — 8:40 am Des Plaines, Illinois — home I woke up this morning and was greeted by a lifer. A male Purple Finch was eating sunflower seeds … Continue reading →

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