Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Bird #190 — Rough-legged Hawk

Posted on November 12, 1980 by Roger

buteo (hawk) lagopus (hare-footed) Wednesday, November 12, 1980 — 2:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center This one was easy. I was driving along the entrance road at Crabtree when I spotted two Rough-legged Hawks. They were standing at … Continue reading →

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Bird #189 — Sharp-shinned Hawk

Posted on October 11, 1980 by Roger

accipiter (a hawk) striatus (striped) Saturday, October 11, 1980 — 11:30 am Barrington, Illinois — Baker’s Lake I walked across the field on the ridge south of the lake. I saw the Sharp-shin fly straight up, like a rocket going … Continue reading →

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