Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #185 — Gray-cheeked Thrush

Posted on October 3, 1980 by Roger

catharus (purity of song) minimus (least) Friday, October 3, 1980 — 11:55 am Des Plaines, Illinois — home When I first spotted this Gray-cheeked Thrush, it was standing on the rim of the birdbath next to the big tree by … Continue reading →

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Bird #184 — Winter Wren

Posted on October 2, 1980 by Roger

troglodytes (creeper into holes) troglodytes (ditto) Thursday, October 2, 1980 — 5:10 pm Des Plaines, Illinois — home I spotted this Winter Wren out the window of our bedroom. It was in the nearly empty birdbath at first, then foraging … Continue reading →

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Bird #183 — Burrowing Owl

Posted on September 18, 1980 by Roger

athene (from Greek goddess of wisdom, Pallas Athene, to whom the owl was a sacred bird) cunicularia (burrower) Thursday, September 18, 1980 — 12:00 noon Hammond, Indiana — 110th Street and State Line Road All summer long, this bird hung … Continue reading →

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Bird #182 — Caspian Tern

Posted on August 24, 1980 by Roger

sterna (tern) caspia (of the Caspian Sea) Sunday, August 24, 1980 — 2:20 pm Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois — Lake Michigan It was a beautiful day, and my wife and I decided to drive to the lake and take … Continue reading →

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Bird #181 — Golden-winged Warbler

Posted on August 17, 1980 by Roger

vermivora (from vermis, worm, and vorare, to devour) chrysoptera (from chrysos, gold, and pteron, wing) Sunday, August 17, 1980 — 3:40 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center My wife and I were walking along the trail that skirts the … Continue reading →

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