Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Bird #180 — Sedge Wren

Posted on August 14, 1980 by Roger

cistothorus (from kistos, and thouros, rushing) platensis (Rio de la Plata at Buenos Aires, Argentina) Thursday, August 14, 1980 — 3:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I heard this bird singing in the grass along the prairie trail … Continue reading →

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Bird #179 — Greater Yellowlegs

Posted on August 14, 1980 by Roger

tringa (a white-rumped water bird) melanoleuca (from melas, black, and leukos, white) Thursday, August 14, 1980 — 1:00 pm Inverness, Illinois — side road off Palatine Road This was not one of my most romantic bird sightings. A new housing … Continue reading →

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