Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #175 — Common Tern

Posted on July 21, 1980 by Roger

sterna (tern) hirundo (swallow) Thursday, July 21, 1980 — 12:30 pm Waukegan, Illinois — Waukegan Harbor — Lake Michigan Waukegan Harbor is not a very picturesque place. Factories and warehouses crowd the lakefront area, interspersed with parking lots and railroad … Continue reading →

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Bird #174 — Northern Goshawk

Posted on July 6, 1980 by Roger

accipiter (a hawk) gentilis (belonging to the same noble clan) Sunday, July 6, 1980 — 7:15 am McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake This one was fun. I was wandering around outside looking for birds. Off through the woods behind, I … Continue reading →

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Bird #173 — Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Posted on July 5, 1980 by Roger

coccyzus (to call “cuckoo”) americanus (of America) Saturday, July 5, 1980 — 7:30 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin I thought I’d seen one of these in the woods behind Mom and Dad’s house the day before, shortly after I saw the Black-billed … Continue reading →

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Bird #172 — Bald Eagle

Posted on July 4, 1980 by Roger

haliaeetus (sea eagle) leucocephalus (from leukos, white, and kephale, head) Friday, July 4, 1980 — 6:30 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake I assure you that I did no manipulating of any sort in order to see my lifer Bald … Continue reading →

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Bird #171 — Black-billed Cuckoo

Posted on July 4, 1980 by Roger

coccyzus (to call “cuckoo”) erythropthalmus (from erythros, red, and ophthalmos, eye) Friday, July 4, 1980 — 1:00 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road I heard the Black-billed Cuckoo calling, then spotted it as it flew from perch to perch … Continue reading →

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