Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #160 — Black-bellied Plover

pluvialis (rain) squatarola (the gray plover) Monday, May 26, 1980 — 5:45 pm Bay Park, Michigan — just south of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron Within half a mile of Lake Huron, my family and I saw a large flock of … Continue reading

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Bird #159 — Canada Warbler

wilsonia (for Alexander Wilson) canadensis (of Canada) Wednesday, May 21, 1980 — 4:15 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I hung around Crabtree for much of the afternoon. I was walking along the path through the woods next to … Continue reading

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Bird #158 — Blackpoll Warbler

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) striata (striped) Wednesday, May 21, 1980 — 2:05 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center In front of the visitor center at Crabtree, there is a large meadow leading down to Sulky … Continue reading

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Bird #157 — Yellow Warbler

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) petechia (red spots on the skin) Wednesday, May 21, 1980 — 1:40 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center At Crabtree, there is a large marsh next to the parking lot. Between … Continue reading

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Bird #156 — Veery

catharus (purity of song) fuscescens (dusky) Tuesday, May 20, 1980 — 12:45 pm Des Plaines, Illinois — home One of the Swainson’s Thrushes was still hanging around two days after I first spotted them. My friend stopped by, and I … Continue reading

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