Category Archives: Wildlife

archilochus (from archi-, first in importance, and lochos, an ambush) colubris (South American Indian name for these birds) Saturday, May 10, 1980 — 12:15 pm Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas Petit Jean State Park covers the top of a plateau … Continue reading →

vermivora (from vermis, worm, and vorare, to devour) peregrina (wandering alien) Saturday, May 10, 1980 — 7:45 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley I left the road and headed gingerly into the woods halfway up the hillside, wary about Copperheads. … Continue reading →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) castanea (chestnut) Saturday, May 10, 1980 — 7:25 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley It wasn’t a wave — more like a ripple. But there were warblers scattered throughout the woods on … Continue reading →

contopus (from kontos, short, and pous, foot) virens (to be green) Saturday, May 10, 1980 — 7:15 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley I continued along the road up the hill. I heard the Pewee giving its plaintive “pee-o-wee” song … Continue reading →

vermivora (from vermis, worm, and vorare, to devour) ruficapilla (from rufus, reddish, and capillus, hair) Saturday, May 10, 1980 — 7:15 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley I got a chance to meet one of the delightful local residents this … Continue reading →