Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #120 — American Pipit

Posted on April 3, 1980 by Roger

anthus (bird) spinoletta (titlark) Thursday, April 3, 1980 — 4:45 pm Evanston, Illinois — Northwestern University Once again, I drove east to Lake Michigan after work, this time by myself. As I got closer to the lake, the sky got … Continue reading →

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Bird #119 — Eared Grebe

Posted on March 31, 1980 by Roger

podiceps (foot) nigricollis (from niger, black, and collum, neck) Monday, March 31, 1980 — 5:00 pm Evanston, Illinois — Northwestern University — Lake Michigan I heard about the Eared Grebe on the Audubon hotline and dragged my friends out after … Continue reading →

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Bird #118 — Greater Scaup

Posted on March 24, 1980 by Roger

aythya (seabird) marila (embers of charcoal, black) Monday, March 24, 1980 — 5:00 pm Wilmette, Illinois — Gillson Park — Lake Michigan From day one, I wanted to be a good birder. I determined not to put any bird on … Continue reading →

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Bird #117 — Red-breasted Merganser

Posted on March 24, 1980 by Roger

mergus (a diver) serrator (one who saws, a sawyer) Monday, March 24, 1980 — 4:00 pm Wilmette, Illinois — Gillson Park — Lake Michigan At Gillson Park, my friends and I parked on the street, as we always did. (Wilmette … Continue reading →

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Bird #116 — Blue-winged Teal

Posted on March 22, 1980 by Roger

anas (duck) discors (discordant) Saturday, March 22, 1980 — 8:30 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center My wife and I were in the blind on Crabtree Lake when we spotted this Blue-winged Teal swimming nearby. Shortly thereafter, we saw … Continue reading →

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