Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #110 — Ruddy Duck

Posted on March 19, 1980 by Roger

oxyura (from oxys, pointed, and oura, tail) jamaicensis (of the island of Jamaica) Wednesday, March 19, 1980 — 4:15pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was sitting in the blind on Crabtree Lake when I spotted this Ruddy Duck. … Continue reading →

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Bird #109 — Ring-necked Pheasant

Posted on March 8, 1980 by Roger

phasianus (of the river Phasis) colchicus (Colchis, a city at the eastern end of the Black Sea, from which the Greek Argonauts were said to have brought home the original pheasant stock to their own country) Saturday, March 8, 1980 … Continue reading →

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Bird #108 — Horned Lark

Posted on March 8, 1980 by Roger

eremophila (desert-loving) alpestris (of the Alps) Saturday, March 8, 1980 — 3:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center My wife and I spotted a Horned Lark foraging on the entrance road, but as we approached, it flew into the … Continue reading →

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Bird #107 — Bufflehead

Posted on February 24, 1980 by Roger

bucephala (ox-headed) albeola (white) Sunday, February 24, 1980 — 2:30 pm Wilmette, Illinois — Gillson Park — Lake Michigan A female Bufflehead was swimming and diving in the harbor. Seeing it wasn’t nearly as exciting as seeing my first males, … Continue reading →

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Bird #106 — Snow Goose

Posted on February 23, 1980 by Roger

chen (goose) caerulescens (bluish) Saturday, February 23, 1980 — 4:15 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was sitting in the blind on Crabtree Lake watching the ducks and geese when I heard the Snow Goose calling. I spotted … Continue reading →

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