Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #103 — Common Goldeneye

Posted on February 23, 1980 by Roger

bucephala (ox-headed) clangula (noise) Saturday, February 23, 1980 — 8:45 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center In the winter, in the old days, two small areas of Crabtree Lake were kept open by air pumps. These small circles of … Continue reading →

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Bird #102 — Northern Shrike

Posted on February 2, 1980 by Roger

lanius (butcher) excubitor (sentinel) Saturday, February 2, 1980 — 12:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center This was a typical Chicago winter day, with snow on the ground, clear blue skies and a cold wind. The Northern Shrike was … Continue reading →

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Bird #101 — Ruffed Grouse

Posted on December 29, 1979 by Roger

bonasa (from bonus, good, and assum, a roast) umbellus (umbrella, in reference to the feather tufts on its neck) Saturday, December 29, 1979 — 11:00 am McNaughton, Wisconsin — Spider Lake Road Two Ruffed Grouse flew across the road in … Continue reading →

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Bird #100 — Common Raven

Posted on December 28, 1979 by Roger

corvus (raven) corax (croaker) Friday, December 28, 1979 — 8:30 am McNaughton, Wisconsin A friend and I were walking along a road through the woods when this raven flew overhead, croaking loudly. It passed so close to us that I … Continue reading →

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Bird #99 — Gray Jay

Posted on December 27, 1979 by Roger

perisoreus (to heap up food) canadensis (of Canada) Thursday, December 27, 1979 — 2:30 pm McNaughton, Wisconsin — West Spider Lake We threw the remains of a turkey on the ice on West Spider Lake. Our intent was to attract … Continue reading →

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