Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #85 — Hooded Merganser

Posted on November 14, 1979 by Roger

lophodytes (from lophos crest, and dytes, diver) cucullatus (hooded) Wednesday, November 14, 1979 — 10:30 am Deerfield, Illinois — pond next to I-94 I walked across a cornfield to get a closer look at some ducks I’d seen swimming in … Continue reading →

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Bird #84 — Ring-necked Duck

Posted on November 14, 1979 by Roger

aythya (a seabird) collaris (the neck, with collar) Wednesday, November 14, 1979 — 10:30 am Deerfield, Illinois — pond next to I-94 I noticed several ducks swimming in a small pond next to the tollway. I didn’t know what they … Continue reading →

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Bird #83 — American Tree Sparrow

Posted on October 30, 1979 by Roger

spizella (finch) arborea (trees) Tuesday, October 30, 1979 — 10:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center This sparrow was moving around in a row of bushes, approximately 12 feet off the ground, between Bulrush Pond and Turkey Foot Prairie.

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Bird #82 — Ring-billed Gull

Posted on October 30, 1979 by Roger

larus (a ravenous seabird) delawarensis (of Delaware) Tuesday, October 30, 1979 — 9:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center These Ring-billed Gulls were swimming in Crabtree Lake.

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Bird #81 — Varied Thrush

Posted on October 28, 1979 by Roger

ixoreus (from ixos, mistletoe, and oreos, mountains) naevius (varied) Sunday, October 28, 1979 — 1:00 pm Des Plaines, Illinois Again, checking the action out my bedroom window paid off. I had just gotten back from church when I spotted this … Continue reading →

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