Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #80 — White-crowned Sparrow

Posted on October 21, 1979 by Roger

zonotrichia (from zone, girdle, and trichos, hair) leucophrys (from leukos, white, and ophrys, eyebrow) Sunday, October 21, 1979 — 11:30 am Des Plaines, Illinois I stood in my bedroom and stared out the back window a lot these days, and … Continue reading →

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Bird #79 — Rusty Blackbird

Posted on October 11, 1979 by Roger

euphagus (to eat well) carolinus (of Carolina) Thursday, October 11, 1979 — 4:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was on the dam at the end of Bulrush Pond when I saw two Rusty Blackbirds. They were foraging … Continue reading →

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Bird #78 — Eastern Towhee

Posted on October 4, 1979 by Roger

pipilo (to chirp) erythrophthalmus (from erythros, red, and ophthalmos, eye) Thursday, October 4, 1979 — 4:15 pm Lincolnshire, Illinois — Ryerson Conservation Area A friend and I parked and began walking down the trail. Almost immediately we noticed the Towhee. … Continue reading →

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Bird #77 — Golden-crowned Kinglet

Posted on October 4, 1979 by Roger

regulus (diminutive of king) satrapa (one wearing a gold crown) Thursday, October 4, 1979 — 1:30 pm Deerfield, Illinois These Golden-crowned Kinglets gave me a hard time. They were foraging through the woods on a college campus, moving constantly through … Continue reading →

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Bird #76 — Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

Posted on October 4, 1979 by Roger

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oiken, to dwell) coronata (crowned) Thursday, October 4, 1979 — 12:30 pm Deerfield, Illinois A large flock of small birds, including several Yellow-rumped Warblers, was foraging in the woods on a college campus near the … Continue reading →

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