Category Archives: Wildlife

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 →

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 →

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 →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 4:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was walking to my car after a very productive day, but there was one more lifer waiting for … Continue reading →

sphyrapicus (from sphyra, a hammer, and picus, a woodpecker) varius (variegated) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 3:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I spotted two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in a large tree on the dam on Bulrush Pond. They … Continue reading →