Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #70 — Song Sparrow

Posted on October 3, 1979 by Roger

melospiza (from melos, song, and spiza, finch) melodia (pleasant song) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 2:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I had identified a few easy sparrows when I’d had plenty of time to look at them, … Continue reading →

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Bird #69 — Red-bellied Woodpecker

Posted on October 3, 1979 by Roger

melanerpes (from melanos, black, and  herpes, a creeper) carolinus (of Carolina) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 1:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I waited out a rain shower in the blind on Bulrush Pond. After the rain stopped, … Continue reading →

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Bird #68 — Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Posted on October 3, 1979 by Roger

regulus (diminutive of king) calendula (glowing) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 10:30 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I spotted this Ruby-crowned Kinglet as it was foraging through the brush along the earthen dam at the end of Bulrush … Continue reading →

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Bird #67 — American Wigeon

Posted on October 3, 1979 by Roger

anas (duck) americana (of America) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 10:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I sat in the blind on Bulrush Pond for about half an hour watching a group of Black Ducks feeding in the … Continue reading →

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Bird #66 — American Black Duck

Posted on October 3, 1979 by Roger

anas (duck) rubripes (rom ruber, red, and pes, foot) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 10:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I sat in the blind on Bulrush Pond and watched the Black Ducks feeding in a group, picking … Continue reading →

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