Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #65 — Green-winged Teal

Posted on October 3, 1979 by Roger

anas (duck) crecca (the quack note of this duck) Wednesday, October 3, 1979 — 9:30 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I birded for six-and-a-half hours this day. I don’t remember why I had that much time available on … Continue reading →

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Bird #64 — Brown Creeper

Posted on October 2, 1979 by Roger

certhia (tree creeper) americana (of America) Tuesday, October 2, 1979 — 1:00 pm Des Plaines, Illinois During my early days of birding I spent hours pouring over bird books and field guides, memorizing field marks, studying range maps, anything that … Continue reading →

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Bird #63 — Hermit Thrush

Posted on October 2, 1979 by Roger

catharus (pure, referring to purity of song) guttatus (spotted) Tuesday, October 2, 1979 — 1:00 pm Des Plaines, Illinois I spotted this Hermit Thrush as it perched in the bushes in my backyard and walked on the ground nearby. It … Continue reading →

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Bird #62 — White-throated Sparrow

Posted on September 30, 1979 by Roger

zonotrichia (from zone, girdle, belt and trichos, hair) albicollis (from albus, white, and collum, neck) Sunday, September 30, 1979 — 12:00 noon Glencoe, Illinois — Botanic Gardens My fiancée and I walked most of the paths, including the one that … Continue reading →

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Bird #61 — Black-and-white Warbler

Posted on September 26, 1979 by Roger

mniotilta (from mnion, moss, and tillein, to pull out) varia, variegated) Wednesday, September 26, 1979 — 12:30 pm Deerfield, Illinois I spotted this bird as it was climbing around on branches low in the woods on a college campus.

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