Category Archives: Wildlife

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 →

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 →

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.

junco (rush colored) hyemalis (winter) Friday, September 21, 1979 — 2:15 pm Deerfield, Illinois Six Dark-eyed Juncos were foraging in the grass and weeds along a dirt road on a college campus. The road ran through an area of scrubby … Continue reading →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikein, to dwell) virens (becoming green) Friday, September 21, 1979 — 2:15 pm Deerfield, Illinois This Black-throated Green Warbler was flitting about in the understory of the woods on a college campus.