Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #48 — Common Merganser

Posted on September 1, 1979 by Roger

mergus (diver) merganser (from mergere, to plunge, and anser, goose) Saturday, September 1, 1979 — 11:00 am Ottawa National Forest, Michigan — Black River Harbor My fiancée and I were crossing the suspension bridge across the Black River on our … Continue reading →

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Bird #47 — Common Snipe

Posted on September 1, 1979 by Roger

capella (diminutive of caper, goat, in allusion to its goat-like bleating sounds during territorial flights) gallinago (a hen) Saturday, September 1, 1979 — 8:00 am Manotowish Waters, Wisconsin — Powell Marsh Wildlife Area My fiancée and I spent a weekend … Continue reading →

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Bird #46 — Brown Thrasher

Posted on August 28, 1979 by Roger

toxostoma (from toxon, bow, and stema, bill) rufum (red or rufous) Tuesday, August 28, 1979 — 5:30 pm Northbrook, Illinois — residential area I saw this Brown Thrasher while on my roofing job. I call it a residential area, but … Continue reading →

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Bird #45 — Field Sparrow

Posted on August 19, 1979 by Roger

spizella (finch) pusilla (very small) Sunday, August 19, 1979 — 10:00 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center This Field Sparrow was feeding on sunflowers planted along the fence row between the apple orchard and a large field near the … Continue reading →

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Bird #44 — Red-shouldered Hawk

Posted on August 19, 1979 by Roger

buteo (hawk) lineatus (striped) Sunday, August 19, 1979 — 8:30 am Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I confess. This sighting is tainted. The bird had been raised in captivity and released only a few days before. It was a … Continue reading →

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