Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #40 — Belted Kingfisher

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

megaceryle (large) alcyon (from Halcyone, of Greek mythology, daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher) Monday, July 30, 1979 — 5:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center This bird … Continue reading →

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Bird #39 — Cedar Waxwing

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

bombycilla (silky-tailed) cedrorum (of cedars) Friday, Monday, July 30, 1979 — 5:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center This bird was flying tree to tree along the island on Sulky Pond.

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Bird #38 — Black-crowned Night Heron

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

nycticorax (night raven) nycticorax (ditto) Monday, July 30, 1979 — 2:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I spotted this bird from the blind on Bulrush Pond. It was on the other side of the pond roosting in a … Continue reading →

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Bird #37 — Gray Catbird

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

dumetella (a little thicket dweller) carolinensis (of Carolina) Monday, July 30, 1979 — 1:30 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I was walking the trail that wraps around one end of Sulky Pond. The catbird was feeding in the … Continue reading →

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Bird #36 — Lesser Yellowlegs

Posted on July 30, 1979 by Roger

tringa (a white-rumped water bird) flavipes (from flavus, yellow, and pes, foot) Monday, July 30, 1979 — 1:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center I arrived at Crabtree shortly after a storm chased everyone away, and I had the … Continue reading →

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