Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #43 — Great Crested Flycatcher

Posted on August 18, 1979 by Roger

myiarchus (from myia, fly, and archos, chief, ruler) crinitus (hair) Saturday, August 18, 1979 — 6:00 pm Barrington, Illinois — Crabtree Nature Center These birds were flycatching perch to perch in some tiny trees in a meadow next to Turkey … Continue reading →

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Bird #42 — Baltimore Oriole

Posted on August 18, 1979 by Roger

icterus (jaundice, the name given to a small, yellow bird by ancients, the sight of which, according to tradition, cured jaundiced persons, at which the bird died) galbula (a small yellow bird) Saturday, August 18, 1979 — 5:30 pm Barrington, … Continue reading →

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Bird #41 — Common Nighthawk

Posted on August 15, 1979 by Roger

chordeiles (from chorde, a stringed musical instrument, and deile, afternoon or evening) minor (smaller, lesser) Wednesday, August 15, 1979 — 8:00 pm Northfield, Illinois – Willow Road I was driving home from my roofing job when I spotted these Nighthawks.  … Continue reading →

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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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