Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #20 – Common Loon

Posted on May 30, 1979 by Roger

gavia (sea smew) immer (ember) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 7:15 pm Manotowish Waters, Wisconsin – Powell Marsh Wildlife Area The two loons were swimming in an open part of the marsh along an elevated dike.  They swam very low … Continue reading →

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Bird #19 – Killdeer

Posted on May 30, 1979 by Roger

charadrius (a plover and the watery places inhabited by them) vociferus (vocal) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 7:15 pm Manotowish Waters, Wisconsin – Powell Marsh Wildlife Area Earlier in the day, when my girlfriend and I were driving up to … Continue reading →

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Bird #18 – American Coot

Posted on May 30, 1979 by Roger

fulica (coot) americana (of America) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 4:30 pm Ottawa National Forest, Michigan – Black River Harbor As my girlfriend and I were looking at the grackle, I noticed a black bird swimming along the weedy shore … Continue reading →

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Bird #17 – Common Grackle

Posted on May 30, 1979 by Roger

quiscalus (quail) quiscula (ditto) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 4:30 pm Ottawa National Forest, Michigan – Black River Harbor My girlfriend and I crossed the bridge over the river and walked along the path to the beach on the east … Continue reading →

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Bird #16 – Chipping Sparrow

Posted on May 30, 1979 by Roger

spizella (finch) passerina (pertaining to a sparrow) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 4:30 pm Ottawa National Forest, Michigan – Black River Harbor Several Chipping Sparrows were picking and feeding on the ground under some large pine trees in the picnic … Continue reading →

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