Category Archives: Wildlife

hirundo (swallow) rustica (rustic, rural) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 4:00 pm Ottawa National Forest, Michigan – Black River Harbor The swallows were flying low over the river near the boat docks between the bridge and Lake Superior.  They occasionally … Continue reading →

molothrus (vagabond) ater (black) Wednesday, May 30, 1979 – 4:00 pm Ottawa National Forest, Michigan – Black River Harbor My girlfriend and I spent the afternoon viewing the falls and hiking along the river.  When it began raining, we sat … Continue reading →

progne (Prokne, daughter of Pandion and fabled to have been changed into a swallow) subis (a name applied by Pliny, Roman naturalist, to a bird that breaks eagles’ eggs) Tuesday, May 29, 1979 – 12:00 noon Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin I … Continue reading →

petrochelidon (from petros, stone or rock, and chelidon, swallow) pyrrhonota (red-backed, in allusion to rump) Tuesday, May 29, 1979 – 10:00 am McNaughton, Wisconsin I was with my girlfriend and some friends. We stopped at the gas pumps in front … Continue reading →

carduelis (thistle) tristis (sad, in allusion to its plaintive call) Monday, May 28, 1979 – 2:02 pm Boulder Junction, Wisconsin I was sitting on a bench outside an antique store watching the Evening and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. The goldfinch flew into … Continue reading →