Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #10 – Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Posted on May 28, 1979 by Roger

pheucticus (inclined to avoid, retiring) ludovicianus (Louisiana) Monday, May 28, 1979 – 2:01 pm Boulder Junction, Wisconsin I was standing in a jack pine grove outside an antique store in town, watching a flock of Evening Grosbeaks on and about … Continue reading →

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Bird #9 – Evening Grosbeak

Posted on May 28, 1979 by Roger

hesperiphona (hesperios, at eventide, and phone, voice) vespertina (belonging to evening) Monday, May 28, 1979 – 2:00 pm Boulder Junction, Wisconsin I spotted these birds outside an antique store, which was located in downtown (I use the term loosely) Boulder … Continue reading →

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Bird #8 – American Crow

Posted on May 27, 1979 by Roger

corvus (raven) brachyrhynchos (brachys, short, and rhynchos, beak) Sunday, May 27, 1979 – 9:50 am Oneida County, Wisconsin – Rainbow Flowage – junction of County Roads D and E My girlfriend and I and some friends were on an expedition … Continue reading →

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Bird #7 – Ovenbird

Posted on May 26, 1979 by Roger

seiurus (from seio, to shake and oura, tail) aurocapillus (from aurum, gold and capillus crown) Saturday, May 26, 1979 – 3:15 p.m. McNaughton, Wisconsin My girlfriend and I were walking through the woods on the path around a lake when … Continue reading →

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Bird #6 – Red-winged Blackbird

Posted on May 23, 1979 by Roger

agelaius (belonging to a flock) phoeniceus (deep red) Wednesday, May 23, 1979 – 10:30 a.m. Des Plaines, Illinois – O’Hare International – Manheim Road My roommate and I had just pulled off the Kennedy Expressway onto Manheim Road when I … Continue reading →

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