Category Archives: Wildlife

sturnella (from sturnus, starling, with an added diminutive, so “little starling”) lilianae (after three women named Lilian who were associated in one way or another with ornithologists) Dallam County, Texas – County Road 1879 Monday, June 24, 2024 – 2:05 … Continue reading →

spermophilus armatus Lamar Valley – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – 10:30 am We drove through Lamar Valley at Yellowstone looking for animals (but especially for wolves). We saw several ground squirrels run across the road in … Continue reading →

ursus (Latin for bear) arctos (Greek for bear) Nine Mile Trailhead – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – 6:13 pm We spent the entire day in the park looking at waterfalls and geysers and boiling ponds. We … Continue reading →

bison bison Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – 10:34 am I’ve seen lots of bison in state and national parks, but I waited until I saw them at Yellowstone before I added them to my list. The … Continue reading →

nerodia rhombifier Friday, May 10, 2024 – 10:05 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I spotted the snake swimming along the muddy shore in one of the canals. As I watched, it crawled up onto the muddy bank like … Continue reading →