Category Archives: Wildlife

Swans

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Roger

In the 1930s, Trumpeter Swans were almost extinct. Since then, they have been reintroduced throughout their historic range. In 1992, part of the population that now nests in the upper Midwest began migrating to central Arkansas. As many as 300 … Continue reading →

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Bird #506 — Pink-footed Goose

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Roger

anser (goose) brachyrhynchus (from brakhus short, and rhunkhos, bill) Tuesday, December 11, 2018 — 1:08 pm Weld County, Colorado — County Road 7 about a mile south of Route 119 Earlier this week, local birders started a Colorado Rare Bird … Continue reading →

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Castlewood Canyon

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Roger

A quick hike at Castlewood Canyon State Park, and then up to Parker to tour a museum. That was my plan. But as I drove north on Routh 83, it began to rain. When I pulled into the park, I … Continue reading →

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Bird #505 — California Condor

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Roger

gymnogyps (from gumnos bare, naked, and gups vulture) californianus (California) Wednesday, October 24, 2018 — 9:47 am Vermilion Cliffs National Monument — House Rock Valley Road In 1987, there were only 22 wild California Condors in the world, all of … Continue reading →

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Bird #504 — Parasitic Jaeger

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Roger

stercorarius (of dung, a reference to the skuas’ pursuit of other seabirds until they disgorge their food, the disgorged food once thought to be excrement) parasiticus (parasitic) Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 5:58 pm Chatfield State Park, Colorado Eighteen years … Continue reading →

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