Category Archives: Wildlife

oporornis (from opora, autumnal, and ornis, bird) tolmiei (in honor of William Fraser Tolmie, friend of John Kirk Townsend) — MacGillivray’s Warbler was named by John James Audubon for his friend and editor, Dr. W. MacGillivray. Saturday, June 17, 2017 … Continue reading →

aspidoscelis tigris Saturday, June 10, 2017 Colorado National Monument, Colorado We saw several of these lizards as we visited the canyon overlooks. In several cases, they actually seemed to be studying us as we looked at them. One small one … Continue reading →

I planned the days on this weekend adventure, and my wife planned the nights. She booked us at the Cedaredge Lodge, a mom-and-pop motel that has great ratings. The young woman who checked us in spent about 20 minutes explaining … Continue reading →

setophaga (from Greek ses, “moth,” and phagos, “eating”) graciae (discovered by Elliott Coues and named after his 18-year-old sister, Grace Darling Coues) Monday, May 29, 2017 — 8:50 am Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado This was about as easy as … Continue reading →

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikos, home or habitat) townsendi (named for John Townsend, American naturalist and collector) Sunday, May 21, 2017 — 9:40 am Fountain Creek Regional Park — Fountain, Colorado I’m still getting use to birding in my … Continue reading →