Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #469 — Bell’s Sparrow

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Roger

artemisiospiza (from artemisio, ?, and spiza, finch) belli (named for John G. Bell, a naturalist who was a friend of Audubon) Wednesday, February 18, 2015 North Etiwanda Preserve in Rancho Cucamonga, California This place had the essentials — it was … Continue reading →

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Bird #468 — Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

picoides (from picus, woodpecker, and eidos, likeness) nuttallii (named for Thomas Nuttall, English botanist and zoologist) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California This one was supposed to be easy. Nuttall’s Woodpeckers are common on … Continue reading →

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Bird #467 — Lawrence’s Goldfinch

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

carduelis (goldfinch) lawrencei (named for George Lawrence, American businessman and amateur ornithologist) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California Lawrence’s Goldfinch is listed as rare on the Reserve bird checklist, so it wasn’t on my … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #25 — Western Fence Lizard

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

sceloporus occidentalis Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California I spotted the first Western Fence Lizard sunning on a large rock in a field. A while later, I saw another one on a log in … Continue reading →

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Bird #466 — Band-tailed Pigeon

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

columba (pigeon or dove) fasciata (banded) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California The trail I was on soon entered open fields, so I cut over to another trail called the Waterline Road and headed … Continue reading →

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