Category Archives: Wildlife

Animal #58 — Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

spermophilus lateralis Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 3:45 pm Battle Mountain — Goldfield, Colorado I wasn’t quick enough to get a photo of this squirrel, but I knew I could expect to see one, so I knew what it was … Continue reading →

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Bird #458 — Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

selasphorus (from selas, light, and phoros, bearing) platycerus (from platys, broad, and kerkos, tail) Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 3:25 pm Goldfield, Colorado — Battle Hill I’m almost positive I saw one of these earlier in the day in Temple … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #47 — Zerene Fritillary

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

speyeria zerene Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 11:32 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado It was flitting about and landing on the dirt of the road just north of the second tunnel.

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Bird #457 — Dusky Flycatcher

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

empidonax (from empis, gnat, mosquito, and anax, king) oberholseri (after Harry Oberholser, American ornithologist) Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 11:04 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado This flycatcher was singing its distinctive three-part song from the branches of a … Continue reading →

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Bird #456 — Cassin’s Finch

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

carpodacus (from karpos, fruit, and dakos, biter) cassinii (named for John Cassin, 19th-century Philadelphia ornithologist) Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 10:43 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado The bird I saw was a female. It was calling repeatedly … Continue reading →

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