Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #451 — Swainson’s Warbler

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Roger

limnothlypis (marsh finch) swainsonii (named after 19th-century English ornithologist William Swainson, by John James Audubon) Tuesday, April 24, 2012 — 7:40 pm Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia — Reids Station Road It was 7:30 and dusk was swiftly approaching. I’d … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #46 — Hackberry Emperor

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Roger

asterocampa celtis (hackberry) Tuesday, April 24, 2012 — 2:45 pm Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia — Beaver Swamp Trail My primary objective for visiting Bond Swamp was to see a Swainson’s Warbler, but I wasn’t opposed to seeing other … Continue reading →

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Bird #450 — Small-billed Elaenia

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Roger

Elaenia (olive) parvirostris (from parvus, small, and rostrum, beak) Sunday, April 22, 2012 — 4:40 pm Chicago, Illinois — Douglas Park I was flipping through the Chicago Tribune this morning when I happened upon this article. Having recently decided to … Continue reading →

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Bird #449 — Pacific Wren

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Roger

troglodytes (creeper into holes) pacificus (calm, tranquil) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 3:21 pm Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon — Eagle Creek — Wauna Viewpoint Trail You have to love this hobby. Sometime in the past three years (November, 2010 … Continue reading →

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La Jolla

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Roger

On Tuesday , we had four hours of free time between the afternoon and evening stretches in the booth. One of my coworkers knew of a beach north of San Diego that had been invaded by Harbor Seals, so we … Continue reading →

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