Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #432 — Common Murre

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

uria (diving bird) aalge (from Danish for auk) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 9:37 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This was cool. So far, my lifers had been simply species that I had never seen … Continue reading →

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Bird #431 — Glaucous-winged Gull

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Roger

larus (gull) glaucescens (blue-gray) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 7:29 pm Skamania County, Washington — Drano Lake We were heading west along the Columbia River through the Gorge when we happened upon Drano Lake. I don’t recall why I pulled … Continue reading →

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Bird #430 — Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Roger

poecile (many-colored) rufescens (reddish) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 5:36 pm Hood River County, Oregon — Tucker County Park We drove through the town of Hood River and up into the apple-growing region in the foothills beneath Mount Hood. We … Continue reading →

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Animal #49 — Western Gray Squirrel

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Roger

sciurus griseus Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 6:10 pm Hood River County, Oregon — Lost Lake Road My sister and I drove south from Hood River and headed for Lost Lake, which was supposed to be a good place to … Continue reading →

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Bird #429 — Western Wood-Pewee

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Roger

contopus (from kontos, short, and pous, foot) sordidulus (dirty, unkempt) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 4:25 pm Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon — Eagle Creek I wonder what the story is behind that Latin name? We walked down the Wauna … Continue reading →

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