Category Archives: Wildlife

pipistrellus subflavus Saturday, June 12, 2004 — 11:20 am Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky – Carmichael We signed up for the Grand Avenue Tour, a four and a half hour, four mile hike underground. We rode from the visitor center to … Continue reading →

eurytides marcellus Friday, June 11, 2004 — 11:40 am Perryville, Kentucky — Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site I made a fast-paced trip around one of the trails on the battlefield. I would have liked to have had time to follow … Continue reading →

lasiurus borealis Friday, June 11, 2004 — 7:00 am Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky — Historic Entrance We spent six days in Indiana and Kentucky, visiting President’s homes and other sites. We arrived at Mammoth Cave this afternoon and stayed … Continue reading →

histrionicus histrionicus (from histro, actor, referring to its brightly patterned, clown-like feathers) Saturday, February 14, 2004 — 1:50 pm Zion, Illinois — North Point Marina — Lake Michigan This bird was reported on IBET earlier in the week. I drove … Continue reading →

calidris (from kalidris, a speckled water bird) acuminata (pointed, or sharpened) Friday, October 3, 2003 — 3:15 pm Kane County, Illinois — Blackhawk Forest Preserve — Fox River This Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was first spotted on Tuesday afternoon. When IBET reports … Continue reading →