Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #415 — Juniper Titmouse

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

baeolophus (from baio, little, and lophus, crest) ridgwayi (for Robert Ridgway, American zoologist and curator) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 6:33 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park I walked along the river below the dam expecting to … Continue reading →

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Animal #41 — Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

cyomys ludovicianus Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 5:46 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park Lake Pueblo State Park was a reservoir on the Arkansas River behind a large dam. The area around the lake consisted of desert … Continue reading →

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Bird #414 — Scaled Quail

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

callipepla (from kallos, beautiful, and peplos, a ceremonial robe) squamata (scaly) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 4:36 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park After watching the California Gulls and White-faced Ibis for a while, I walked along … Continue reading →

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Bird #413 — California Gull

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) californicus (of California) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 4:15 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park There were 47 California Gulls below the visitor center. Most of them were standing on a sand bar about … Continue reading →

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Bird #412 — White-faced Ibis

Posted on April 30, 2002 by Roger

plegadis (scythe, sickle) chihi (pasture, grassy area) Tuesday, April 30, 2002 — 4:15 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Lake Pueblo State Park After I left Valco Ponds, I drove three miles up the road to Lake Pueblo State Park. The … Continue reading →

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