Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #407 — Mountain Bluebird

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

sialia (bird) currucoides (from carruca, carriage, and eidos, appearance) Monday, April 29, 2002 — 8:01 am Teller County, Colorado — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument I had three target birds — Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee and Williamson’s Sapsucker. Within an … Continue reading →

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Animal #40 — Wyoming Ground Squirrel

Posted on April 29, 2002 by Roger

urocitellus elegans Monday, April 29, 2002 — 7:25 am Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado I got up early and drove into the mountains to do some birding. I arrived at Florissant Fossil Beds before it opened, so I parked … Continue reading →

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Bird #406 — American Dipper

Posted on April 28, 2002 by Roger

cinclus (bird) mexicanus (of Mexico) Sunday, April 28, 2002 — 12:53 pm Fremont County, Colorado — Arkansas River — Royal Gorge I was watching specifically for this bird. I knew the raft trip would be my best chance to see … Continue reading →

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Bird #405 — Clark’s Nutcracker

Posted on April 28, 2002 by Roger

nucifraga (from nucis, nut, and frangere, to break) columbiana (of the Columbia River) Sunday, April 28, 2002 — 12:45 pm Fremont County, Colorado — Arkansas River — Royal Gorge I went to Colorado Springs for a convention. A coworker and … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #10 — Red-bellied Snake

Posted on April 14, 2002 by Roger

storeria occipitomaculata Sunday, April 14, 2002 — 7:50 pm Moraine Hills State Park, Illinois I parked at McHenry Dam and walked seven miles around the McHenry Dam and Leatherleaf Bog Trails. On the Bog Trail, about 500 yards west of Junction … Continue reading →

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