Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #384a — Iceland Gull (Kumlien’s)

Posted on March 1, 2002 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) glaucoides (resembling the Glaucous Gull) Friday, March 1, 2002 — 9:15 am Zion, Illinois — North Point Marina — Lake Michigan NOTE: This was a lifer when I saw it. Since, this subspecies (Kumlien’s Gull) and Thayer’s … Continue reading →

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Bird #404 — Glaucous Gull

Posted on March 1, 2002 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) hyperboreus (northern) Friday, March 1, 2002 — 8:55 am Zion, Illinois — North Point Marina — Lake Michigan I drove to Racine at dawn to look (unsuccessfully) for a Gyrfalcon, then drove down along the lake to … Continue reading →

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Bird #403 — King Rail

Posted on July 13, 2001 by Roger

rallus (rail) elegans (elegant) Friday, July 13, 2001 — 8:19 am Ringwood, Illinois — Glacial Park Conservation Area — Harts Road I added this lifer at the cost of a brush with the law. I first found out about the … Continue reading →

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Bird #402 — Trumpeter Swan

Posted on June 19, 2001 by Roger

cygnus (swan) buccinator (trumpeter) Tuesday, June 19, 2001 — 2:52 pm Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan On Tuesday, we drove east across the Upper Peninsula to Seney. I’ve always wanted to visit there, but never had a chance. The part … Continue reading →

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Bird #401 — Curlew Sandpiper

Posted on June 11, 2001 by Roger

calidris (speckled water bird) ferruginea (rusty red) Monday, June 11, 2001 — 3:35 pm Great Lakes, Illinois — Naval Training Center — Lake Michigan When I turned on my computer at work this morning, I had a message that a … Continue reading →

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