Monthly Archives: November 1997

Bird #358 — Townsend’s Solitaire

Posted on November 11, 1997 by Roger

myadestes (from myia, fly, and edestes, eater) townsendi (given in 1838 by John James Audubon for John K. Townsend, young Philadelphia ornithologist, who collected the first one known to science along the Columbia River) Tuesday, November 11, 1997 — 2:30 … Continue reading →

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Bird #357 — Peregrine Falcon

Posted on November 7, 1997 by Roger

falco (hawk) peregrinus (wandering) Friday, November 7, 1997 — 9:20 am Evanston, Illinois — Evanston Water Department and Northwestern University — Lake Michigan It had only been 50 minutes since I saw the Black-legged Kittiwake. During that time I had … Continue reading →

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Bird #356 — Black-legged Kittiwake

Posted on November 7, 1997 by Roger

rissa (kittiwake) tridactyla (three-toed) Friday, November 7, 1997 — 8:30 am Wilmette, Illinois — Gillson Park We went to the lake primarily to look for scoters. (We saw three with dark wings, but they were too far out to identify.) … Continue reading →

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