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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Tyson
Last Thursday (July 26) afternoon Jim Z. and I went to Tyson Research Center. We saw only a few birds: Turkey Vulture, Eastern Bluebird, Indigo Bunting (only two or three individuals seen, but many heard singing), American Goldfinch, a mystery … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Insects, Parks & Nature Areas, Sightings
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An hour in Tower Grove Park
I took a vacation day on Monday, July 16, and spent an hour in Tower Grove Park’s bird garden. There wasn’t much activity. Cicada Killers drifted over the grass at the entrance to the bird garden, making me wish I … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Parks & Nature Areas, Sightings
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Cloudywings
Update, July 31, 2007: I showed the photo to Jim Z. last Thursday, and he said that it’s a Southern with a darker than usual face. He had had only a brief view in the field. Digital cameras are truly … Continue reading
Posted in Arthropods, Butterflies, Identification, Insects
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Beyond the backyard
On Saturday morning, July 7, Jim Ziebol and I took a quick trip to Horseshoe Lake to see the Neotropic Cormorant Frank Holmes had found there several days earlier. It was good to get out after weeks of not venturing … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond Birds, Parks & Nature Areas, Sightings
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