tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post1303035320512177455..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Crappy Birding is Good BirdingLaurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-52663810410250524472015-04-22T10:07:03.934-07:002015-04-22T10:07:03.934-07:00That was the joke Kathleen!
New Jersey is hella b...That was the joke Kathleen! <br />New Jersey is hella birdy; they have the World Series of Birding on Cape May...but it's also still...Jersey (I think the parallels between that and a reclamation site are solid).Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-86608020945834659722015-04-22T06:59:59.772-07:002015-04-22T06:59:59.772-07:00"Dumps and landfills, reclamation sites and s..."Dumps and landfills, reclamation sites and sewage ponds, treatment facilities and New Jersey.." Really? Jersey has some of the best birding in the states. Even if SE AZ got the #1 spot, NJ gets the #2: http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/featured-stories/15-favorite-birding-destinations-in-us-and-canada/ And here NJ is #8 and AZ is #10: http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-birdwatching/<br /><br />Be fair. Otherwise congrats on the Plover and the Common Yellowthroat.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881932850272846039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-42953168612256570792015-04-10T13:39:22.353-07:002015-04-10T13:39:22.353-07:00Hey Jann,
BBPL are much more adaptable birds than...Hey Jann,<br /><br />BBPL are much more adaptable birds than AGPL, which is why they have much larger, more distributed ranges. They can turn left, right, even look behind them a bit in search of food or danger. Some people point to this as an evolutionary advantage while others look at it as the result of low-brow, unrefined, and prurient breeding tendencies. <br /><br />Either way, it makes for some compelling birding!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-30182523595297916032015-04-10T10:58:16.577-07:002015-04-10T10:58:16.577-07:00Laurence, great captures of the common yellowthroa...Laurence, great captures of the common yellowthroat! I made some sad attempts when I lived in S Dakota, but the buggars were very antsy and hard to snap. I had no idea about AG and BB adult plovers only facing left…I see/shoot BB plovers here in NE Florida…took pics today and yes the two birds are both facing left! :D What's up with that?!Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172034972414945913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-45299183062000444532015-04-09T11:29:57.006-07:002015-04-09T11:29:57.006-07:00Cheers Rob. I think we're way ahead of the fie...Cheers Rob. I think we're way ahead of the field guides on this one, but they're loaded down in bureaucracy and politics after all. If a bird always looks left, well, then it gets claimed by the Libs and so on and so forth.<br /><br />It's a shame. As i understand it, the main way in which they determined to split Ivory-billed from Pileated Woodpecker was which side of the tree each bird preferred. Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-90819232668060746112015-04-09T10:56:18.465-07:002015-04-09T10:56:18.465-07:00Interested observation about the plovers facing on...Interested observation about the plovers facing only in one direction . . . kind of like woodpeckers always landing on the "other" side of the tree trunk.Rob Denholtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091280601263366742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-3702599341236290062015-04-08T16:48:59.915-07:002015-04-08T16:48:59.915-07:00Eh, you'll know 'em when you see 'em. ...Eh, you'll know 'em when you see 'em. COYE is such a bird that is deserves to be crushed; it deserves to be crushed long and good, and by someone (not me) who knows what they're doing.<br /><br />It was an All-American lifer--I like that!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-67569021294563756582015-04-08T16:24:02.328-07:002015-04-08T16:24:02.328-07:00Wait. Was it a lifer? I am just making things up...Wait. Was it a lifer? I am just making things up now. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-47338730915578534212015-04-08T16:23:16.766-07:002015-04-08T16:23:16.766-07:00If those are not COYE crushes, then what the hell ...If those are not COYE crushes, then what the hell are?? Nice owl shots, and congrats on the all american lifer. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-64953285782244890572015-04-06T11:31:35.559-07:002015-04-06T11:31:35.559-07:00Cheers Josh,
I'll whine all I want thank you ...Cheers Josh,<br /><br />I'll whine all I want thank you very much--it's a very Sora-esque thing to do after all. Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-21554352571508820362015-04-06T10:40:24.089-07:002015-04-06T10:40:24.089-07:00It's true--AMGPs do only face left. Wow, you ...It's true--AMGPs do only face left. Wow, you make shorebird identification simple! You need to write your own field guide. I'm particularly looking forward to the empids section.<br /><br />Anyhow, congrats on a great lifer with some nice secondary bird photos besides.<br /><br />P.S. No more whining about Sora shots. Some of us have beaks-only LOOKS.Josh Wallestadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547530391406974019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-56387915906611726832015-04-06T08:12:48.907-07:002015-04-06T08:12:48.907-07:00Thanks Kelly,
Yellowthroats are sharp-lloking bir...Thanks Kelly,<br /><br />Yellowthroats are sharp-lloking bird! So seldom do they share themselves properly. Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-32126336508189761572015-04-06T07:19:11.068-07:002015-04-06T07:19:11.068-07:00...loved this post. Your photos of the owl are gor......loved this post. Your photos of the owl are gorgeous, and I love your description of them too. Great photos of the yellowthroat as well. I love their posture!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-46164255245919601512015-04-06T06:53:28.302-07:002015-04-06T06:53:28.302-07:00Poo ponds are an essential part of the birder'...Poo ponds are an essential part of the birder's arsenal. Good for slinging on listservs and the like, good for the birds themselves. <br /><br />May the AMGPs flow to you this migration.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-36630246261347371252015-04-06T05:25:25.001-07:002015-04-06T05:25:25.001-07:00Those are damn fine COYE photos and don't let ...Those are damn fine COYE photos and don't let anyone tell you different. We still need to trek out to our poo ponds sometime - an American Golden-Plover would certainly make it all worthwhile.Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.com