tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post8404654405224554208..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Bogged Down BirdingLaurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-78835608361518150282016-02-05T09:07:56.608-07:002016-02-05T09:07:56.608-07:00Nice post, Laurence!
Too bad you didn't see a...Nice post, Laurence!<br /><br />Too bad you didn't see any owls. Perhaps when you make a return trip, there will be Boreal Owls along with the Gray, Snowies, and Hawk Owls...<br /><br />Congrats on the Falcon and Ivory Gull, those are two epic birds to land!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-22090382311170555022016-02-05T08:56:40.936-07:002016-02-05T08:56:40.936-07:00Cheers Josh,
When I can return and with more time...Cheers Josh,<br /><br />When I can return and with more time, I'll have to take you up on it.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-50146319586010011342016-02-02T20:24:53.267-07:002016-02-02T20:24:53.267-07:00Sharp-tailed Grouse is the second-most difficult o...Sharp-tailed Grouse is the second-most difficult one to get, so you're that much ahead of the game!<br /><br />My offer to show you around the Northland still stands. This weekend Tommy, Gordon, and I had 14 Owls from 6 different species, including those coveted 3. Josh Wallestadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547530391406974019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-16591643437427179162016-02-02T13:41:22.301-07:002016-02-02T13:41:22.301-07:00Well put. It is apt.Well put. It is apt.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-56265445672797121822016-02-02T09:31:00.740-07:002016-02-02T09:31:00.740-07:00I think Roadside-After-Snowplow Buntings is the mo...I think Roadside-After-Snowplow Buntings is the most appropriate name. Great birds all around!Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-44582078897856184092016-02-01T07:05:19.106-07:002016-02-01T07:05:19.106-07:00Cheers Walker,
You and Caleb are right--I let ano...Cheers Walker,<br /><br />You and Caleb are right--I let another birder up there talk me out of Sharp-tailed so I must accept this embarrassment and shame though, like you said, Sharp-tailed is better. <br /><br />WA birding sounds awesome and is indeed on my radar. Boreal guarantees are pretty high-ball...some summer soon. Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-68220965233027095662016-02-01T07:02:40.307-07:002016-02-01T07:02:40.307-07:00Thanks Caleb. It's a blessing I missed some ow...Thanks Caleb. It's a blessing I missed some owls, otherwise I'd have less and little to complain about, and that's one of my favorite things. Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-77533161023034255082016-02-01T07:01:53.991-07:002016-02-01T07:01:53.991-07:00Thanks Jen,
I hope that further absenteeism is no...Thanks Jen,<br /><br />I hope that further absenteeism is not the case.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-48703140537296454492016-02-01T06:59:27.061-07:002016-02-01T06:59:27.061-07:00My sentiments exactly Chris. There is much to be d...My sentiments exactly Chris. There is much to be done up north and trying to get it all in one trip would be both impossible and foolhardy to try. <br /><br />I should probably just open up an annual January tab with an airline for the back and forth.<br /><br />Cheers,Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-20125501566348989362016-01-31T22:22:40.323-07:002016-01-31T22:22:40.323-07:00Washington birding in late September may be in ord...Washington birding in late September may be in order. Pelagics galore, and word on the street is I'm guaranteeing Boreal Owls and Boreal Chickadees. . . <br /><br />I agree that your grouse is a Sharp-tailed. WAY better than Ruffed, anyway, if you come to WA I'll get you Ruffed and Spruce. I actually ran over a Spruce once.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106019820586515141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-48224144159221326382016-01-31T21:05:28.232-07:002016-01-31T21:05:28.232-07:00Dude nice birds!!! Sorry about the owls, but you g...Dude nice birds!!! Sorry about the owls, but you got some nice birds to make up for that. However, I believe your grouse is a Sharp-tailed.Caleb Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745287870823090848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-41248691044276780022016-01-31T20:22:22.272-07:002016-01-31T20:22:22.272-07:00Ah, despite the lack of owls I am super jealous. ...Ah, despite the lack of owls I am super jealous. Gyr is my nemesis. Glad to see you back in the blog world, though I fear after this it will be a long time till you return. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-77622043029204268862016-01-31T18:32:55.505-07:002016-01-31T18:32:55.505-07:00Well done Laurence. I am ashamed I grew up not bi...Well done Laurence. I am ashamed I grew up not birding the Great Lakes region. We are not the Midwest, we are a species all our own. MN,WI and Upper Michigan are unique spots in the states and a place I'm proud to call home. I have a lot of work to do now when I visit friends and family. Each time I go back, I hunt for new birds and usually add 3 more to that life list. Don't forget the Kirtland's Warbler:) I love birding there. But more than that? I love birding with Wisconsin birders. They are friendly beer drinking hobbits. It's easy to like the culture there, but I laughed at your up to the waste snow. Getting photos of the Grouse was worth it. But imagine shoveling that crap up on a regular basis:) The Gyrfalcon and Ruffed Grouse are on my list. So is the Common Redpoll and Thayer's Gull but I always hit them at the wrong time. That just means next time. Which I always look forward to. I'm glad you had fun and hope you get to go back again and again. Fall is gorgeous. Summer is great. Spring is muddy and nasty. Winter can be as tricky as driving up that road from hell to Ord, but oh the birds.....Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.com