tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post8974309314200386920..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Joy Drive 5MR: Staying Alive in a Dead WeekLaurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-5253448703920502752019-02-08T13:54:59.110-07:002019-02-08T13:54:59.110-07:00And ducks and gulls! Don’t forget your ducks and g...And ducks and gulls! Don’t forget your ducks and gulls.<br />I mean, I hope you’re right, and that you don’t see another bird in your 5MR at all (jk jk jk wouldn’t wish that on anybody).<br />But I don’t think they will ple : )Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-3498563738541899192019-02-08T13:51:11.498-07:002019-02-08T13:51:11.498-07:00Sir! That is outside my 5MR.Sir! That is outside my 5MR.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-10355650215504393712019-02-08T06:13:26.718-07:002019-02-08T06:13:26.718-07:00I have a suspicion that what I have in shorebirds ...I have a suspicion that what I have in shorebirds will pale in comparison to what you have in warblers and other migrants come spring. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-16919048390384588712019-02-07T05:32:59.645-07:002019-02-07T05:32:59.645-07:00Hey, did you see the Bewick's Swan and Trumpet...Hey, did you see the Bewick's Swan and Trumpeter Swan reports in Edgecombe County? You should hit those up. Pretty close?Jamie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865386365395215583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-58210535302602531362019-02-07T05:20:12.115-07:002019-02-07T05:20:12.115-07:00Hey Josh. You’re an old pro at 5MR-ing then!
There...Hey Josh. You’re an old pro at 5MR-ing then!<br />There are several little reservoirs/lakes but almost all the waterfront is enclosed with private housing.<br />There are a couple places to access; Injusthhavent had much in these spots yet..<br />When it’s shorebird migration, I ma need to do frequent driving after rains to find the ephemeral watering holes.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-66661925300374917972019-02-06T18:29:48.338-07:002019-02-06T18:29:48.338-07:00I admire the ongoing 5MR effort. Your perseverance...I admire the ongoing 5MR effort. Your perseverance is likely to pull in some fun birds. I did a little reflecting on my 5MR and realized that I already do most of my county birding within the circle, so the 5MR list is pretty well tapped out before I even begin. Surprisingly, shorbs do come up short for me too despite having a PIPL. <br /><br />Do you have any sewage ponds at smaller municipalities in your 5MR? Around here, those are key places to check for shorebirds and waterfowl. I look for such ponds using satellite imagery. Josh Wallestadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547530391406974019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-68324899415167740102019-02-06T17:08:19.639-07:002019-02-06T17:08:19.639-07:00Yes, the 5MR and concepts like it make many common...Yes, the 5MR and concepts like it make many common birds exciting again, but also makes me stress about whether or not I’ll get Greater Yellowlegs and such (easy in county, a long shot in my radius).<br /><br />Guess we just have to hope everybody has a terrible miserable time of it : )Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-73726325898053873492019-02-06T17:04:48.727-07:002019-02-06T17:04:48.727-07:00I should probably just save up, buy a couple acres...I should probably just save up, buy a couple acres of fallow soybean fields, and flood ‘em on a couple months.<br /><br />Sounds pretty cool though, your conifer area. Crazy to think of PIWO in Cali, even though it’s part of their expected range. Just having an area where you’re not sure what to expect—that’s exciting. Looking forward to your post at about it.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-42809923300575847522019-02-06T10:15:42.051-07:002019-02-06T10:15:42.051-07:00I share your worries about not doing well enough, ...I share your worries about not doing well enough, although surprisingly three solid days of high temps in the negative double-digits was very productive for birds of all manner gorging themselves on my feeders. <br /><br />I am in the same boat as both you and #7 in terms of shorebirds. There is one lake with a small mud beach where I might pick up 2-3 of the most common species, but beyond that there is really no hope.Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-85705586798135885062019-02-06T08:38:56.771-07:002019-02-06T08:38:56.771-07:00I'm not sure what the habitat is like, but if ...I'm not sure what the habitat is like, but if there are enough largish conifers PIWO would be a possibility as well. Could be a good place for VATH too, and a variety of spring migrants. Maybe will head out there between storms this weekend.<br /><br />I am in a similar shorebird situation. It is very unpleasant.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the best month will be...could be April? Sep and Oct are the best months for rarities, but that is when I will be most motivated to be birding outside 5MR as well.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-76104043553515378402019-02-06T05:06:45.640-07:002019-02-06T05:06:45.640-07:00Right on. Anything else that would be exclusively ...Right on. Anything else that would be exclusively hanging in the NOPO habitat for your 5MR ? MOQU or fancy finches?<br /><br />I have zero Owl visuals and only Killdeer and Great Blue in the shorebird & wader departments.<br />On the one hand, this means I should have plenty of species to pick up, but it’s also nerve-wracking to have so many gaps.<br /><br />I’m doing fine right now, but suspect it’s largely due to getting several over-wintering birds, so that may melt away.<br /><br />What’s going to be your best month you think?Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-84168606762469003652019-02-05T21:07:20.784-07:002019-02-05T21:07:20.784-07:00I'm currently desperately trying/failing to fi...I'm currently desperately trying/failing to find rare gulls and in a phase of scouting/birding new places in the radius where I've never been, with (big surprise) mixed results. I'm really curious about one section of my 5MR I've never been to that could potentially have NOPO, which is a bit easier to find around here in late winter/early spring.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-44068432053692707512019-02-05T19:05:05.514-07:002019-02-05T19:05:05.514-07:00Likewise, except my one non-5MR foray was in subur...Likewise, except my one non-5MR foray was in suburban Phoenix : /<br /><br />So are you hinting species-specific now or more birding general areas where you k own you could turn up new species?<br /><br />I shan’t take my food chain plinths for granted.<br /><br />...but man, I would manslaughter for a nice smelly mudflat.<br /><br />Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-86119185068046263662019-02-05T18:45:37.614-07:002019-02-05T18:45:37.614-07:00Besides Belize, ALL of my birding this year has be...Besides Belize, ALL of my birding this year has been in my 5MR. The weather has been shit lately (I can look outside and see snow covered mountains, which is really abnormal) so the birding has been mediocre, but still adding stuff for the year relatively easily even though all of our insects and amphibians were paved over many years ago. Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.com