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Prod
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2012 - 09:52am PT
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OK another revision.
Pedal power is a good thing too! So any birds you see from your house via foot or bike. If you left your house got in your car and drove to the end of your driveway, got on your bike and then saw an Ivory Billed Woodpecker, it would not count.
For those who are talented enough, songs count as well.
This puts RockerMike in the game.
Starts this Thursday 3/1/12
In so far....
Christa/ Prod
Crimpie/ Brass
Bergbryce?
Silver
Locker
Dee Dee
Willoughby
Rocker Mike
Steve W
Cyndiebransford
Studly? Good point, I'm not actualy participating, I'm just helping organize....
John Hansen
Reilly, OK calls can count.
Jbaker, biking counts.
Darwin is in. Just don't get hit by a car while you are looking through binos, I couldn't take the irony with your name and all.
Tony
Riley.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 27, 2012 - 10:12am PT
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And two lists....pleeeeeeaaase?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 27, 2012 - 11:41am PT
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I still think we're f*#ked here in Seattle.
Why is that? Are there typically fewer species of birds in the Seattle area than elsewhere?
I'm not a birder the way many of you are, although I do enjoy eating them from time to time, but our new house is right across the steet from a big (as in a mile long) park that is apparently popular with birders, and there is also a big swath of trees on the other side of the house.
If this contest was limited to birds seen either from your house, or while walking from your house, and if I actually knew anything about birds, I'd probably have a chance to win.
Right now there are plenty of little brown birds in the yard, and a couple of days ago a crew of Steller's Jays moved in.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2012 - 11:43am PT
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a couple of days ago a crew of Steller's Jays moved in
Well, there goes the neighborhood!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 27, 2012 - 11:52am PT
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Well, there goes the neighborhood!
I think that happened when we moved in. The Jays are the second wave.
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Prod
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2012 - 11:59am PT
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Ghost,
I know very little about birds other than you have to lead quail a hell of a lot further than pheasant. So I'm using this as a chance to learn about the birds we get around our house. You ought to join in.
Dr F.,
I think it is staying within the spirit of enjoying the out doors to say if you leave your property via foot or bike then any birds you see can be counted. If you want to ride to Texas to get another 200 birds, then I say good for you!!!
Crimps,
1 list to keep it simple, but I'm sure we would all be interested in hearing about your other sitings.
Prod.
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scuffy b
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heading slowly NNW
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Feb 27, 2012 - 01:28pm PT
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I assume that anyone participationg in this would have good enough notes
or memories to be able to split things up into any number of lists.
As near-constant feedback and updates occur (what I would expect) people
will naturally be asking each other the particulars (was that on a bike
ride, or in your yard, or in your neighborhood, etc.)
How else is it going to grow into the multiple thousands of posts?
Maybe this will be the year I finally see the Townsend's Solitaire and
Swainson's Thrush that I've heard in my yard for eight years now.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 27, 2012 - 01:42pm PT
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I like the bike rule! It's a nice ride to the back bay in Newport.
If it was just the yard, 30-40 would be about max.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2012 - 01:45pm PT
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Bingo! Actually he's in my neighbor's yard but I 'got' him from mine.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Feb 27, 2012 - 01:52pm PT
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Prod, So... is there a limit to miles away from your home by bike?.....Less than 10, 15, 20.. miles?...or does it not matter...
edit: Monrovia - Reilly... hehe, I live across the street from the park, and it's 11, miles to the end of the road.......I am a shitty birder, but i got a new pair of bino's from Timid, no scope, no camera no tripod.....
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Prod
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2012 - 02:04pm PT
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Nita,
As far as you would like to ride
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2012 - 02:07pm PT
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But, Nita, ya gotta factor in the carrying of a tripod, scope, binos, two
camera bodies, a 300mm lens, and a 600mm. That means I might make it to
the park three blocks away.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2012 - 02:22pm PT
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Only if I can count my Bulbuls!
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 27, 2012 - 02:35pm PT
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When one of my neighbor's white pigeons ( they work as "doves" at weddings, funerals, etc ) gets eaten by a Kestrel or something, does that turn it from domestic to wild for accounting purposes?
This happens all the time, and it's damned impressive to see.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 27, 2012 - 03:17pm PT
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I'll play. I ride 4-5 times a week, so this should be fun. Have to remember to throw the bino's in the kit.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 27, 2012 - 03:35pm PT
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Thanks, Mr Milktoast.
Even though that cuts my bird count in half, it's always a good day when I learn something.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 27, 2012 - 03:38pm PT
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Even better Chaz...they are Rock Doves! :)
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Feb 27, 2012 - 03:40pm PT
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I will join in as a novice, and seek guidance on specific IDs. I was good at identifying Hawaiian Honeycreeper varieties by sight and sound in 1995 for my job, but have virtually zero birding experience since then. My balcony is a pretty spot to hang out looking for birds.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 27, 2012 - 04:23pm PT
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I think all those birds are in Dr. F. I think Prod just wanted to avoid situations where I go in my bird's room in my house and "ID" a flock of Lilac Crowned Amazons (although they are listed in the Kaufmann guide).
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Prod
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2012 - 07:19pm PT
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There is an Official List of American Birds.
http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/full.php
The rules of this contest should accept any bird on the American Bird list, and which includes all the birds above, and more.
Agreed and thanks for the check list.
Crimpie is correct, their pets do not count. But if you see a domesticated in the out of doors that is not yours, I'd say it counts.
Prod.
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