tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post6813253355592053274..comments2023-05-16T09:52:01.195-04:00Comments on 2012 Yardbirds Competition: Tough goingSean Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457249500616280424noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-37575690468406414252010-01-27T22:14:16.904-05:002010-01-27T22:14:16.904-05:00DubNer is right. At the rate I'm going, you m...DubNer is right. At the rate I'm going, you may always have a 16-tick lead over me.Aaron Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572862561370492832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-80408307573718138712010-01-27T13:24:09.485-05:002010-01-27T13:24:09.485-05:00Yeah, your yard list while dull to you is filled w...Yeah, your yard list while dull to you is filled with intrigue for us yanks. And who knows if you actually try then you might actually beat Slag heap and Booner.Ben Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602843464384353413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-18294094720958893762010-01-27T12:56:44.873-05:002010-01-27T12:56:44.873-05:00My lifers would be everything on your yardlist exc...My lifers would be everything on your yardlist except House Sparrow, Starling, & Black-headed Gull (seen once!). Have seen 1 each (presumed releases) of Whooper Swan, Common Chaffinch, and Eurasian Siskin.Caleb Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661340389049835641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-80216655250665479362010-01-27T12:55:27.155-05:002010-01-27T12:55:27.155-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Caleb Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661340389049835641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-3848414626989472582010-01-27T12:52:53.792-05:002010-01-27T12:52:53.792-05:00Harry- You must hear the bird with your naked ear,...Harry- You must hear the bird with your naked ear, then use the mic to confirm it in order to count it as a yard bird. See our discussion under earlier post about this exact point for Booner "Views from the Wasteland" from 23 Jan. The full view of the sky for you is an excellent feature, but city noise could be a potential problem. Honestly, though, it is so fun I am sure you'd have a blast doing it. Maybe you could put together the first Palearctic compilation of flight calls??Caleb Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661340389049835641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-59170949601774739442010-01-27T12:16:22.977-05:002010-01-27T12:16:22.977-05:00Hi Caleb,
I fear that, were I to get a nocturna...Hi Caleb,<br /> I fear that, were I to get a nocturnal mic, some of what I recorded would be taken by the guards (Irish police) for use as evidence...<br /> Seriously, I do wonder if my area is too built up, and it opens up an ethical can of worms: if a species goes over, which I neither see nor hear, yet I manage to record it in that manner and identify it from listening back/sonograms, does it count as a legit garden bird tick...?<br /> Which birds would be lifers, btw?Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534554869387375467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-51818511902017041112010-01-27T12:11:46.035-05:002010-01-27T12:11:46.035-05:00It's also strange that our warblers don't ...It's also strange that our warblers don't warble, but that's for another discussion. As for your yardbirding struggles ("don't have a Hussey"), when you are getting birds which would be lifers for me in your 'garden', I am not too sympathetic!<br /><br />But you really should build a nocturnal mic, man, and see what you can score with it. It's incredibly fun, and you and Booner could both add a lot of species that you wouldn't get any other way...Caleb Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661340389049835641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185214501681178697.post-522195463475887482010-01-27T12:07:56.528-05:002010-01-27T12:07:56.528-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Caleb Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661340389049835641noreply@blogger.com