tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post5781587320992175060..comments2024-03-29T07:54:19.736-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: I Catch Sight of a Small Seasonal ResidentP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-66365805825122559972012-01-07T14:06:05.786-08:002012-01-07T14:06:05.786-08:00My little sparrow took on greater significance whe...My little sparrow took on greater significance when I learned I'd made the winter sighting before our expert birder friend.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-33786042117407613912012-01-07T13:38:41.884-08:002012-01-07T13:38:41.884-08:00How lucky you were to see the little fella! I am ...How lucky you were to see the little fella! I am glad to learn more about this bird.Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-22093198363873982042012-01-06T17:36:19.944-08:002012-01-06T17:36:19.944-08:00That's a danger with those electronic bird rec...That's a danger with those electronic bird recordings people can carry around now. They can really confuse the birds. <br /><br />Our birder friend has many feeders on his deck and great views of them from living room and dining area. In our old farmhouse, the room we use most in winter has no exterior walls, so--no windows to the outside! Also, I know that if once I started feeding birds in winter, I would be obliged to continue, and that's a bigger commitment than I want to make, although I would see many more birds that way.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-61884495787917294512012-01-06T16:27:29.325-08:002012-01-06T16:27:29.325-08:00My Mrs. operates a bird feeder on the back deck; w...My Mrs. operates a bird feeder on the back deck; winter visitors are<br />limited to junco, sparrow varieties, rosy finches, and a few mourning doves. About once a week<br />a pigeon hawk, sometimes called a 'merlin' visits. (I tell her<br />she IS feeding the birds). A couple Christmases back, my son-in-law, the one with a trenchant fondness of electrical gizmos, recieved a bird book with electronic 'calls'. We were interested as he pressed various<br />bird buttons....when out on the porch there 'arose such a peeping'.<br />About twenty rosy finches showed up<br />to see who the heck was in the house. :)BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-61284545489357685992012-01-06T07:25:37.471-08:002012-01-06T07:25:37.471-08:00Dawn, the chipping sparrow has a similar crown but...Dawn, the chipping sparrow has a similar crown but no 'stickpin' on the chest. Chipping sparrow is here in summer, tree sparrow in winter. Maybe chipping sparrow is the summer chippy?<br /><br />Gerry, the bird call descriptions only make sense to me when I hear the call. Some newer guides have DVD tucked into the back, and somewhere I have some old cassette tapes, too--once, many years ago, I checked a LP album of bird calls out of the library--but hearing the bird makes the written translation come alive. I can identify at least four birds by their calls--long way to go!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-76424940379955322632012-01-05T20:20:59.813-08:002012-01-05T20:20:59.813-08:00You have to like a birder who says "they'...You have to like a birder who says "they're all exciting to me." I'll bet you understand the bird call descriptions in the guides.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-54438434537493248222012-01-05T17:54:49.814-08:002012-01-05T17:54:49.814-08:00Is that what those are? I'll watch for them h...Is that what those are? I'll watch for them here, I've seen something with that reddish cap I think...but haven't noticed the spot on his chest. My mother gave me some software years ago with Peterson's bird identifying information. I wonder where that is?Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com