From: Robert Comer 

>I wouldn't call myself an avid bird watcher but it's hard not to be
>aware of them here.

I'm not a bird watcher either, but like you say, it's hard to ignore them.

>My favorite probably is the common mockingbird,
>because they just seem to like to find a nice podium and belt out song
>for long periods of time.

They're not pretty to look at, and they are kind of mean to other birds,
but their song is so complex and cool, no two have exactly the same song. 
Brown Thrashers kind of have the same "theme" (mimicking other
sounds/calls), but not as complex or long.

>Owls, osprey, and bald eagles are often
>seen, and the turkey buzzards are magnificent in flight if not at
>their roadside dining table.

I don't see many owls, but hawks and eagles plenty of them, even bald
eagles are not so rare these days.  I never saw one before I moved here. 
Turkey buzzards are excellent in the air, aren't they, though rounding a
curve into a flock of just taking flight buzzards can be quite
disconcerting.   (the only thing you can see is feathers and
wings!)

>I use to run grackles off, but Jennifer says they are angel birds and
>I better be careful. 

Grackles are angel birds??

>Hummingbirds are plentiful as well, I thought one was a bee flying by
>my head but it was a tiny bird smaller than my little finger.

I used to see more hummingbirds in Cheyenne -- they just don't frequent
where I'm at here. :(

I saw more Carolina Wrens this year than ever before. Less cardinals, but
they kind of ebb and flow...

>BtwI have seen what I think might have been bobcat tracks, you haven't
>been visiting nearby, have you? 

LOL, no not me.  I hear there are bobcats around here.  I've seen wild
boar, bears, and foxes, but none of the cats. (other than stray domestics!)

--
Bob Comer



On Thu, 10 May 2007 16:09:40 -0400, Richard B.  wrote:

>On Thu, 10 May 2007 12:10:38 -0400, Robert Comer
> wrote:
>
>>I haven't seen my pair of Blue Bird's at all this year, guess someone
>>probably got one of them  (I had a pair that nested outside my work
>>window for the last 3 years or so.)
>
>I never really looked for them until this year we I got TweeTV, and
>they move right in and set up house.  I'm hoping this pair returns to
>have another brood.
>
>I wouldn't call myself an avid bird watcher but it's hard not to be
>aware of them here.  My favorite probably is the common mockingbird,
>because they just seem to like to find a nice podium and belt out song
>for long periods of time.  Owls, osprey, and bald eagles are often
>seen, and the turkey buzzards are magnificent in flight if not at
>their roadside dining table.
>
>I saw a pic of the pileated woodpecker in the paper a few days ago,
>along with the painted bunting.
>
>I use to run grackles off, but Jennifer says they are angel birds and
>I better be careful. 
>
>Hummingbirds are plentiful as well, I thought one was a bee flying by
>my head but it was a tiny bird smaller than my little finger.
>
>BtwI have seen what I think might have been bobcat tracks, you haven't
>been visiting nearby, have you? 
>
>- Richard

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