tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post2037371406023687080..comments2024-01-10T09:31:07.612-08:00Comments on Hipster Birders: Equinox Be Damned…Nicholas Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-44441718763702178382012-04-02T16:36:19.730-07:002012-04-02T16:36:19.730-07:00We get both subspecies, but mostly Audubon's r...We get both subspecies, but mostly Audubon's race.<br /><br />You all didn't try name dropping in him: "Excuse ME, Mr. Dweeb, but we're THE Hipster Birders, and we have unfinished business here. You'll have to move along."<br />I guess that wouldn't be the Hipster thing to do--going for name recognition--but hey it's for the birds baby.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-16537219556600653822012-04-02T16:11:49.747-07:002012-04-02T16:11:49.747-07:00Haha - Very clever, Myrte! That's a great stra...Haha - Very clever, Myrte! That's a great strategy for getting people like that off your back! I had to look them up to be sure, but it looks like your Blackbirds are thrushes just like our American Robins, and not what we call "blackbirds" - very confusing. I'm sure I've seen tons of your Blackbirds, but I haven't been back to Europe since Maureen and I started birding, and I weep to think of all those sorts of missed opportunities. Hopefully we can make up for lost time in the not-too-distant future.Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-76927082989122048942012-04-02T05:14:05.795-07:002012-04-02T05:14:05.795-07:00Wow! I love your American Robins too! He's sor...Wow! I love your American Robins too! He's sort of the same man as our blackbird, but wears different clothes. Something that always strikes me when encountering other people who look for birds 'professionally'(and oh so much more importantly) is that they often have that strange "I own this place, and all the birds of the world too" attitude. Sometimes on fairs with my illustrations I meet one, and he (sorry always a "he") goes:"A wren really doesn't look like that." or " I don't think juveniles look that brown" Then I usually say "In New York they do." Hoping they've never been there.Myrtehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526865600474060249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-60925804792545361972012-04-01T19:37:01.464-07:002012-04-01T19:37:01.464-07:00Hooded Warblers are beauties, for sure. In Florida...Hooded Warblers are beauties, for sure. In Florida we only ever caught them passing through, so having them stick around is going to give me serious sensory overload.Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-24790426000356727732012-04-01T18:36:49.843-07:002012-04-01T18:36:49.843-07:00Migration! Yes! I haven't seen Hooded Warblers...Migration! Yes! I haven't seen Hooded Warblers in years, I miss them sorely. Sorry about the photographer..."the public" can be a major bumout.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-51291519702190817462012-04-01T16:51:01.067-07:002012-04-01T16:51:01.067-07:00It was a favorable bird to dork ratio, no question...It was a favorable bird to dork ratio, no questionNicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-215731608912005432012-04-01T16:46:40.889-07:002012-04-01T16:46:40.889-07:00It's our first migration in Georgia, so we'...It's our first migration in Georgia, so we'll be finding our warbler hotspots mostly by trial and error. We're lucky to have discovered Forsyth's potential so early in the season!Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-41466104640184231692012-04-01T16:38:05.300-07:002012-04-01T16:38:05.300-07:00Thanks, Laurence! The Yellow-rumps are getting han...Thanks, Laurence! The Yellow-rumps are getting handsomer by the day. Is it mostly Audubon's you get, or a mix of both?<br /><br />Dweeb is the mot juste for that bozo. He also started naming every bird he knew to see if that was what we were looking for, as if he were getting ready to say, "that's a common enough bird - you can find that anytime."Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-91738231636596207542012-04-01T13:58:32.399-07:002012-04-01T13:58:32.399-07:00Wow, brown thrasher, ovenbird, and hooded warbler....Wow, brown thrasher, ovenbird, and hooded warbler. And only one dork to suffer. Good call. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-68202023754900507522012-04-01T11:37:01.743-07:002012-04-01T11:37:01.743-07:00Definitely sounds like you made a great choice for...Definitely sounds like you made a great choice for the day! The Hooded Warbler is gorgeous!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-44804942180700985722012-04-01T08:27:29.416-07:002012-04-01T08:27:29.416-07:00I believe it was the great birder Wittaker Chamber...I believe it was the great birder Wittaker Chambers who once said, "Turkey is the best kind of Overnbird, and Forsyth Park is the bomb."<br /><br />For the longest time I was never quite sure what he meant, figuring 'the bomb' to be an ingrained part of his cold war era mentality. At any rate, it seems like this park really does have a strong appeal.<br /><br />Lovely photos of the new warblers. Are the Yellow-Rumpes getting their nice breeding suits in now? Some of them are starting to change over this-a-way. Park birding is surprisingly satisfying. There's a fair amount of diversity and the birds let ya get much closer.<br /><br />The portrait photographer sounds like the bad kind of dweeb. One can only be an ambassador to countries/people that are willing to be civil. Sometimes, the ambassador has to push for war...<br /><br />Cool excursion and great post. Thanks for sharing.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.com