tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post6195927955347704778..comments2023-10-03T09:02:07.270-04:00Comments on The Feather and the Flower: Midsummer Doldrumsnoflicksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404386000823552954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-21223489614199258982008-07-30T17:40:00.000-04:002008-07-30T17:40:00.000-04:00n8 - Glad to plug your writing, more people should...n8 - Glad to plug your writing, more people should be reading! I'm excited that this "gestalt" method of birding making it to the mainstream, not only in Cox's piece, but in Crossley, Karlson, and O'Brien's <I>The Shorebird Guide</I> and Ted Floyd's <A HREF="http://thedrinkingbird.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-smithsonian-field-guide-to-birds.html" REL="nofollow">new Smithsonian guide</A>. Like Ted alluded to, or flat out said, in <A HREF="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/education/courses_seminars/MNS/mnsvideoarchives/spring2008archive" REL="nofollow">his talk at the Lab</A>, those arrows in the Peterson system reduce the "whole" of the bird to just a couple field marks, and most birders don't ever dig deeper. Clearly, RTP didn't mean for birders/watchers to stop paying attention once they saw the field marks, but they're useful as a start.<BR/><BR/>scienceguy288 - our alarm is robin song, but only because they're closer to our window! Song Sparrows seem to be among the most photographable of birds: common, patient, and tolerant of gawkers.<BR/><BR/>drew - the Least's legs are a great field mark, I was wishing I had caught one of the other peeps bathing to make a challenging ID. Or maybe a Least that had mud-caked legs!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by!<BR/>-Mikenoflicksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404386000823552954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-9085251750797408332008-07-26T18:11:00.000-04:002008-07-26T18:11:00.000-04:00A wet-faced Least Sandpiper is really something to...A wet-faced Least Sandpiper is really something to puzzle over at first. Luckily its yellow legs give it away.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05118765702457150915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-72396943072346296892008-07-26T16:45:00.000-04:002008-07-26T16:45:00.000-04:00I love song sparrows. They always serve as a wond...I love song sparrows. They always serve as a wonderful alarm clock because there is a nest of them in a bush under my window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-76490120440392628082008-07-25T08:30:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the plug!I really like Cameron's ideas....Thanks for the plug!<BR/><BR/>I really like Cameron's ideas. When I read the article on Surfbirds, I was floored. I guess I always figured there was a more holistic way to do shorebirds, but couldn't put my finger on it. Cameron explains it so clearly it really feels attainable.<BR/><BR/>It seems like it takes some time to come to grips with at first, but once you get the hang of it, it opens a whole new world. I'm still working to integrate it into my shorebirding, now I just need some shorebirds to practice on...Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649782420633788927noreply@blogger.com