tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post3811747340320379536..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Mr. Wilson's SnipeBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-22482441516636143742008-06-14T01:20:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:20:00.000-04:00Snipe hunt. My brother once stuck me in a tree at...Snipe hunt. <BR/>My brother once stuck me in a tree at night with a flashlight and a paper bag and told me to look for a small, gray furry animal...that would be the snipe.<BR/>What a dork.<BR/>He's not a birder......Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-43510181185948346712008-06-12T21:41:00.000-04:002008-06-12T21:41:00.000-04:00When my parents moved to Minnesota (from Chicago) ...When my parents moved to Minnesota (from Chicago) in 1961, the 'locals' thought it would be a hoot to take them on a "snipe hunt." Small town weirdness--my Mom still talks about it occasionally (I don't think she saw the humor at that time!)RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-23982119586337842242008-06-12T07:14:00.000-04:002008-06-12T07:14:00.000-04:00STOP writing such wonderful posts about how great ...STOP writing such wonderful posts about how great the Potholes and Prairies festival was! I am still totally bummed that I couldn't go, and every time I read about it, I am more jealous.<BR/><BR/>OK, that rant being over, keep up the great posts about ND, and I will hope to see you all there next year.<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-38345766897551521962008-06-12T06:38:00.000-04:002008-06-12T06:38:00.000-04:00Funny looking little bird! Never have seen one.Funny looking little bird! Never have seen one.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-3937674250762893342008-06-12T03:15:00.000-04:002008-06-12T03:15:00.000-04:00We have Wilson's snipe aplenty here, too. Except,...We have Wilson's snipe aplenty here, too. Except, at my house you have to look down. As in down the slope, to the marshy spots. Their sound is so interesting. We also have an owl that sounds exceedingly similar, except for the dopler effect that goes with the snipe.entotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-50878497204120679352008-06-11T20:37:00.000-04:002008-06-11T20:37:00.000-04:00Hey! It was neat to meet you in ND!Snipe are grea...Hey! It was neat to meet you in ND!<BR/><BR/>Snipe are great birds... I'd never heard that winowing they do before and was pretty confused by it the first time I heard it. I was looking everywhere for whatever it was that was making that sound - finally it occurred to me to look UP! Silly.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.com