tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post8068198816271631085..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Early ArrivalBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-6923305008978824572007-03-20T06:33:00.000-04:002007-03-20T06:33:00.000-04:00Ahh - thank goodness! I'm not the only idiot who ...Ahh - thank goodness! I'm not the only idiot who has said "Sharp-shinned..., naw, it's just another MODO." I don't know how many times those guys have fooled me. I have also taken them for kestrels when I see one perched on a power line in a pseudo-falcon posture.<BR><BR>So, did Julie plant the peas?<BR><BR><BR>~Kathikatdocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-48110136389748920452007-03-19T10:11:00.000-04:002007-03-19T10:11:00.000-04:00I've seen Brown Thrashers at Parker River Wildlife...I've seen Brown Thrashers at Parker River Wildlife Refuge on multiple occasions, but only once anywhere near where I live in Vermont (and the once was something I just saw briefly and -suspect- was a B.T.). It's one of those birds that is tough to get good pictures of, at least from where I've seen it but I do have a couple:<BR><BR>http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?hn=juliesmagiclightshow&tc=58&keywords=thrashersJulie in VThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02841959685360044484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-86842677482419759292007-03-18T20:15:00.000-04:002007-03-18T20:15:00.000-04:00I"ve been lucky enough to see Brown Thrashers near...I"ve been lucky enough to see Brown Thrashers near my home in Portland CT. each year for the past four years in the spring and fall.I have a hard time finding them in the summer and I'm not sure if they nest there or not. I'm still trying to figure that one out. They seem much more quiet and sneaky in the summer. It's also hard to find them because everything is overgrown.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-20985885153806248802007-03-17T14:16:00.000-04:002007-03-17T14:16:00.000-04:00You certainly have a multitude of birds surroundin...You certainly have a multitude of birds surrounding you. <BR><BR>I am one of those clucks who has mistaken a mourning dove as an accipiter and snapped away, holding my breath... LOL!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-16352321364197344802007-03-17T11:47:00.000-04:002007-03-17T11:47:00.000-04:00It seems that all your efforts to create good habi...It seems that all your efforts to create good habitat are successful.<BR>How wonderful to have bluebirds, mockers, brown thrashers, and a meadow sprite right in your own backyard !Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-37752902420708744432007-03-16T14:40:00.000-04:002007-03-16T14:40:00.000-04:00Quick update. I heard the thrasher whisper-singing...Quick update. I heard the thrasher whisper-singing in the meadow, right where a pair nested last spring. So it IS a male, and he's, at least provisionally, on territory!Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.com