tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post6133795059402258661..comments2023-12-02T03:25:00.936-05:00Comments on beginning to bird: Last bird of 2008; first bird of 2009dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-39923497291612872202009-01-07T00:40:00.000-05:002009-01-07T00:40:00.000-05:00Congrats on your Raven! Hurrah!Congrats on your Raven! Hurrah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-63809042062119151402009-01-06T09:49:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:49:00.000-05:00KatDoc--cool, you do a big day on New Year'? That'...KatDoc--cool, you do a big day on New Year'? That's a neat idea. Cool birds, too!<BR/><BR/>Susan--have you seen a prairie chicken? I'd love to! Tell the girls that their FOYs are now officially documented!<BR/><BR/>Rabbits' Guy--I love them! They're so cute.<BR/><BR/>Mel--wow... I'm really hoping to see a vermillion flycatcher when I go to Texas in late February. So jealous of the wild birds you get to see down in Peru!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-51976231244647208432009-01-06T09:42:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:42:00.000-05:00Hola Delia,My last birds of 2008, male 'regular' V...Hola Delia,<BR/><BR/>My last birds of 2008, male 'regular' Vermilion Flycatcher fighting with melanic of same bird... amazing clicking sounds while flying one into the other!<BR/><BR/>Firsts of 2009, Amazilia Amazilia, beautiful hummingbirds!<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/><BR/>MelMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-11256529863343480012009-01-05T21:56:00.000-05:002009-01-05T21:56:00.000-05:00juncos ....juncos ....RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-84107948925836588192009-01-05T21:42:00.000-05:002009-01-05T21:42:00.000-05:00My first of 2009 was a goldfinch (and Lorelei and ...My first of 2009 was a goldfinch (and Lorelei and Isabelle saw a titmouse and chickadee and they wanted it DOCUMENTED, Dammit!)<BR/>My last bird of 2008? No idea. A prairie chicken?<BR/>: )Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-20461031405153463692009-01-05T19:27:00.000-05:002009-01-05T19:27:00.000-05:00Delia: First Bird of '09 was a Great Horned Owl, ...Delia: First Bird of '09 was a Great Horned Owl, because I left my house at 7am, before the birds were awake, to start my all-day birding marathon. Even though I went looking for house sparrows, I didn't see one until today, 1/5, as bird #51. Last Bird of '08 was probably the Red-bellied Woodpecker complaining that I was too slow filling the backyard feeders.<BR/><BR/>Nice raven, and how cool to have a Life Bird to end your year!Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-4811488085204665072009-01-05T15:08:00.000-05:002009-01-05T15:08:00.000-05:00Bubs--wow, that's wild. We haven't had much of the...Bubs--wow, that's wild. We haven't had much of the West Nile up here... yet.<BR/><BR/>Patrick--I woke up on New Year's Day to the sound of a crow cawing outside, so I made sure to look at him instead of the three billion starlings and house sparrows all around.<BR/><BR/>Earl--that would be a lifer for me!<BR/><BR/>John--see my comment to Patrick. It was only through careful work that I avoided seeing a HOSP or a starling as my first bird.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-34655719013676352202009-01-05T14:34:00.000-05:002009-01-05T14:34:00.000-05:00My first bird of 2009 was a house sparrow. I don't...My first bird of 2009 was a house sparrow. I don't recall the last of 2008. Quite possibly it was the same.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-31896695754527756602009-01-05T11:00:00.000-05:002009-01-05T11:00:00.000-05:00Oops. Wasn't paying attention to the calendar. B...Oops. Wasn't paying attention to the calendar. But since I didn't leave the house, I'd guess that the last of 08 was probably an Anna's Hummingbird and the first of 09 was most likely an Anna's Hummingbird.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-9319429516934440662009-01-05T10:57:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:57:00.000-05:00Congrats! My last bird was probably a Starling or ...Congrats! My last bird was probably a Starling or House Sparrow - not sure. My first was a Cardinal crossing in front of my car as I pulled out of my complex to go birding.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-40578593951840343892009-01-05T10:49:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:49:00.000-05:00We used to have a lot of crows around here, and th...We used to have a lot of crows around here, and then West Nile virus pretty much wiped them out for a few years. This past summer we saw a few again for the first time in years.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.com