tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post2284037598300102881..comments2023-11-03T05:50:35.618-07:00Comments on Field Notes from Alex's Wonderland: Ready for its close-upAlex MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-7834964411222908762015-10-28T06:08:41.581-07:002015-10-28T06:08:41.581-07:00Sorry -- I was under the impression that you read ...Sorry -- I was under the impression that you read Tweeters, where reports were posted on both Friday and Saturday. Glad you enjoyed Camp Long -- I haven't seen kinglets in ages. <br /><br />So if you're not reading Tweeters, then I'll let you know that a Clay-colored Sparrow has been seen at the Fill of late, in the brambles along the lake shore. Rare!Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-16805357827388761922015-10-27T22:37:55.849-07:002015-10-27T22:37:55.849-07:00I feel like you as I ask, "Would it have kill...I feel like you as I ask, "Would it have killed you to let *me* know about this rare bird at the Fill?" But that's okay. We went to Camp Long on Saturday and heard a couple of ruby-crowned kinglets making noises we didn't know they made and a pileated woodpecker flew out of the trees to a telephone pole in the parking lot just so we could see it as it was leaving. -m.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988552680114857345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-26271229266185635492015-10-26T21:46:18.482-07:002015-10-26T21:46:18.482-07:00That is a bird waiting all those years for, quite ...That is a bird waiting all those years for, quite remarkable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408880019147945989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-27916643732864824702015-10-26T15:44:02.392-07:002015-10-26T15:44:02.392-07:00Oh, those are lovely! We saw a big flock of Americ...Oh, those are lovely! We saw a big flock of American white pelicans a few weeks ago, in a pond with a large number of vociferous Canada geese; at one point Raphael said, "Is that a heron?" and I looked and it was a sandhill crane back in the cattails. There was another one too. They were just walking quietly in the shallow water. You could only really see them when they straightened their necks all the way; the late sunlight was so red that the red parts of their feathers didn't really show up.Pamela Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653260363510225892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-50939972247215628312015-10-26T14:45:25.993-07:002015-10-26T14:45:25.993-07:00Well, if it's any help - I've driven over ...Well, if it's any help - I've driven over the pass in March in my little Chevy Aveo which doesn't have much more (if any) power that Winnie and it was fine. Just be careful. You can do it!7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-62858393268173604352015-10-26T09:01:28.091-07:002015-10-26T09:01:28.091-07:00The Othello festival is at the end of March, when ...The Othello festival is at the end of March, when I'm too timid to go over the mountain pass in little Winnie the Wienermobile. But yeah, it would be way cool to see them in large numbers.Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-65133744299905010402015-10-26T08:40:53.244-07:002015-10-26T08:40:53.244-07:00That's totally awesome. What a beautiful bird...That's totally awesome. What a beautiful bird. You do realize you could pop over to Othello on a trip to the Fried Cities right? They have an official Sandhill Crane festival every year. Not sure when it is, but could be fun for a crazy birder lady LOL.7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.com