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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 27, 2012 - 07:36pm PT
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Yes, the same rules as the book. Reproducing domesticated.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 27, 2012 - 08:44pm PT
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That would be a catbird Tami. It's legit. :)
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Feb 27, 2012 - 09:02pm PT
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manzanita man, can we see some of the video ?
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john hansen
climber
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Feb 27, 2012 - 10:36pm PT
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Although the Big Island of Hawaii is a great place to live, there are hardly any endemic birds around my house. I see I'o's , the Hawaiian hawk.
And once in a while a Peuo , the Hawaiian owl.
I can pretty much list the ones I will see already..
Wild Turkey
Myna
Melodious Laughing thrush
Kalij pheasant
Cardinal
Rice birds
Cattle egret
Hybrid Mallard
Japanese White eye
There are two types of doves but not sure what exact kind they are,, will have to check.
And that is about it.
All introduced birds.. that is one thing I do miss about the Main land. So much more diversity.
Looking forward to all your list's.
So.... does a Harley count as a bike? :)
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Prod
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2012 - 10:46pm PT
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So.... does a Harley count as a bike? :)
Didn't they make a kids peddle bike in the 50's. That one would count.
BTW, Join in, who cares what your count is.
Prod.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 27, 2012 - 11:16pm PT
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I now have angry birds advertised on this page. Much better than the endless "go back to school and get your criminal justice degree" ad!
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 02:10am PT
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Ghost: Why is that? Are there typically fewer species of birds in the Seattle area than elsewhere?
I was thinking of "the latitudinal gradient in species diversity", the idea that localities at lower latitudes generally have more species than localities at higher latitudes.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitudinal_gradients_in_species_diversity
I was making fun of Seattleite's bizzare self-iamge as living at the northern limit of habitable North America (e.g."upper left corner"). That irritated my friends when I lived in Fairbanks, and I can only imagine what it does to the even more irritable Vancouverites.
WRT # species: Living near large bodies of salt and fresh water is going to be a distinct advantage though, and I should quit my whinging.
And Tami I have two cats that look really different from each other.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 02:48am PT
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OK, it's set. I'll have to go out Thursday and sift through these gull hordes along a mile of shoreline to see if I can eke out any Glaucous, Slaty-backed or Iceland Gulls to get off to a good start.
Edit: Darwin, that is funny. I hadn't heard about the Seattle self-image as the Northern Frontier.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 02:56am PT
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When there was an Alameda County, CA Big Year a couple of years back, everyone was supposed to report their lists each month to the compiler to produce a running leaderboard. Prod, would that be you? I found it unfair that a couple of dark-horses submitted totals starting in the last couple of months that bumped me even further down the list. Also, I guess it would be sporting to report any rarities right away for those in the same area.
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Prod
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2012 - 09:22am PT
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Hey Tony,
I should be able to put together a spread sheet pretty easily. So yes I'll tally the numbers.
Cheers,
Prod.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Feb 28, 2012 - 11:38am PT
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Manzanita man.. I don't know how.........
......Somebody here on the taco... can probably help you with your owl video....... .
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 28, 2012 - 12:52pm PT
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I was making fun of Seattleite's bizzare self-iamge as living at the northern limit of habitable North America (e.g."upper left corner"). That irritated my friends when I lived in Fairbanks, and I can only imagine what it does to the even more irritable Vancouverites.
Vancouverites irritable? Nah. Never happen. They're all mellow, eh?
But there is a really weird geographic reversal between Vancouver and Seattle. I lived much of my adult life in Vancouver, which is in the area referred to by Canadians as Southwestern BC. Then I moved 100 miles further south, and suddenly I was living in "the Pacific Northwest."
Lots of birds around, although I have no idea about names and species and sub-species and sub-sub-species. My classification of birds is into two groups: those to be eaten, and those to be just looked at. It seems bizarre to me to have contests based on the number of birds seen in a specific time period, but I do like looking at bird pictures, and will take part as a non-competing participant.
It's not quite March 1 yet, but here's a bird I saw while out for a walk not too long ago.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 01:15pm PT
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Tami,
We'll count yer frikken kat with whatever kinda wings as long as you don't
use it for taking specimens, mkay?
I'm off to pedal down to the beach to try and catch me a gander at some
Buff-breasted Bedthrashers.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 28, 2012 - 01:26pm PT
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I'm off to pedal down to the beach to try and catch me a gander at some Buff-breasted Bedthrashers.
When I was pedaling along the beach this morning I caught a gander at some ganders.
Okay, I didn't do an actual peek-under-the-tail check, but they were in pairs, so I'm assuming half were ganders.
David what the hell in a handbasket IS that thing ? It looks like a mutant mynah........
You're closer than you think. In fact I posted that pic in a bird thread a couple of years ago and somebody finally identified it. I thought it was okay to repost in this thread, because I did see it while out on a walk.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 01:30pm PT
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Prod,
I have a simple spreadsheet that I use for year, trip, yard lists that I could send to you to see if it works. I'm sure others have more sophisticated versions. I don't mean to try to just dump the task on you, though. Of course, everyone could just take care of their own, then post results from time to time.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 01:32pm PT
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I'm sure others have more sophisticated versions.
Ya mean like waterproof bumwipe?
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 02:09pm PT
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Reilly,
Yes something like that. That is why I haven't managed to get together an accurate life list for NA or world sightings, since many were done without any kind of decent record-keeping. I'll probably have to be satisfied with the ones for which I have photos with dates.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Feb 28, 2012 - 06:06pm PT
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Manzanita Man, Very cool home...Nice to see an owl nesting in it's real habitat. Do you get a good view of the babies when the eggs hatch?....I hope Ma & Pa return this March..That barn owl is so Zen, standing on one leg and bees buzzing....
ps..Hey...quit coughing...
Thanks..(-;
Prod, i think i'm in. .....that is.. if i can talk Timid into joining, he's the real birder.
Hey, Miss Christa....
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 28, 2012 - 09:21pm PT
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manzanita man,
Sorry to hear about your brother. That resonates with me as a good friend of my wife died last year from ovarian cancer. In her final months one of her small pleasures was watching this Bald Eagle nest cam: Decorah Eagles
It is up again this year. It includes an IR camera so you can see what goes on at night!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 28, 2012 - 09:26pm PT
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Hey Prod
Why can't I drive down to the San Luis Valley to watch the cranes migrate
and get them on my list? ???????
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