tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post117002328207090513..comments2024-03-08T17:16:56.568-05:00Comments on The City Birder: Rob Jetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974931706580925551noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-23820346476600241232007-02-25T16:44:00.000-05:002007-02-25T16:44:00.000-05:00I read your blog last weekend and on Friday mornin...I read your blog last weekend and on Friday morning my girlfriend and I rode the train up to Croton Point Park. I had with me a pair of cheap binoculars that were a gift a couple of years ago and a brand new Sibley’s Guide. It was my first time out as a birder.<BR/><BR/>I saw a couple of eagles, hawks, woodpeckers, gulls, and many other birds; some known and some not yet identified by me. I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545294629556811414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-1170294780735540392007-01-31T20:53:00.000-05:002007-01-31T20:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for the heads up. I suspect that the heron ...Thanks for the heads up. I suspect that the heron died of something other than the cold temperature. As long as there is open water and availabel food, Great Blue Herons regularly overwinter in New York State. According to "Bull's Birds of New York State", great blues "can be seen in almost every month." Dead birds should be sent to Ward Stone for a necropsy.Rob Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974931706580925551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-1170274247293964042007-01-31T15:10:00.000-05:002007-01-31T15:10:00.000-05:00Though not relevant to your post, I wanted to shar...Though not relevant to your post, I wanted to share that I stumbled across one of the Great Blue Herons apparently frozen to death among the reeds on the Peninsula in Prospect Park this morning. Not wanting to touch or move it I couldn't determine the sex, and it was partially covered by snow. The other of the pair was wading in the shallows nearby, apparently healthy, though I wonder if it will Sephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412283338967462731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-1170208974908559652007-01-30T21:02:00.000-05:002007-01-30T21:02:00.000-05:00The grass on the south end of the mound is still w...The grass on the south end of the mound is still way too short. I think this is the first time in 9 years that I didn't find any species of owls. The screech and great horned could still be around, but Short-eared Owls haven't really been reported much anywhere. Galeville Airport has reported several but not nearly as many as in past winters.Rob Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974931706580925551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587616.post-1170190758720271152007-01-30T15:59:00.000-05:002007-01-30T15:59:00.000-05:00No owls at all? I'm surprised/concerned, especiall...No owls at all? I'm surprised/concerned, especially if you couldn't find any. With hope, the short-ears will move in as the winter progresses. I heard that there's still a bit of tall grass this year, a welcome departure from last year's butcher job.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270174190098398240noreply@blogger.com