Hey all, here's my take: 1) Common Moorhen- correct posture and habitat 2) adult Snowy Egret- body seems too small for a white-morph Great-blue or a Great,...
Hey Guys, Here are my answers to Andy's quiz. Good quiz Andy, a good mixture of picture types. 1. Anhinga-looks like only its head is out of the water. 2....
For the record, if my calculus notes weren't so incredibly boring, I'd never resort to this sort of sadistic quiz for entertainment. That being said, here's...
1. Pied-billed Grebe 2. Great White Heron 3. Am White Pelicans 4. Wild Turkey 5. Common Yellowthroat 6. White-tailed Tropicbird 7. Peregrine 8. Veery 9....
Because of the well known fact that I am, indeed, an idiot, #4 is now Smoothe-billed Ani, because I like them more. Chris [Non-text portions of this message...
I didnt have a lot of time but yesterday I realized I just put thats mean for #15 on andys quiz, if it still counts I meant to put a common myna next to it. ...
my answers to andy’s quiz: modified for content 1 - uh, i’d say moorhen with a really funky posture, but i don’t really care 2 - great egret, why the...
I'm going to finally try one of these things--cruel and unusual punishment, to say the least Damn computer deleted my answers, so heres the short version 1....
... I just wanted to write a quick reminder that the deadline to enter the logo contest for the 2004 YBC is approaching. This is an opportunity to win a $20...
... Any milestones out there? If you'd like to see them in print, please send details, along with your name, age, and where and when it happened, to ...
Hey all, I just wanted to let you all know that there is now a Penn State Student Bird Club. We've got a number of really good birders here and we just wanted...
Hey y'all, I'll take a stab at this quiz. Bear in mind, this reply isn't terribly thought out. Nice quiz, though. 1 Orange-crowned Warbler (Bentsen?) 2...
As usual, i'm the first to tackle these quizzes, I go through them as fast as I can and thus I sound the craziest. Danger, Mike Lohr Respect points are at...
I hate to make a quiz just after another one has already been posted, but I've had my heart set on this date for a while, so Here it goes. There are 20...
Hey all, Good one! I liked them all untill I got to num 15.......I officially hate gulls now!!! and num 21 was just fun making up species that were probably...
Great quiz Brandon, a long-awaited one too! Here are my extremely good answers, heh 1- Common Merganser 2- Long-tailed Duck 3- Bufflehead 4- Bonaparte's Gull ...
Well first off, I hate agreeing with Oils so much because I know he is usually wrong. But maybe he got a majority right this time... :-) Also good quiz...
Hey everybody, You can actually see birds in the quiz(unlike some of my quizzes) :-) I think lot of them were pretty easy. Except for the gulls. I am no good...
Hey TBC, I really should just keep my mouth shut since I am too old for this list anymore, but here I go anyway… To start with, I should say that I do keep...
Hey all, Merry Christmas. Well, for everyone who is in need a break from family and all you can give this thing a try. As to the letter that was just posted...
I've got a major beef with the many of the photos in this quiz. Most of them are heavily compressed and show almost no detail. Also, in at least one, I have...
For those of you who haven't talked to me lately, NH has had good numbers of Redpolls in the state this year, as has the rest of New England. More notable is...
Thanks Ben...finally someone's posted a sighting. Posts about actual birding have been few and far between on this listserv for the past few months. If it...
Ok Andrew, This is what I've been seeing in the last 4 months. About 20 mallards, Pine Grosbeaks at the feeder every day, Hoary and Common Redpolls in large...
hey all- Speaking of Redpolls, I've been lucky enough to have a flock of 40-50 birds close to my yard since Monday. These birds have been feeding in a fairly...
I found that report quite interesting, Luke. Since most of us on this listserv don't live in AK, it's pretty cool to see whats going on there, even if you're...
Hi, Spruce Grouse, Pine Grosbeaks and Hoary Redpolls are indeed dirt birds. The finch invasion this year is eye- and mind-boggling. Just today I had 5 Hoary...
Hey, Don't be too critical of the quizzes; some people enjoyed them and they sort of reminded us that TBC is there after it being totally quiet for a year plus...
Just to add a mid-western states perspective of finches etc this year. Last Monday I worked my tail off to get my life Pine Grosbeak in northern Wisconsin, so...