tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post4260714282058840711..comments2024-01-24T18:24:39.465-08:00Comments on I Used to Hate Birds: This week in birds. Jen Sanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-61382588588037037742016-12-05T04:59:55.402-08:002016-12-05T04:59:55.402-08:00Yep, no dogs. Thanks for the plumage info. Inter...Yep, no dogs. Thanks for the plumage info. Interesting about the iris color- it just looks plain brown to me in the photos. Per usual, I still have a lot to learn!Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-45358266598639736322016-12-05T04:51:16.313-08:002016-12-05T04:51:16.313-08:00When you visited Lower Klamath NWR last year you d...When you visited Lower Klamath NWR last year you definitely should have seen some Clark's Grebes- I would double check your photos! They're very common east of the Cascades in Oregon. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-68611155997451928652016-12-04T07:41:20.189-08:002016-12-04T07:41:20.189-08:00Chinook Landing is a no dog area , right? Otherwi...Chinook Landing is a no dog area , right? Otherwise I would go there more often. Hatch-year (HY) Red-breasted Sapsuckers molt into their adult plumage rather quickly in the fall. The reliable way to tell if it is a HY bird is to see details of the remiges. But the gray-brown iris might mean HY bird, adult should be red-brown. I read HY birds change iris color by Jan. Out and About Oregon Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246118760595657022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-61288453761357975352016-12-04T06:48:31.597-08:002016-12-04T06:48:31.597-08:00The challenge is for the day? Should be very excit...The challenge is for the day? Should be very exciting ...my winter birds have arrived altho not in the numbers I'm used to seeing. I immediately shouted, Clark's, when I saw your grebe the only grebe in the ABA listing area I need to complete all the Grebes! All those SS hybrids would confuse me to no end...glad you have a handle on it. Oh and If only I could see a Lincoln's sparrow it would make my day!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-18335150997638494132016-12-04T05:13:58.440-08:002016-12-04T05:13:58.440-08:00Thanks! It should be interesting, especially to s...Thanks! It should be interesting, especially to see how TX and CA compare with OR in winter. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-25026646021528526072016-12-03T14:26:09.459-08:002016-12-03T14:26:09.459-08:00You are on to something with the 5-mile radius thi...You are on to something with the 5-mile radius thing. This compulsive lister will be eagerly awaiting the results of your competition. Also, cool birds!Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.com