tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post5468605316878722763..comments2024-01-24T18:24:39.465-08:00Comments on I Used to Hate Birds: The Ptarmigan Myth.Jen Sanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-83834795741032825152018-09-18T06:50:08.457-07:002018-09-18T06:50:08.457-07:00Thanks, Skip, I'm glad to hear I'm not alo...Thanks, Skip, I'm glad to hear I'm not alone with this ptarmigan thing!Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-83656319332405593842018-09-04T19:37:01.044-07:002018-09-04T19:37:01.044-07:00You are beyond a doubt correct. I have dipped on ...You are beyond a doubt correct. I have dipped on White-tailed Ptarmigan on Rainier more times than I wish to recount. I have double-dipped in Colorado. I have even dipped in Alaska. The hoax is elaborate indeed. Cool that you got to see a bear!Skip Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690171039856682452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-84508745399896154582018-08-30T06:19:59.907-07:002018-08-30T06:19:59.907-07:00That looks like a great way to spend a birthday; i...That looks like a great way to spend a birthday; it seems like all one must do to see great sights is climb a mountain. I must try it some day. Fun fact: the only Black Bear I have ever seen was the one I had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting on I-68 in western Maryland.Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-40507413102773087392018-08-30T04:40:53.528-07:002018-08-30T04:40:53.528-07:00Aw, yeah it gets frustrating. At least you have a...Aw, yeah it gets frustrating. At least you have a reason to keep visiting CO so you'll get them sometime!Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-27541862916942374012018-08-30T04:39:44.968-07:002018-08-30T04:39:44.968-07:00Oof, I bet! For whatever reason I can't even ...Oof, I bet! For whatever reason I can't even find a Barred in WA let alone a Great Gray. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-6532453285846787102018-08-30T04:38:59.136-07:002018-08-30T04:38:59.136-07:00Oh for sure, I was pretty psyched!Oh for sure, I was pretty psyched!Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-70201590873143032292018-08-27T17:06:12.436-07:002018-08-27T17:06:12.436-07:00Happy Birthday, wonderful way to spend it too! Lov...Happy Birthday, wonderful way to spend it too! Love your bear sighting! The only Ptarmigan I've ever seen was in Alaska, a Rock. That is how I felt when list upon list of those Grey Crowned Rosy's were being reported when I was in CO and after 2 days of searching I saw zippo! GrrrrSondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-1158151286211330662018-08-26T19:44:23.961-07:002018-08-26T19:44:23.961-07:00Ptarmigans at Mt. Rainier are a worthy nemesis! I...Ptarmigans at Mt. Rainier are a worthy nemesis! I say if you ever find them, turn your sights next to a Great Gray Owl in WA. In my experience, GGOWs in WA are just as worthy a nemesis, if not more!Evan Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208868376232051400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-20108245807281538552018-08-24T14:32:48.769-07:002018-08-24T14:32:48.769-07:00Happy birthday!
I'm sorry you didn't see ...Happy birthday!<br /><br />I'm sorry you didn't see your ptarmigans, but I'd be pretty happy with a birthday bear as consolation! Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217603442534914217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-46194051447316305092018-08-23T15:15:10.526-07:002018-08-23T15:15:10.526-07:00Apple! Yes that makes sense. I'll check eBir...Apple! Yes that makes sense. I'll check eBird this evening and see how many people lost a state bird today. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-13835567816985227682018-08-23T15:12:27.217-07:002018-08-23T15:12:27.217-07:00The bear refused to comment on ptarmigan. The bear refused to comment on ptarmigan. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-51174236990457154562018-08-23T13:04:39.286-07:002018-08-23T13:04:39.286-07:00Happy birthday FJ! Sounds like you've got a re...Happy birthday FJ! Sounds like you've got a real nemesis bird on your hands. Thanks for breaking the news about local ptarmigans, I'm sure they are being invalidated from countless eBird checklists as we speak. That raven looks like its got an apple...I know because I have left countless apple cores in my car over the years and they kind of end up looking like that.<br /><br />Oh next time steal a high res version from me how embarrassingSeagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-26788038644514606632018-08-23T08:45:53.678-07:002018-08-23T08:45:53.678-07:00Did you ask the bear about ptarmigan, did you even...Did you ask the bear about ptarmigan, did you even think about asking da bear? Seems like a likely result for a non-believer . <br />Out and About Oregon Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246118760595657022noreply@blogger.com