Comments for The Z Bird Birding Blog http://zbirdtours.com/blog The Adventures of Z Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:49:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Seriously? An Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in South Dakota? by Gary Vanderzee http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/07/19/seriously-an-orange-billed-nightingale-thrush-in-south-dakota/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Gary Vanderzee Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:49:49 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=219#comment-1042 I bird here and it can be good. just not like texs or ca. most just dont do it on line. I bird here and it can be good. just not like texs or ca. most just dont do it on line.

]]> Comment on Seriously? An Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in South Dakota? by Gary Vanderzee http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/07/19/seriously-an-orange-billed-nightingale-thrush-in-south-dakota/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Gary Vanderzee Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:48:11 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=219#comment-1041 Birding can at times be exciting here in South Dakota. Yes there are birders here. plenty they probaly dont do it much on line like me. Birding can at times be exciting here in South Dakota. Yes there are birders here. plenty they probaly dont do it much on line like me.

]]> Comment on Seriously? An Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in South Dakota? by Terry Sohl http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/07/19/seriously-an-orange-billed-nightingale-thrush-in-south-dakota/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Terry Sohl Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:11:16 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=219#comment-1040 Seen any Gyrfalcons lately? Pretty easy to find in South Dakota in winter. There's one reason why people bird here. Seen any Gyrfalcons lately? Pretty easy to find in South Dakota in winter. There’s one reason why people bird here.

]]> Comment on At Sea, May 31, Amlia Island to Amukta Pass by Suzi Goldoff http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/06/01/at-sea-may-31-amlia-island-to-amukta-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Suzi Goldoff Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:45:06 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=175#comment-748 Hello Pukuk! Hearty congratulations on the Solitary Snipe and all your awesome birds on land and sea! I've been following your amazing journey from here in Unalaska and send huge thanks to you for sharing it all with us! Please relay to Rich that I'll be here with bells on to hear about the trip if he has time ashore before flying home to Kodiak. Good sailing! Suzi Hello Pukuk!

Hearty congratulations on the Solitary Snipe and all your awesome birds on land and sea! I’ve been following your amazing journey from here in Unalaska and send huge thanks to you for sharing it all with us!

Please relay to Rich that I’ll be here with bells on to hear about the trip if he has time ashore before flying home to Kodiak.

Good sailing!

Suzi

]]> Comment on Attu, May 25 by steve and sybil http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/05/26/attu-may-25/comment-page-1/#comment-718 steve and sybil Thu, 27 May 2010 01:50:27 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=161#comment-718 guys great going so glad things are going so well and the trip had been safe! we are thinking of you and good thought for 20 lifers for all wow steve guys
great going
so glad things are going so well and the trip had been safe!
we are thinking of you and good thought for 20 lifers for all
wow
steve

]]> Comment on At Sea, May 18 by Isaac Helmericks http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/05/19/at-sea-may-18/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Isaac Helmericks Fri, 21 May 2010 07:12:10 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=146#comment-698 Good job on the Short Tailed Albatross but you missed my Hawfinch!! (-: Good job on the Short Tailed Albatross but you missed my Hawfinch!! (-:

]]> Comment on Adak, May 17 by chris http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/05/17/adak-may-17/comment-page-1/#comment-687 chris Tue, 18 May 2010 17:28:34 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=143#comment-687 been reading your blog. fun reading since i live in Adak. been reading your blog. fun reading since i live in Adak.

]]> Comment on Adak, May 10 by 4.52 – 33.3 miles ESE of Adak (Tue, 11 May 2010 11:38:51 +0000) | Quake Focus http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/05/11/adak-may-10/comment-page-1/#comment-644 4.52 – 33.3 miles ESE of Adak (Tue, 11 May 2010 11:38:51 +0000) | Quake Focus Tue, 11 May 2010 12:47:21 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=115#comment-644 [...] Adak, May 10 « The Z Bird Birding Blog [...] [...] Adak, May 10 « The Z Bird Birding Blog [...]

]]> Comment on Final Attu preparations by Christian http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2010/05/10/final-attu-preparations/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Christian Mon, 10 May 2010 22:02:38 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=106#comment-640 Good Luck John, your the man to find those rarities!! Chris Good Luck John, your the man to find those rarities!!
Chris

]]> Comment on Black-tailed Gull gone by Gary Petro http://zbirdtours.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-tailed-gull-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Gary Petro Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:26:26 +0000 http://zbirdtours.com/blog/?p=33#comment-11 Today, Dec. 23rd at about 3:20 pm, while waiting in traffic next to the transit center at the Lakewood Mall (south of Tacoma) I saw a Black-tailed Gull. I was sitting in my car watching half a dozen large gulls circling and picking at garbage on the sidewalk along with several crows about 50 feet away to the northwest of me. I realized that one gull, while similar in size and crude color scheme to the other gulls, was quite unique. Finally I saw it from behind with its wings spread in full sunlight and its black tail clearly displayed. It occurred to me that it might be a rare Black-tailed Gull like the one I'd read mention of in the December issue of The Towhee (Tahoma Audubon Society paper). I noted as many details as I could discern while waiting in my car. Later I checked with my Sibley field guide and recent photos on the internet from Commencement Bay in Tacoma. It clearly was a Black-tailed Gull. I guess I should have put shopping on hold for a few more minutes and gotten out of my car to better take in the close up view. Today, Dec. 23rd at about 3:20 pm, while waiting in traffic next to the transit center at the Lakewood Mall (south of Tacoma) I saw a Black-tailed Gull. I was sitting in my car watching half a dozen large gulls circling and picking at garbage on the sidewalk along with several crows about 50 feet away to the northwest of me. I realized that one gull, while similar in size and crude color scheme to the other gulls, was quite unique. Finally I saw it from behind with its wings spread in full sunlight and its black tail clearly displayed. It occurred to me that it might be a rare Black-tailed Gull like the one I’d read mention of in the December issue of The Towhee (Tahoma Audubon Society paper). I noted as many details as I could discern while waiting in my car. Later I checked with my Sibley field guide and recent photos on the internet from Commencement Bay in Tacoma. It clearly was a Black-tailed Gull. I guess I should have put shopping on hold for a few more minutes and gotten out of my car to better take in the close up view.

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