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Comment on Pt. No Point by Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:25:27 +0000

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Comment on Interior Washington trip report by Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:23:07 +0000

To find a Saw-whet in winter during the day, find some isolated conifers, then walk around them and look for “whitewash” and pellets on the ground. If you find that, look up. They may or may not be obvious. There’s usually a trail of whitewash in the tree too. Follow that line up until it ends. And keep in mind they may have multiple roosts so even though you find the signs, they may not be there that day.

I haven’t looked for them in western WA yet, and I imagine it isn’t as easy as in eastern WA because we have a lot more roosting habitat on the west side. If you’re on the east coast, they can often be found in cedar trees.

Of course, the easiest way is to keep an eye on the birding listservs and wait for someone to mention where they’re at (the Saw-whet in this photo is in a location where they return year after year)…but keep in mind there will be a lot of birders looking for that bird, so be extra careful around those owls to keep from stressing them too much.

Comment on Interior Washington trip report by josh parks

josh parks — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:15:43 +0000

John,

Thanks for all your blog post. I sure enjoy reading them and looking at the pictures. I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing how you go about finding saw-whet owls during the day.

thanks again for the post and pictures,

josh

Comment on Are you ready to rock?: The Z Bird Birding Blog Birding Interview Number 1: Brian St. Clair by Attu video « The Z Bird Birding Blog

Attu video « The Z Bird Birding Blog — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:36:21 +0000

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Comment on Bohemians by Amy

Amy — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:40:35 +0000

Nice shots, John.

Comment on Bohemians by Khanh Tran

Khanh Tran — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:52:14 +0000

Awesome action shot! Love the wing and berry in mouth. ONe of my favorite wintering birds.

Best,

Khanh

Comment on Steve Martin talks about The Big Year and more movie press by Rob

Rob — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:43:18 +0000

Nothing like a bald eagle to catch your attention. I was hoping he was going to say he saw an albatross

Comment on Has anyone seen a celebrity birding? by Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:59:05 +0000

Oh, and Steve listened to Boston back in the day too, so maybe he could be into birding as well. Or not.

Comment on Has anyone seen a celebrity birding? by Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:50:09 +0000

Yep, that Steve Jones, at least that’s a rumor I’ve heard.

Comment on Has anyone seen a celebrity birding? by TAW

TAW — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:19:15 +0000

You really mean famous Steve Jones, awesome guitarist of the Sex Pistols (and now semi-respectable LA radio host) is a birder!? What! The only birds I remember him being interested in back in the ’70’s UK weren’t the feathered variety…