tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post114006744981975587..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: ListingLauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1140499603173602552006-02-21T00:26:00.000-05:002006-02-21T00:26:00.000-05:00Hi Susan,I've been reading your blog for a few mon...Hi Susan,<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your blog for a few months now, but haven't found occasion to comment, I don't think. Thanks for finding me and adding your most recent life birds. A spoonbill or wood stork would be a nice addition to my life list! Lucky you to spend a few months of the year in sunny Florida. What terribly cold place (*grin*) do you spend the rest of the year in?LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1140359439195558682006-02-19T09:30:00.000-05:002006-02-19T09:30:00.000-05:00Hi Laura,I have always loved birds, but it's only ...Hi Laura,<BR/>I have always loved birds, but it's only been the last year that I've started to keep a list in my head. We spend our winters in south Florida and after day trip to the Everglades, then another one to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, I decided that it's time to start a written list. And because of these two "field trips" I've been able to add some really cool birds to my list: these are probably the latest 5:<BR/>Wood stork<BR/>Roseate spoonbill<BR/>American bittern<BR/>Black-crowned night heron<BR/>Yellow-crowned night heron<BR/>Oh, let me add a 6th - American White Pelican that I saw at Don Pedro Island.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy your blog!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883576803006646889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1140150713044391352006-02-16T23:31:00.000-05:002006-02-16T23:31:00.000-05:00Thank you, Mary Ann, for visiting me here!While yo...Thank you, Mary Ann, for visiting me here!<BR/><BR/>While you may not write it down, I think a yard list, even one *in your head*, can be informative. Once I started paying attention to birds, they seemed to be everywhere. The variety that a person can see in their backyard, even in a suburban setting, is quite surprising, really. <BR/><BR/>Carolina Wrens are wonderful birds! So inquisitive and inclined to get themselves into places where they ought not to be. Have you heard them singing their "tea-kettle" song yet?<BR/><BR/>Yes, Redstarts, like many warblers, are attracted to water. I used a mister over my birdbath for a while until we put in the pond. It brought in a lot of birds during spring migration. A favorite was proably the Wilson's warbler. The sound of the waterfall in our pond attracts a lot of birds, but mostly I enjoy seeing the robins and other everyday birds stopping by for a drink and a bath.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1140147933946447812006-02-16T22:45:00.000-05:002006-02-16T22:45:00.000-05:00Here I am reading your blog and you're over there ...Here I am reading your blog and you're over there commenting on mine. <BR/><BR/>I don't keep a list of birds at all. But I don't bird much beyond my yard, so I guess I can keep the list in my head. <BR/><BR/>The newest additions I can remember are a Carolina Wren last spring who fed right up to the glass door of my kitchen and the <A HREF="http://fivewells.blogspot.com/2005/08/redstart.html" REL="nofollow">redstart</A> that came to my new birdbath last summer.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is beautiful. I look forward to reading more.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236910059228402369noreply@blogger.com