tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post6127620452873012798..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: If, Then, Why?LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-44106538438941137072007-05-02T13:30:00.000-05:002007-05-02T13:30:00.000-05:00Yup. That's a sandhill crane. They've been spott...Yup. That's a sandhill crane. They've been spotted here in NJ this year - I got to see two of them (I couldn't believe it at first) around the marshy area around Seacaucus when my train was stuck on the tracks. I did get to call the bird alert line and tell them.<BR/>JudiMy2Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754768341605931434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-75687822248877793642007-04-01T23:50:00.000-05:002007-04-01T23:50:00.000-05:00Holy sh*t is right, at least I thought so!I called...Holy sh*t is right, at least I thought so!<BR/><BR/>I called the bird in to the rare bird alert tele line, but I think they may be on vacation.<BR/><BR/>In the golfer's defense, he really was clueless, though I can't imagine how he didn't see this huge bird that was almost dancing towards him in defense and making that *bugle* sound. Very neat to see.<BR/><BR/>I've been by since, and haven't spotted it again, so maybe it's found its way to wherever it's supposed to be.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-79543075252651046512007-04-01T18:50:00.000-05:002007-04-01T18:50:00.000-05:00Holy sh*t. Great find! I hope it pokes the golfer'...Holy sh*t. Great find! I hope it pokes the golfer's eyes out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-3689184300108414932007-03-31T17:36:00.000-05:002007-03-31T17:36:00.000-05:00I'm sure glad the crane didn't get hit -- a golf b...I'm sure glad the crane didn't get hit -- a golf ball could be pretty deadly to a bird. Neat that you got to see a Sandhill in your area. We occasionally see them up here wandering around in pastures with cattle.burning silohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699849089828169389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-63099863336851957402007-03-31T15:50:00.000-05:002007-03-31T15:50:00.000-05:00Not sure what kind it is, but it must have been pr...Not sure what kind it is, but it must have been pretty exciting. I just moved to Portland, OR and recently saw a blue heron, not crazy for here, but definitely new to me. Yeah birds!Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109403973502567059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-49425312019239433592007-03-31T12:09:00.000-05:002007-03-31T12:09:00.000-05:00Laura, I couldn't find a way to email you so I'm p...Laura, I couldn't find a way to email you so I'm posting this here.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog on the on going posts related to the Park Avenue Peregrine Falcons. I posted a followup comment to yours with pointers to a few NYC falcon related articles. Click <A HREF="http://novahunter.blogspot.com/2007/03/park-ave-peregrines-cza-25-march-2007.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> for a direct link to the article.<BR/><BR/>All the best.Ben C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17599080047862977600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-75016578414498919982007-03-30T19:03:00.000-05:002007-03-30T19:03:00.000-05:00It is indeed. We had a giant flock in the marsh gr...It is indeed. We had a giant flock in the marsh grass back at the cottage in Michigan- I loved their wacky noises and graceless stilted walk- once airborne, they knock your socks off.amarkonmywallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677008352624269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-17320313438448010032007-03-30T16:35:00.000-05:002007-03-30T16:35:00.000-05:00Golfers only fear the vicious sandtrap crane.That ...Golfers only fear the vicious sandtrap crane.<BR/><BR/>That sure looks sandhillian to me, we have huge flocks of them around here as Mojoman noted.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-3300504459167077752007-03-30T15:50:00.000-05:002007-03-30T15:50:00.000-05:00It would have been cool to see that crane suddenly...It would have been cool to see that crane suddenly take off towards the golfer and attack!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-71013100157793825542007-03-30T10:53:00.000-05:002007-03-30T10:53:00.000-05:00I bet many of those golfers don't realize how cool...I bet many of those golfers don't realize how cool it is to see such great birds! Love this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-48725562090315449712007-03-30T10:20:00.000-05:002007-03-30T10:20:00.000-05:00Wow. What a great find, laura. There is definitely...Wow. What a great find, laura. There is definitely something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. That golfer needed to have his consciousness raised a bit. How can he not see the splendid wild-life before him?robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-53161139179931118382007-03-30T09:45:00.000-05:002007-03-30T09:45:00.000-05:00Besides being an idiot, I hope you gave the golfer...Besides being an idiot, I hope you gave the golfer a bad time bout his swing also. The birds are moving around.Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-59868411834636915762007-03-30T09:39:00.000-05:002007-03-30T09:39:00.000-05:00Looks like one to me. That golfer ought to be sho...Looks like one to me. That golfer ought to be shot (and not with a camera). Okay, maybe that's extreme, but sheesh fella, give the poor bird a break.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-50958709122281953632007-03-30T07:04:00.000-05:002007-03-30T07:04:00.000-05:00Well, I went off to the website I use for bird id-...Well, I went off to the website I use for bird id-ing, and according to the maps there, sandhills "should not" be in NJ.<BR/>http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i2060id.html<BR/>Of course, John's comment helps explain it--a lost sandhill.<BR/>What a find! Lucky you.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-81777730468938605502007-03-30T06:16:00.000-05:002007-03-30T06:16:00.000-05:00Very cool, indeed! When I lived in north-central F...Very cool, indeed! When I lived in north-central Florida, I used to love to see them fly over in flocks from Paines Prairie croaking like a frog-bird DNA experiment gone wrong.<BR/><BR/>How unusual is it to find one in NJ? Do you have a bird-sighting reporting service?MojoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-87790284997010516122007-03-30T03:21:00.000-05:002007-03-30T03:21:00.000-05:00It's a sandhill, all right.The colour varies, but ...It's a sandhill, all right.<BR/><BR/>The colour varies, but not the shape and that wicked bill.<BR/><BR/>They breed near here, at Reifel Island bird sanctuary and in Burns Bog, and in breeding season would be challenging the golfer over his right to be there. They can be quite agressive, protecting their young. I can relate.<BR/><BR/>(Laurie has been bitten by one, as we were trying to sidle by on the far side of the road. We had to turn back.)Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-38273483780903233142007-03-30T00:33:00.000-05:002007-03-30T00:33:00.000-05:00Congrats on what I assume is a lifer! Way to be i...Congrats on what I assume is a lifer! Way to be in the right place at the right time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-86454880703069207322007-03-30T00:28:00.000-05:002007-03-30T00:28:00.000-05:00Cool find for you!!!I wish I was there to hear you...Cool find for you!!!<BR/>I wish I was there to hear you give the golfer the business!!Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-24062954016937985002007-03-29T22:28:00.000-05:002007-03-29T22:28:00.000-05:00The ID is correct. Sandhills are on the move now, ...The ID is correct. Sandhills are on the move now, so it's probably a bird that spent the winter in Florida or Georgia and just got lost on the way north. Cool find.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-50806257762193338212007-03-29T22:02:00.000-05:002007-03-29T22:02:00.000-05:00Larry: I did see the red when looking with my bins...Larry: I did see the red when looking with my bins, but the photos are poor.<BR/><BR/>Cathy: It is neat - and what a surprise on my way to the vet this morning!<BR/><BR/>Mary: This place is a county park, but there's nothing much there - other than meadowlarks and kestrels and apparently sandhill cranes! - but golfers go there to *practice* - I don't know what you call it. They also want to put a *dog park* there. ;-(<BR/><BR/>Susan: Yeah - coolness.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-32266048058073199662007-03-29T21:45:00.000-05:002007-03-29T21:45:00.000-05:00That. Is. A. Sandhill. Crane.I see red on the ...That. Is. A. Sandhill. Crane.<BR/>I see red on the head, I think.<BR/>Coolness!Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-73695193178041856302007-03-29T21:08:00.000-05:002007-03-29T21:08:00.000-05:00I gosh, I (the novice) checked it out in my field ...I gosh, I (the novice) checked it out in my field guide. Looks good, Laura! But those idiot golfers can be so stupid and crazed about their score. <BR/><BR/>My husband and his golfing buddies scare them away kindly before swinging their club. Unfortunately, not all golfers are so considerate. I would have done worse than shout at them :o)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-72131746273747860652007-03-29T20:54:00.000-05:002007-03-29T20:54:00.000-05:00I think you've got it, Laura. Sure looks like a Sa...I think you've got it, Laura. Sure looks like a Sandhill Crane to me. How neat!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-4727767162189402642007-03-29T20:25:00.000-05:002007-03-29T20:25:00.000-05:00Cool!-We had one in CT. in January but I wasn't ab...Cool!-We had one in CT. in January but I wasn't able to locate it.-I can't see red on the head like Sibley shows but the mark itself seems to have that shape.-must be.-Nice find.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.com