tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post116753470785682750..comments2024-03-06T23:10:27.232-05:00Comments on Susan Gets Native: I saw everything BUT a snowy owlSusan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167586267302652332006-12-31T12:31:00.000-05:002006-12-31T12:31:00.000-05:00Ah, leave them a little longer.Better luck next ti...Ah, leave them a little longer.<BR/><BR/>Better luck next time on the Snowy outing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167578054930267602006-12-31T10:14:00.000-05:002006-12-31T10:14:00.000-05:00From an amateur birder I'd say you had a great day...From an amateur birder I'd say you had a great day! I know you wanted to see the snowy owl, but you will someday girlfriend! <BR/>And thanks to your FIL and DH for keeping us entertained while you were gone! You were missed!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167577890473238582006-12-31T10:11:00.000-05:002006-12-31T10:11:00.000-05:00Sorry you missed the snowy, but you won't forget y...Sorry you missed the snowy, but you won't forget your trip either way!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see the costume pics. Will you be wearing a short tunic and tights! ;0<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year to you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167568953232350612006-12-31T07:42:00.000-05:002006-12-31T07:42:00.000-05:00Susan, thanks for the heads-up about the Snowy (or...Susan, thanks for the heads-up about the Snowy (or lack thereof.) Sorry you missed it, but at least you saved Andrea and me the trip. I will keep checking the Ohio Birds listserv to see if it shows up again.<BR/><BR/>I'm a day late checking in on your travels. I was on the Cincinnati Christmas Bird Count on Sat, Dec 30. Read today's paper - there is supposed to be an article, seeing as this was the 60th anniversary of the count. My section was around the Ohio River and we saw 3 Red-tailed Hawks. The low clouds kept them sitting in tree tops, so we had great views. No Snowy Owls, but we did have a false alarm. Turns out it was an albino yak. Bumped our count up by 50 birds, so we were pleased.<BR/><BR/>Hope your children are out of the trunk,<BR/><BR/>~KathiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167545778887314332006-12-31T01:16:00.000-05:002006-12-31T01:16:00.000-05:00Well, I -- for one -- am glad that you have your p...Well, I -- for one -- am glad that you have your priorities in order. Blog first THEN parent. After all, we were all checking in to see if you bagged the Snowy! <BR/><BR/>Sorry about that! Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167543491009571042006-12-31T00:38:00.000-05:002006-12-31T00:38:00.000-05:00We don't even much need you here, Susan. We're se...We don't even much need you here, Susan. We're self-entertaining!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad JZ sorted out that grebe for you - I get so confused between them - pied are easy (I think), but any grebe that isn't pied I always want to call horned, or is it eared?<BR/><BR/>I think it's fair to have to work a bit for your life snowy owl. They're special birds and shouldn't come easy. I spent many a day on freezing winter beaches here in NJ searching the dunes for them.<BR/><BR/>And hey - think of all the pretty cows you got to see!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167543372864931772006-12-31T00:36:00.000-05:002006-12-31T00:36:00.000-05:00Well it was fun looking at your pictures even if y...Well it was fun looking at your pictures even if you didn't get the Snowy Owl! I had my first towhee also, blown off course in the blizzard last week. I never have towhees at my feeder, but I did last week. What a treat!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167538902046446552006-12-30T23:21:00.000-05:002006-12-30T23:21:00.000-05:00I did a special post for you tonight, Susan. Bette...I did a special post for you tonight, Susan. Better luck next time, or you can come to Toronto to find what I found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167537164394212892006-12-30T22:52:00.000-05:002006-12-30T22:52:00.000-05:00Susan, above all, I love your tenacity. Your trip...Susan, above all, I love your tenacity. Your trip wasn't wasted, dear. Your saw your totem bird! And I don't believe for a minute you kept those two lovely little girls in the trunk of your car. LOL! I hope your enjoyed the action on your blog while you were away (I did)... Have a great time tomorrow and please send some pics!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167535729533215812006-12-30T22:28:00.000-05:002006-12-30T22:28:00.000-05:00Dear Susan, Sorry about the snowy owl. Another fri...Dear Susan,<BR/><BR/> Sorry about the snowy owl. Another friend of ours got skunked on that one, too. Your grebe looks like a PB grebe to me. Too brown to be anything else. White undertail (well, grebes hardly have tails) works for PB grebe. Eared grebe would be smaller. PB is the biggest grebe here except for red-throated. But red-throated, and any other grebe seen in winter would have a lot of white on it. Diagnosis: PBGrebe.Good thing you have your blog to keep you warm!<BR/><BR/>Dr. ZickJulie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239868.post-1167535280182407182006-12-30T22:21:00.000-05:002006-12-30T22:21:00.000-05:00We just received a report of a Snowy Yak. Please ...We just received a report of a Snowy Yak. Please let us know if you can get some photos. Oh, and no trying to pass off fuzzy pictures of distant plastic bags as yaks!The Swamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900082417288485509noreply@blogger.com