tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post2256049739835760976..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Backyard Nature Wednesday: Great Backyard Bird CountDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-72394797380750666782016-02-11T11:48:11.732-06:002016-02-11T11:48:11.732-06:00In the absence of a field guide, "All About B...In the absence of a field guide, "All About Birds" will do in a pinch.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-1270784743875847412016-02-11T11:24:46.817-06:002016-02-11T11:24:46.817-06:00Thanks for the advice on field guides to birds. No...Thanks for the advice on field guides to birds. Now I am on a quest to find one! And the All About Birds site is awesome. I should have snapped a picture, but I don't think the Cedar Waxwing is quite what I saw. Thanks for that suggestion though. My eyes are opened!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-47319768422547483492016-02-11T10:28:41.645-06:002016-02-11T10:28:41.645-06:00I have a whole bookshelf of field guides to birds,...I have a whole bookshelf of field guides to birds, but my standard, the one I automatically reach for, is my Sibley. Since you're in California, I would suggest the <i>Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America</i>. But you should probably go to a bookstore and try out several different guides and see which one "speaks" to you. Meantime, take a look at the Cedar Waxwing picture at the "All About Birds" website and see if it looks like the bird you saw.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-14741442474698589362016-02-11T10:10:04.479-06:002016-02-11T10:10:04.479-06:00Thanks to you, I am more aware than ever of the bi...Thanks to you, I am more aware than ever of the birds in my backyard! Yesterday I saw one I haven't seen before, not one but scores! It had a crest, a rust colored chest, and was about medium size. At first I thought they were robins but then I noticed the crest. Anyway, I am reading Silent Spring, so this is quite pertinent! I guess I need a bird book so I can name while I admire. Do you have a suggestion?Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-42530259065343435132016-02-11T09:57:13.218-06:002016-02-11T09:57:13.218-06:00Well, those are important, too! Well, those are important, too! Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-44306958985540063782016-02-11T07:48:28.982-06:002016-02-11T07:48:28.982-06:00That's a cute bird there!
I'd probably com...That's a cute bird there!<br />I'd probably come up with crows, pigeons, and the little fatty birds I'm always telling you about; those are the only ones I see around my neighborhood in winter.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-37298259844305241462016-02-10T18:29:03.985-06:002016-02-10T18:29:03.985-06:00Always happy to do it, Jayne.Always happy to do it, Jayne.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-58927640883500852982016-02-10T17:43:21.802-06:002016-02-10T17:43:21.802-06:00Thanks for the reminder Dorothy!Thanks for the reminder Dorothy!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.com