tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post6262571393114764850..comments2023-06-03T03:27:44.612-05:00Comments on As the Mind Wanders: One Downy, Two to Go, and a CFWKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014655699830796979noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-18967247639897966502008-11-07T19:44:00.000-06:002008-11-07T19:44:00.000-06:00Really nice woodpecker photos! What a terrific lu...Really nice woodpecker photos! What a terrific lunch break.<BR/><BR/>I have never seen a white-winged dove, another treat while visiting.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-15197617087631348662008-11-06T20:30:00.000-06:002008-11-06T20:30:00.000-06:00Kyle:I have only ever gotten 7 woodpeckers in one ...Kyle:<BR/><BR/>I have only ever gotten 7 woodpeckers in one day on two different occasions, and that is when I am deliberately working it and going for the record, LOL! Three or four species on one trip is my usual.<BR/><BR/>I tend to use my printed field guides first, too. From what I have found on the Internet so far, you have to know the name of the bird to look it up, while with field guides, you can flip around and see several possibilities at a glance.<BR/><BR/>Glad I could help you with the kinglet, just don't ask me to deal with the small flycatchers, most shorebirds, or any kind of gull!<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-69801535907164597362008-11-06T09:16:00.000-06:002008-11-06T09:16:00.000-06:00Marvin and Alan - Thanks for the comments and for ...Marvin and Alan - <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments and for visiting, guys! It was a great lunchtime experience, and definitely put me in a better mood to face the afternoon.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Christopher - <BR/><BR/>Yup, looks like you and KatDoc were right on the money again with the Kinglet ID! It's nice to have pros like y'all that are so willing to jump in and help a relative newbie. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>I was pretty excited about the "woodpecker tri-fecta" (love it!). Definitely a lucky catch for one short outing. I've drooled over enough of your woodpecker pics -- it's nice to be able to share a few of my own for a change.<BR/><BR/>~KyleKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014655699830796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-68793696055907915552008-11-06T08:55:00.000-06:002008-11-06T08:55:00.000-06:00KatDoc to the rescue yet again!! That looks EXACT...KatDoc to the rescue yet again!! That looks EXACTLY like what I saw. The only other pictures I had seen of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet all showed at least some of the red crown, and all seemed much more gray than olive green.<BR/><BR/>I've got the Cornell site bookmarked and have used it before, but for some reason I tend to go for my printed guides and forget about the web resources when I'm trying to ID something I don't know. (You wouldn't expect that from someone whose whole living is centered around computers and the internet!)<BR/><BR/>Now I get to add yet another new entry to my life list. Thanks for the help, Kathi!<BR/><BR/>PS - 7 woodpeckers? Show-off! ;-)Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014655699830796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-19958464725998127772008-11-06T07:04:00.000-06:002008-11-06T07:04:00.000-06:00Hi Kyle,Nice job with the woodpecker tri-fecta. A...Hi Kyle,<BR/>Nice job with the woodpecker tri-fecta. A Red-bellied Woodpecker or a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker would make my day (or even my week) but getting them both within a few minutes... well, I am truly green with envy. Your frenetic little friend looks and sounds like a Ruby-crowned Kinglet to me. I've been trying to get a pic of one for a while now and yours certainly have beaten the stuffing out of anything I've got so far!<BR/>Cheers!<BR/>CChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-25238928685658899742008-11-05T21:23:00.000-06:002008-11-05T21:23:00.000-06:00Hey Kyle,Looks like a great lunch break! Nice phot...Hey Kyle,<BR/><BR/>Looks like a great lunch break! Nice photos too!Alan Pulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-60448356424277107252008-11-05T18:37:00.000-06:002008-11-05T18:37:00.000-06:00Kyle:I rank my birding days by the number of woodp...Kyle:<BR/><BR/>I rank my birding days by the number of woodpeckers I see. We can get up to 7 here in Ohio, with the YB Sapsucker being only a winter bird. Three species in 15 minutes is really good.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure your "CFW" is actually a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Don't look for the ruby or golden crown on these tiny little birds. You will almost never see it. The size, color, white wing bars and white eyering, short tail and constant motion, with lots of wing-flicking, are diagnostic.<BR/><BR/>see if this photo looks like the bird you saw:<BR/><BR/>http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet.html<BR/><BR/>Its hard to get any kind of photo of a kinglet; congrats on bagging this one.<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298594596051612.post-68204551180974639742008-11-05T16:53:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:53:00.000-06:00Pretty darned good for a bit of lunchtime birding,...Pretty darned good for a bit of lunchtime birding, I'd say.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com