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Recent content by Katy Penland

  1. Katy Penland

    Prodigal daughter returning

    Thanks everyone, it's really fun to be back. Need to take time to browse all the fora that have absolutely BALLOONED since I was last here. Four more days of working and then I'll decide whether I want to STAY not working or formally retire. Lotsa time to browse then! LOL!
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    Nile Cruise birding

    Thanks, Georgina, will bookmark this and check when the time gets closer.
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    Nile Cruise birding

    LOL, no kidding! Thanks for that, Niels. No scope this trip, just bins.
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    Prodigal daughter returning

    Totes kidding! :king: But it has been several years since I was last online here and soooooo happy to see it still going strong! And also to pick brains about Egypt birding in February so figured I'd better make a donation, too, while I was at it. Also nice to see some familiar names still...
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    Nile Cruise birding

    Will be going to Egypt and Jordan in early February 2020, prolly only birder in our small, private group but want to take advantage of every minute I'm there. First time in Egypt so any and all advice gratefully welcomed! I know we'll be doing the obligatory Giza desert, Nile Cruise, not sure...
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    North American Birders - Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 18th-21st, 2011

    I spoke a bit too soon in saying that nothing unusual turned up in this year's count for my location: An adult female Northern Harrier put in a soaring appearance over the greenbelt, which is about the only open ground (except for the local golf course) in the nearby forest. She returned the...
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    North American Birders - Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 18th-21st, 2011

    It's been really "hard" birding this year here in high-elevation California, too. Wind, blizzarding, fog. Jeesh! Not nearly the variety of spp and nothing unusual. Spent 6.5 hours today and only netted 18 spp. Weather will be much better tomorrow (once the fog burns off) so hopefully sightings...
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    URGENT: Baby Birds In Rain, No MOM. What do we do?

    What was the outcome of the nest removal? Did the nestlings survive? If so, did you replace the nest where you removed it? Did an adult bird return?
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    Isn't it amazing how easily trainable we humans are? LOL! Where I lived in AZ, the Steller's Jays there would come to my bedroom window if I wasn't up early enough for their liking and wait for the peanuts to be tossed into the yard. I do find the scrubs far more gregarious and less reticent...
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    Yeah, I do kind of worry about that sometimes because lots of people are finicky about their "gardens" and view whole peanuts as litter. But after one good wind, all the empty (or full) shells blow somewhere else anyway, and the birds seem to find them -- and if they don't, the squirrels and...
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    :-O
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    Um, I'm a little confused. :h?: Peanuts don't grow into trees but into fairly short plants, around two feet tall. Also, I wouldn't have thought roasted seeds/nuts would germinate -- raw ones, possibly, but raw peanuts should never, ever be fed to birds due to the potential for aflatoxin...
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    Hmmm, interesting point. Like maybe a bird just grabbed whatever it could before being scared off by more incoming (birds, squirrels) and then came back for a "better" peanut... Wish I'd kept better watch last fall when it was easy to tell the sub-adults from mature birds to see if there was...
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    LOL, yep, there sure are. Hope one of them is a bird psychologist so we can find out what the birds' thought processes are in doing this. I know, I know, that's a bit too much to hope for. :t:
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    Steller's Jay feeding behavior question

    Year-round. Of all the resident and migratory species, the Steller's is the only one I've observed returning food to exchange.
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