prairiemerlin
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geez Phil you're here too?? lol
I sorta use eBird...
Neil
I sorta use eBird...
Neil
AmpelisChinito said:WOW! That's sooooo cool! You actually knew who I was! That's only happened happened a few other times. I wonder how many others in this country have heard of me? I might be famous? Haha, not really though.
No idea what to post about, really...The Firecrest said:Once again, I would like to insist that we Brits get a look in on this thread, Sam, you're not posting enough! You've got glories across the pond, but us? Deprived.
The Firecrest said:but us? Deprived.
The Firecrest said:Books, great fun. But it's BIRDS I'm talking about. When I said glories across the pond I sure didn't mean books!
BiggSkua said:More diversified??!?!?! More intersting!?!? Come on, I beg to differ. Look at the US, birds range from Boreal species ( Snowy Owl, Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee etc.), to neotropic birds, ( Green Jay, Crested Caracara, Montezuma Quail) and nearly everything in between. And as far as intersting, google Greater Sage Grouse, or Rufous Hummingbird, or Long-billed Curlew. Spectacular birds like Cerulean or Blackburnian Warblers, Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole. It doesn't have to be rare for it to be intersting, even the most common bird here like Northern Mockingbird or Blue Jay are fascinating. But that's just my overly biased opinion. Oh, and true that it is easier to get around in the UK but I'm sure you can find over 300 species of birds within 50 miles of you, if you give it 2 years or so, maybe less depending on where in TX you are. Of course none of this is to put birders outside of the US down. Just saying, appreciate what you got.
Good birding,
Phil
BiggSkua said:Where in TX are you exactly? It can't be that bad. I'm in the middle of a big city in Ohio, and there are still birds to b found.
USA_Twitcher said:hmm...nctexasbirder..I'm guessing from NC Texas haha. Yeah I do see where you might not get all the "Mexican" birds from being too far north. You are on the other hand able to see a lot of birds from both the east and the west. You get down to the coast or Rio Grande yet?
Ethan
BiggSkua said:BH Vireo?
Of course that is what I meant, sorry for the typo.USA_Twitcher said:You probably meant BC Vireo (Black-capped Vireo)