tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post177637246264995456..comments2023-10-25T11:03:28.386-04:00Comments on The Hawk Owl's Nest: Missing: One Ivory GullPatrick B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-28083250729081671122007-03-01T14:12:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:12:00.000-05:00Ben,It was nice that the bird was in such an acces...Ben,<BR/><BR/>It was nice that the bird was in such an accessible area. I'm sorry that it hasn't officially returned yet. The news out of Peekskill was promising, but I haven't heard much.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-78448118579824754852007-03-01T13:12:00.000-05:002007-03-01T13:12:00.000-05:00I was out there on Tuesday for the mega-dip and wi...I was out there on Tuesday for the mega-dip and will try for it again tomorrow if there is a reliable place to search at the possible Peekskill, NY sighting.<BR/><BR/>I don't drive so I'm stuck working around the public transport system. Getting to the previous IVGU site at Piermont Pier and Marsh by Red & Tan bus was a cinch.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you saw the bird.Ben C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17599080047862977600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-26031420623250193942007-02-28T11:34:00.000-05:002007-02-28T11:34:00.000-05:00It's a good thing you saw it while you had the cha...It's a good thing you saw it while you had the chance!John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-60457281603795910182007-02-28T09:04:00.000-05:002007-02-28T09:04:00.000-05:00Laura, you have to live on the rare bird alerts li...Laura, you have to live on the rare bird alerts like I do! Just kidding, but I am signed up to a few email alerts that help. :)<BR/><BR/>Jochen, thanks for the story. How frustrating! It reminds me of when I missed my life Golden Eagle because I was using the bathroom. I did see one later the same day though.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-82190466594608803422007-02-28T08:46:00.000-05:002007-02-28T08:46:00.000-05:00Well, that's all quite nice but listen to this one...Well, that's all quite nice but listen to this one:<BR/><BR/>I was standing at Point Pelee in front of a dense bush with about 5 other people and we were waiting for the re-appearance of a Chat. I was basically standing shoulder to shoulder with another birder and after a few minutes decided to just turn around and check the woods behind us for a few seconds in case we were missing something. I hadn't even turned around completely when the birder right next to me called out "Worm-eating Warbler, just landed in the bush right in front of me!". So within probably less than a second I was watching the bush again but the bird had disappeared. This would have been a much, much sought-after lifer, and the Chat as well.<BR/>So I stood there again for around half an hour waiting, waiting, waiting until I finally gave up and went somewhere else to look for more cooperative birds. Needless to say, both the Chat and the Worm-eating Warbler made a re-appearance shortly afterwards and everybody was enjoying good looks at both of them ... everybody but me, that is.<BR/>Mind you, I did see a Chat shortly afterwards at Rondeau Provincial Park and probably heard a Worm-eating Warbler sing around Ann Arbor, but to have missed that species by a second at best is - to me - the very definition of dipping because you're instantly dipped into deep sorrow and frustration...Jochenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-61437043792964903522007-02-27T22:28:00.000-05:002007-02-27T22:28:00.000-05:00I never seem to hear about these rare birds until ...I never seem to hear about these rare birds until after the fact!<BR/><BR/>Glad you got to see it.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.com