tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63560977256472724852024-03-23T20:05:14.373-07:00Snowy Owl LostA Montrealer's birding adventures in Korea and beyondMatt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.comBlogger683125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-72631551606484478772024-03-23T20:04:00.000-07:002024-03-23T20:04:41.536-07:00SOSP Spot<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPiDQSOMmWBdQaNSJbx7niwB2n80R9oD5anY3LgvalzPecdQZAPEFQ2XAwUMtBHrtIFi3qANtYJ6hYe98Kl2l5FYj7yGbJ1MTlLboAl9vZuquUQKh9iPHfMsJ4L6yI030KvmbCpVlRm63_SO4kVShLS-Sf0AM9VPRFDBNZfiFpdCJ0HQmEA3MopckGELT/s2950/1%20Song%20Sparrow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2950" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPiDQSOMmWBdQaNSJbx7niwB2n80R9oD5anY3LgvalzPecdQZAPEFQ2XAwUMtBHrtIFi3qANtYJ6hYe98Kl2l5FYj7yGbJ1MTlLboAl9vZuquUQKh9iPHfMsJ4L6yI030KvmbCpVlRm63_SO4kVShLS-Sf0AM9VPRFDBNZfiFpdCJ0HQmEA3MopckGELT/s320/1%20Song%20Sparrow.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Song Sparrow</b> <i>Melospiza melodia</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwNcCMtkru7omgKS9S1C_rk2l-3bHQnpTviG2LKK0zebSwCY8D4d_DWnWN5J6LawoDYN609Zdc2bRrdHlv5b9wNv6ntFm4nLLlgUNTYvdA6wjm9B_SBvplhiVBlfzJb1OBJc0VO6jsXHB7pD4MLXhX7Yr2tCXwcsR3IpizVfwyEN2yim9gFfP0V9_FOVj/s1877/3%20Song%20Sparrow%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1877" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwNcCMtkru7omgKS9S1C_rk2l-3bHQnpTviG2LKK0zebSwCY8D4d_DWnWN5J6LawoDYN609Zdc2bRrdHlv5b9wNv6ntFm4nLLlgUNTYvdA6wjm9B_SBvplhiVBlfzJb1OBJc0VO6jsXHB7pD4MLXhX7Yr2tCXwcsR3IpizVfwyEN2yim9gFfP0V9_FOVj/s320/3%20Song%20Sparrow%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Song Sparrow</b> <i>Melospiza melodia</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1K4_Odw9dd_-J1JpXwvUhunud0KhKTnX-qbse_D60QMHiKYU8PscPHS7Nm2xv-g21EdAUmXnBbLuOzheAxHK6-E21MYMad6KSFkLESiQEHWd_QpMY6KcBsNmyP3WjPgkjyaDWmZhR_5hqoydVq_qRDAagJD1IfZHgo-y43OchuPvyOvPDzrmVAcMTEnE/s2061/5%20Northern%20Cardinal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="1250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1K4_Odw9dd_-J1JpXwvUhunud0KhKTnX-qbse_D60QMHiKYU8PscPHS7Nm2xv-g21EdAUmXnBbLuOzheAxHK6-E21MYMad6KSFkLESiQEHWd_QpMY6KcBsNmyP3WjPgkjyaDWmZhR_5hqoydVq_qRDAagJD1IfZHgo-y43OchuPvyOvPDzrmVAcMTEnE/s320/5%20Northern%20Cardinal.JPG" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Cardinal</b> <i>Cardinalis cardinalis</i><br />(From last week, in NDG)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBqEyp3dyMGpVmlgy5Mxl6qJnXhq8gFADJiEW4483Nj1p8RlNCG1hRScdKW1gvBdEzy_qcqRRs9mVP_HMdZ5NOqbe0exvRqomQGTBznvtLzmoYbWaoGw0lL9RgGAZ8G4-yZsgfoP7gtS-VMCKWQCc54LWLadYlYEhdlS0hNhB-6HSBkEM1Cp33J64CfbL/s4275/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4275" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBqEyp3dyMGpVmlgy5Mxl6qJnXhq8gFADJiEW4483Nj1p8RlNCG1hRScdKW1gvBdEzy_qcqRRs9mVP_HMdZ5NOqbe0exvRqomQGTBznvtLzmoYbWaoGw0lL9RgGAZ8G4-yZsgfoP7gtS-VMCKWQCc54LWLadYlYEhdlS0hNhB-6HSBkEM1Cp33J64CfbL/s320/7.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Workings of a <b>Pileated Woodpecker</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogm36qCPQvZ8gv5VZ4TZ89Sd2dhhCGBH6H-QSk9yyEDQZe1csR5Lf29w8JfAAoRk-lT-YopPrOaHOdTlwLr_NtlkqVyeWPcrfaFze6uMP5eK6KEzM_hpSDgkh4ZiQCufro9ucDYJshS9VbGnv6MkXS0Pp2KORWWzLgY74ON1MLKtosbU5t-UhNc95J8gO/s1407/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="1407" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogm36qCPQvZ8gv5VZ4TZ89Sd2dhhCGBH6H-QSk9yyEDQZe1csR5Lf29w8JfAAoRk-lT-YopPrOaHOdTlwLr_NtlkqVyeWPcrfaFze6uMP5eK6KEzM_hpSDgkh4ZiQCufro9ucDYJshS9VbGnv6MkXS0Pp2KORWWzLgY74ON1MLKtosbU5t-UhNc95J8gO/s320/9.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Old moon in the new moon’s arms, from last week</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Went birding, and it’s super quiet still, bird-wise, in a landscape re-covered by a late snow. I like snow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> New in were two <b>Song Sparrows</b>, skulking in dense undergrowth, as SOSPs do so well. One was silent, and the other was making ‘chimp’ calls.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Last night’s frosty final gasp of winter must have confused early migrants seen recently in the Montreal area, such as <b>American Woodcock</b> and even <b>Chimney Swift</b>.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-49635924386553339482024-03-04T13:47:00.000-08:002024-03-04T13:53:51.524-08:00Notes from the north<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeju9NkifcUO1Fv4QEnB1PONMUs1qXywb0Kc-MjNisxfTYj8YfOiVU2oHYyejSMx7IQK8-t0NVszd_VBNA_GN-1KjpfguWzlvUn-AS0hd-5DIzOn49rDGHLcnuMX1Fz4JfaFYKavXVyslYC-kJ-O2kW2rlNhCZe_rZZjlv6UwDAH8MAShnny8IG78K9e1/s3599/1%20Bohemian%20Waxwing2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="3599" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeju9NkifcUO1Fv4QEnB1PONMUs1qXywb0Kc-MjNisxfTYj8YfOiVU2oHYyejSMx7IQK8-t0NVszd_VBNA_GN-1KjpfguWzlvUn-AS0hd-5DIzOn49rDGHLcnuMX1Fz4JfaFYKavXVyslYC-kJ-O2kW2rlNhCZe_rZZjlv6UwDAH8MAShnny8IG78K9e1/s320/1%20Bohemian%20Waxwing2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bohemian Waxwing</b> <i>Bombycilla garrulus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbksy-B0CoGr3wS4Sh-rs8vGwQY5_sVL29MbwA_PyOXQmL_m0rasybccOR0BgimCyw2CdUR2v8KGw6zAtYXLwkuSwU-VYUDjLOH1iSXxbrsu4CMjVLvvMRZxAeDtCEFjZ9yKiBXI9y4bkJRYAOmr2o77sjf5nXhFbzTebVWEu5Iq13CzmcE5VZxuW7dL0/s2717/3%20Bohemian%20Waxwing3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="2717" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbksy-B0CoGr3wS4Sh-rs8vGwQY5_sVL29MbwA_PyOXQmL_m0rasybccOR0BgimCyw2CdUR2v8KGw6zAtYXLwkuSwU-VYUDjLOH1iSXxbrsu4CMjVLvvMRZxAeDtCEFjZ9yKiBXI9y4bkJRYAOmr2o77sjf5nXhFbzTebVWEu5Iq13CzmcE5VZxuW7dL0/s320/3%20Bohemian%20Waxwing3.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bohemian Waxwing</b> <i>Bombycilla garrulus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1Ucw50G4CgoiyqNZablmFq_PbcSD3l0aBoN7mj2cbesgwXfcsqMSbYWX5zechyphenhyphenTeqnuNOeMlArCPjj49QVvWntW_x_x7SHoxNwZMYyrgbrbnNneUc67GzY-kNEqq2EjPEyWeGMn9GXDuYZfDUuXE6C5376HhkZrLGS1Ie18rc0UVRwHoL9KhuUZK-3l_/s2357/5%20White-winged%20Crossbill.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="2357" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1Ucw50G4CgoiyqNZablmFq_PbcSD3l0aBoN7mj2cbesgwXfcsqMSbYWX5zechyphenhyphenTeqnuNOeMlArCPjj49QVvWntW_x_x7SHoxNwZMYyrgbrbnNneUc67GzY-kNEqq2EjPEyWeGMn9GXDuYZfDUuXE6C5376HhkZrLGS1Ie18rc0UVRwHoL9KhuUZK-3l_/s320/5%20White-winged%20Crossbill.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-winged Crossbill </b><i>Loxia leucoptera</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94p6K_CI0MYwOPw3hyQJ2j5QOO-o-AcijJXDnQjn0_Q5Aqt9PUMsp6JOqdRYX2_uqtnNEqFWoXN5GaIm4F2AEprrJgLOVrHbXxmgdAQqeUEduxdTWWAq2CzacvCnlfPYzrWPP-9xU0xCw7L0okzyuH5E3Rw84AX-4LSsKjMNsaQ3gRZpEE3bxEHm8T9Rb/s2511/7%20White-winged%20Crossbill2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2511" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94p6K_CI0MYwOPw3hyQJ2j5QOO-o-AcijJXDnQjn0_Q5Aqt9PUMsp6JOqdRYX2_uqtnNEqFWoXN5GaIm4F2AEprrJgLOVrHbXxmgdAQqeUEduxdTWWAq2CzacvCnlfPYzrWPP-9xU0xCw7L0okzyuH5E3Rw84AX-4LSsKjMNsaQ3gRZpEE3bxEHm8T9Rb/s320/7%20White-winged%20Crossbill2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-winged Crossbill</b> <i>Loxia leucoptera</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypiYb5nDwZ4KCYLidjNYhml7YQQcdkoQ_7TqoNieF82XW2rJCc1do_Y0i-2HqKb4XPFFpMMUz1jQea8csnSgzIA8VNFQq9eVe4YeVIpwdrIafelgAHFGsMASqPAyejiX_xSwVyNx00BkUqtxAEQREOjQrAiukOmM2ekGbE-9hl1dbOOl39dLF_NPtqjye/s2558/9%20White-winged%20Crossbill3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="2558" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypiYb5nDwZ4KCYLidjNYhml7YQQcdkoQ_7TqoNieF82XW2rJCc1do_Y0i-2HqKb4XPFFpMMUz1jQea8csnSgzIA8VNFQq9eVe4YeVIpwdrIafelgAHFGsMASqPAyejiX_xSwVyNx00BkUqtxAEQREOjQrAiukOmM2ekGbE-9hl1dbOOl39dLF_NPtqjye/s320/9%20White-winged%20Crossbill3.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-winged Crossbill</b> <i>Loxia leucoptera</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TyIY-gzuW611bpVz8S1Hw4Pqy8mEUReHDJucw5HR3Cs7mCyWBGGdVmpEEw5L-U5CbcEk3Px_rQXV00P_um6nK405eTko99yD9pa0xaVcfZL3lYXTYKcam9b4HDWXYt9dznh1PQ2PZTww0BGr9keoqgYeMBarVXv0IAy4tomqJbuRZH_Z6Z_I7l03QZIU/s2628/11%20PIne%20Siskin2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2628" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TyIY-gzuW611bpVz8S1Hw4Pqy8mEUReHDJucw5HR3Cs7mCyWBGGdVmpEEw5L-U5CbcEk3Px_rQXV00P_um6nK405eTko99yD9pa0xaVcfZL3lYXTYKcam9b4HDWXYt9dznh1PQ2PZTww0BGr9keoqgYeMBarVXv0IAy4tomqJbuRZH_Z6Z_I7l03QZIU/s320/11%20PIne%20Siskin2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pine Siskin</b> <i>Carduelis pinus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsCjvDDf0sW7blwigESCTDK6dk23FMtD9j4_HNJzoVDoiqmUavUGYlq1eSXRbVunVdyJNGK3J64z3hHaW-XFqVVHq-y98fDoW5hqcPkIByj7Fjei7RUtiFOUM8gLwKbh1f7zbi1ChtLkVDkLzTRYp7jJA5i-mwQoDkOhA6Q3SD2fEuyNwe71kkADN5OQt/s3040/13%20PIne%20Siskin3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="3040" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsCjvDDf0sW7blwigESCTDK6dk23FMtD9j4_HNJzoVDoiqmUavUGYlq1eSXRbVunVdyJNGK3J64z3hHaW-XFqVVHq-y98fDoW5hqcPkIByj7Fjei7RUtiFOUM8gLwKbh1f7zbi1ChtLkVDkLzTRYp7jJA5i-mwQoDkOhA6Q3SD2fEuyNwe71kkADN5OQt/s320/13%20PIne%20Siskin3.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pine Siskin</b> <i>Carduelis pinus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRq_HLh1VJO0zGcEE7txZJ5b-R05gEZlhtVVGV9yqXMzTKbazHQdFP7ZEuGE_f2YAn85_PiQxt2UYs1ArEqqZjCNjRoFnKO0kn_s5NPFEifzTA7Z9jfuQeRk0Cx4uTLMvhrDa7jkTIfoDg9C0di6xssKiSR3Ve43vu3KbIIsa6Ci4KbKvoDsiHYTqBGfbO/s3231/15%20PIne%20Siskin5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="3231" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRq_HLh1VJO0zGcEE7txZJ5b-R05gEZlhtVVGV9yqXMzTKbazHQdFP7ZEuGE_f2YAn85_PiQxt2UYs1ArEqqZjCNjRoFnKO0kn_s5NPFEifzTA7Z9jfuQeRk0Cx4uTLMvhrDa7jkTIfoDg9C0di6xssKiSR3Ve43vu3KbIIsa6Ci4KbKvoDsiHYTqBGfbO/s320/15%20PIne%20Siskin5.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pine Siskin</b> <i>Carduelis pinus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMh5ksJr-5bNXdY235lyHimLdbQKftbkz1NRPAU_pkawd8T5oO8uPvr8-H1dXPKDTq56SMoJMwc7vKvTQpkD9cUpwjASMwjHrSmDlSjzsnLHm2gUJ2Zl6hyphenhypheniMIOy0wMnlvDuGPfuuxBo1qWwWPq0_FtrxsMw3QhOKIGvTguO86UVc34ysa41agqNy3u4q/s2492/17%20Evening%20Grosbeak2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2492" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMh5ksJr-5bNXdY235lyHimLdbQKftbkz1NRPAU_pkawd8T5oO8uPvr8-H1dXPKDTq56SMoJMwc7vKvTQpkD9cUpwjASMwjHrSmDlSjzsnLHm2gUJ2Zl6hyphenhypheniMIOy0wMnlvDuGPfuuxBo1qWwWPq0_FtrxsMw3QhOKIGvTguO86UVc34ysa41agqNy3u4q/s320/17%20Evening%20Grosbeak2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Evening Grosbeak</b> <i>Coccothraustes vespertinus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkIuyhRX6BiGITgMbmJ76dcRp3WeEZqW_0FQYhqtk23-XslPhJkn1w0x_nFPmCCujmSGv6yQfDmsOOAVK4B0j00brYiGAYRfWKn9LIbWnMzw2dCFvotXwoEYErfBTM6VasvX17Kw09bwM0Ke-P2ncbL8jZlq2r4bcd3pfzkdAzT75c7aZPXo2035x9hB3/s2522/19%20Evening%20Grosbeak3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="2522" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkIuyhRX6BiGITgMbmJ76dcRp3WeEZqW_0FQYhqtk23-XslPhJkn1w0x_nFPmCCujmSGv6yQfDmsOOAVK4B0j00brYiGAYRfWKn9LIbWnMzw2dCFvotXwoEYErfBTM6VasvX17Kw09bwM0Ke-P2ncbL8jZlq2r4bcd3pfzkdAzT75c7aZPXo2035x9hB3/s320/19%20Evening%20Grosbeak3.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Evening Grosbeak</b> <i>Coccothraustes vespertinus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjcM2sW5XX7c5p6c-XqkJZ7aQFup054KLGzO-TtE0TOcdcHgTkQ32EJLLuB9dIv88Bl7CQxV-TwLDKKAc89sAU0s-KQia4LHffJpre2vK8iGhZBv_eHz3XSIe8DcS2Vockvmwdqlu1JRgBee5wnpVFj5UKwMo78ZFZVm90mR5sFbxq_vUjdB7EUndk-J6/s2356/23%20American%20Red%20Squirrel.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="1746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjcM2sW5XX7c5p6c-XqkJZ7aQFup054KLGzO-TtE0TOcdcHgTkQ32EJLLuB9dIv88Bl7CQxV-TwLDKKAc89sAU0s-KQia4LHffJpre2vK8iGhZBv_eHz3XSIe8DcS2Vockvmwdqlu1JRgBee5wnpVFj5UKwMo78ZFZVm90mR5sFbxq_vUjdB7EUndk-J6/s320/23%20American%20Red%20Squirrel.JPG" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>American Red Squirrel</b> <i>Tamiasciurus hudsonicus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-t4T1G-sEwvWqqJZIZARi5ZdVwcPVFL5UdX_FORSgf1sdLALVuKpwDSnwkUSRhllJKRYSO1MoU8_SYNyp0Jdlj9GZk41YaDrkR72XqIucHr90pvcDiTw8RVTyogiVvwFWAAu3vZ6RLsgCq9vtL9nKBtRwXdPLtuGxySKFSHGJpWRmnIK20NxkLbrVtQv/s2902/25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="2902" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-t4T1G-sEwvWqqJZIZARi5ZdVwcPVFL5UdX_FORSgf1sdLALVuKpwDSnwkUSRhllJKRYSO1MoU8_SYNyp0Jdlj9GZk41YaDrkR72XqIucHr90pvcDiTw8RVTyogiVvwFWAAu3vZ6RLsgCq9vtL9nKBtRwXdPLtuGxySKFSHGJpWRmnIK20NxkLbrVtQv/s320/25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjI3n4vcV1e5rOFzHd47epziGeu8SDYd4JpmHPN05m6jjlmYVbJfD0Y9STv6lr3YIi4Rkji6OUaG4l0lJlOKQZIqlJ6U5e7eNpfukPKHeRAor5OnhCiabebo1A6I-VMTlnzCVxyoEWEamVIAG_Q2dwD7HfpPuvSS9Ky8l6Eldd21IAzkDByk6wH9LIGCKc/s320/39.jpg" width="215" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Intense fog in NDG</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85Oc2wlM-W_k1ObM3UaVlovjb7m7p1Bs7WNLV5qEcGZl9KL31zo_1pYYZxtkw5lX0iiJfhStuOOjR9MkCHP0PbF4JypGhFsiszUf-lk0vxMDCUsU3OBs4mzZsA8_H4fO0a7lhyaTbp-2iv3efz8MWIUucRu-1cvbKiKtnOJonp2dzXYDZKkw8ptgnHlRz/s1913/41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1913" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85Oc2wlM-W_k1ObM3UaVlovjb7m7p1Bs7WNLV5qEcGZl9KL31zo_1pYYZxtkw5lX0iiJfhStuOOjR9MkCHP0PbF4JypGhFsiszUf-lk0vxMDCUsU3OBs4mzZsA8_H4fO0a7lhyaTbp-2iv3efz8MWIUucRu-1cvbKiKtnOJonp2dzXYDZKkw8ptgnHlRz/s320/41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Went up north with George, Anthony, and Harry yesterday.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Way too hot for the time of year, especially in the boreal forest.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-We got a solid taste of boreal birds, with most expected finches encountered.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A flock of 30-ish <b>Bohemian Waxwings</b> on mainstreet Saint-Donat was a pleasant surprise. They were spotted in a fruiting tree, then moved to a nearby conifer.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-<b>White-winged Crossbills</b> and <b>Pine Siskins</b> were spotted by roadside, getting after the salt and grit.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- Always a treat to clap peepers on <b>Hawfinch</b>-like <b>Evening Grosbeaks</b>, as they tend to stay up north.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A <b>Golden-crowned Kinglet</b> heard near Tremblant.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Three <b>Wild Turkeys</b> and a <b>Ring-billed Gull</b> spotted from the car near Prévost.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-20ish species on the day.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> It was foggy as all get-up last night ‘round midnight. I was monitoring a flight tracking app, commiserating with the poor bastards that were circling for 90 minutes, before having to divert to Québec City due to fuel issues. The pea soup fog and temperature hovering just above zero reminded me of a Gageo Island pre-dawn, in mid-April.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-72093378617167931682024-02-27T09:49:00.000-08:002024-02-28T22:31:06.527-08:00Recent pasts and hazy futures<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQN9ySpKbU2wdPiLxrN9tbZ9sE007k2S6iHhcssxq5yacVgmqfb4vS6__o3CE5z251d4teXzAVnzYkn5u0K-4ix18sOSdpLddlx64PBg-ayE-UXAkGFyxa4EY5ii4y172ulklK_QD8c9o8UozzZWWZFoX4walAPDx5QzlW6QSy5l8GmBYR3PyyHEJJFGr/s2382/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="2382" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQN9ySpKbU2wdPiLxrN9tbZ9sE007k2S6iHhcssxq5yacVgmqfb4vS6__o3CE5z251d4teXzAVnzYkn5u0K-4ix18sOSdpLddlx64PBg-ayE-UXAkGFyxa4EY5ii4y172ulklK_QD8c9o8UozzZWWZFoX4walAPDx5QzlW6QSy5l8GmBYR3PyyHEJJFGr/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jetlagged coffee-sipping/cat-sitting in Jeju City while the torrential<br /> rains pour down outside – peak cozy achieved</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggv9rkTX8Sr4ErtSwIDX1U3ahr4smwvL9mYB6NKP7Hp6pAkfz6PxpZBOXeqXpO0qmqof-0sv3zukDiSpsScTLScUx-xP1vbWrTAINbBoP9SbKyXv3XB8F1iM3H82oBNvCGPi0m9uGsEgQCxNehcmTCejew26T6TJkR-OmA1Q16O7pjCTC1K9m-bi_HnGNT/s3390/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="3390" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggv9rkTX8Sr4ErtSwIDX1U3ahr4smwvL9mYB6NKP7Hp6pAkfz6PxpZBOXeqXpO0qmqof-0sv3zukDiSpsScTLScUx-xP1vbWrTAINbBoP9SbKyXv3XB8F1iM3H82oBNvCGPi0m9uGsEgQCxNehcmTCejew26T6TJkR-OmA1Q16O7pjCTC1K9m-bi_HnGNT/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aftermath of the great rainihilation/foaming shoe incident</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_dfdxSn2dh_iH_wO1UQDiXuNlAtL_2u8bUj5FKorFyMBnshvmrvirCvF5mgOaR7MLyV9qSqy2djU0P6p9Jic_qSzNNyRIuiKL3ddxTcBkIwZhZl90WAinqWy1SIYLNfDIX2nyRjWgtWdenLnRN4Yk0ww17JeZplT59rlEpXTPUbJoKrgcPhpAFXiNr6Y/s3848/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="2755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_dfdxSn2dh_iH_wO1UQDiXuNlAtL_2u8bUj5FKorFyMBnshvmrvirCvF5mgOaR7MLyV9qSqy2djU0P6p9Jic_qSzNNyRIuiKL3ddxTcBkIwZhZl90WAinqWy1SIYLNfDIX2nyRjWgtWdenLnRN4Yk0ww17JeZplT59rlEpXTPUbJoKrgcPhpAFXiNr6Y/s320/5.jpg" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Food options on Gapa Island were…tricky at times. One day I ate a pogo (corn dog) for all three meals. The woman at the shop felt so sorry for me, she gave me… </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhyphenhyphent8hLHoM3dBosbMTMkhXxAbgmi1FVkWoIZ-v8K8VWVTsXzVl4kbHi0vXpmp2bKTzg21gvEH9hYzvo4h2xQrk0PtBmwxuYxUdHQKsT4rNksvIJs0nEhlw-oM6tuqgdlInPrI4XTx3LZyaIHTR2pDr_fOyvsZlkE8yb5h4S_AWY1Pw6Iiq7aBdz9a4yHE/s4002/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="4002" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhyphenhyphent8hLHoM3dBosbMTMkhXxAbgmi1FVkWoIZ-v8K8VWVTsXzVl4kbHi0vXpmp2bKTzg21gvEH9hYzvo4h2xQrk0PtBmwxuYxUdHQKsT4rNksvIJs0nEhlw-oM6tuqgdlInPrI4XTx3LZyaIHTR2pDr_fOyvsZlkE8yb5h4S_AWY1Pw6Iiq7aBdz9a4yHE/s320/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">…a free coffee ("Service!")</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI4cS9liTGAd6cJzHzdk7QUMHczVepiH8ZJh2euhxb3Xw6wTBvtI2ss1VaUaSS9zMDjRwdIbNgY7cef6CcOhTJyaxUVw-OLzk_-HkV9s-Zpw-pgRfRXJlLDVMmkkh20x9iltbJE0jyJKK3YC6D48W6u3wyWvCqwoFWUqHWf5tKNMBy4Ns_WWvUItXs4KA/s2048/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI4cS9liTGAd6cJzHzdk7QUMHczVepiH8ZJh2euhxb3Xw6wTBvtI2ss1VaUaSS9zMDjRwdIbNgY7cef6CcOhTJyaxUVw-OLzk_-HkV9s-Zpw-pgRfRXJlLDVMmkkh20x9iltbJE0jyJKK3YC6D48W6u3wyWvCqwoFWUqHWf5tKNMBy4Ns_WWvUItXs4KA/s320/9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following day on Gapa the only thing I ate was this massive pajeon. It was<br /> filling and tasty, albeit a tad heavy on oily octopus legs for my taste.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6HycD5pFC9tAFi9rT5bnaIUK8gVTpHF7S59WBt2qKd_mCZZ4h8EeIm4nTOEA-v2pDyL1r-2DuJgv0GRTjvVrfKYP784xn_tkebMPb5qRvsOzezb3mYeX-F4EvObpXrewT66N7ZMTLpWMqw0bMNWSEoDZ7kexk2tPiIM-55X5WPoYrmta3NlrtZYUjg5x/s1982/11.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="1179" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6HycD5pFC9tAFi9rT5bnaIUK8gVTpHF7S59WBt2qKd_mCZZ4h8EeIm4nTOEA-v2pDyL1r-2DuJgv0GRTjvVrfKYP784xn_tkebMPb5qRvsOzezb3mYeX-F4EvObpXrewT66N7ZMTLpWMqw0bMNWSEoDZ7kexk2tPiIM-55X5WPoYrmta3NlrtZYUjg5x/s320/11.jpeg" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I crossed paths with this dapper squire on Gapa last spring. I regret not talking to him, but I understand that he had an important marshmallow gumdrop harvest to attend to.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcRIBEWXGSjKY6VIr7tk5gNX7htsZ7Acbj4IORVKKx4hypbCRKFdgZLrs-XdwqYzF-PR8MKUVQgWhL_D-7MkpThic7AgyrriSY_zkEa6IimbG0N9uAG-HDHqg2axHeJb7pvn-4im95ff6lOql7WQlRI3vMIQhMsVKyGCT6wprjtrFfwL7JSMb6IULoj00/s4128/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcRIBEWXGSjKY6VIr7tk5gNX7htsZ7Acbj4IORVKKx4hypbCRKFdgZLrs-XdwqYzF-PR8MKUVQgWhL_D-7MkpThic7AgyrriSY_zkEa6IimbG0N9uAG-HDHqg2axHeJb7pvn-4im95ff6lOql7WQlRI3vMIQhMsVKyGCT6wprjtrFfwL7JSMb6IULoj00/s320/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My old favourite hang in Seogwipo (“The Office”)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH5flhbxJP_9OUWr9fNTtS41tUQCe1zdVIeAt-Rkk-bYyzqO3Oz8HGBVR0xscpaAu_AE-ds7JrRSgkv4P3tCYyVOYFoQ7xeoNyz_AmESYE0ZZYjE-yi6pb4CXsUyioHb_JSKjMsx_VaeYEAVetFZXV0v3oi5LUZ3ATikEEU6qe2ZnvFsFAWYESXGJ-dIa/s3735/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="3735" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH5flhbxJP_9OUWr9fNTtS41tUQCe1zdVIeAt-Rkk-bYyzqO3Oz8HGBVR0xscpaAu_AE-ds7JrRSgkv4P3tCYyVOYFoQ7xeoNyz_AmESYE0ZZYjE-yi6pb4CXsUyioHb_JSKjMsx_VaeYEAVetFZXV0v3oi5LUZ3ATikEEU6qe2ZnvFsFAWYESXGJ-dIa/s320/15.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Foggy Jeju hills</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwIpNy8i0TtUGoH_6HWBtNiY3aOR75nZsB_IeFiBirdNvfY3QcbjLxnI2-zviAgLPuNyYt5d6NGwhmTCyNIvMq4UcpURhTtViukR58P180W83VsDjuxpzb7facHmpQ8yf4f_n0qVtSfDtUWW4EulqR82pJ4oulizRIlExa49KhNKdWps1BahuKHYtrtLi/s3884/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="3884" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwIpNy8i0TtUGoH_6HWBtNiY3aOR75nZsB_IeFiBirdNvfY3QcbjLxnI2-zviAgLPuNyYt5d6NGwhmTCyNIvMq4UcpURhTtViukR58P180W83VsDjuxpzb7facHmpQ8yf4f_n0qVtSfDtUWW4EulqR82pJ4oulizRIlExa49KhNKdWps1BahuKHYtrtLi/s320/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd forgotten how fun it was to live out of a perfectly packed backpack<br />(for a while at least)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCHTZgo0HNKnQ3pqFjRXk0U_OsCk8zpb78dtG9ChdAcJrskAn2TL7AlmWMjmKRqeRcLJQScUBxqqMhoKhMatgcTy6EzweqNQprV5hZeXu0TwbSybjttOOsJrxdtbjtmY-pkEAW6qZEg06x8Zoj5_oSSJqqN76bFkFpFBYu8CVS8rLq6pHDNSpipKaGZTo/s4128/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCHTZgo0HNKnQ3pqFjRXk0U_OsCk8zpb78dtG9ChdAcJrskAn2TL7AlmWMjmKRqeRcLJQScUBxqqMhoKhMatgcTy6EzweqNQprV5hZeXu0TwbSybjttOOsJrxdtbjtmY-pkEAW6qZEg06x8Zoj5_oSSJqqN76bFkFpFBYu8CVS8rLq6pHDNSpipKaGZTo/s320/19.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Best bus pass ever</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_f2e6mo5EYtBpb2Qc5QRlM0DLyayFW63M3kqbqTF_FOwbezpYhAQ6uGe2qV4_mtrAMLPd8YZeMejFO7xqYXdL9LRb6B8Pf_XKxO0Y2O9o1SnVQhf1m-UJ6X2PFYnsUrk60Wk7RnfZBM7qB1cPPGkPAyLJTw_IxTXKpQRPvWBIi7pXJlVNyoCVf2urhG0/s4128/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_f2e6mo5EYtBpb2Qc5QRlM0DLyayFW63M3kqbqTF_FOwbezpYhAQ6uGe2qV4_mtrAMLPd8YZeMejFO7xqYXdL9LRb6B8Pf_XKxO0Y2O9o1SnVQhf1m-UJ6X2PFYnsUrk60Wk7RnfZBM7qB1cPPGkPAyLJTw_IxTXKpQRPvWBIi7pXJlVNyoCVf2urhG0/s320/21.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The legend of…</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7iK5om-iF3AFMdbqvW1bTIeaDMDBYgEDcDF6NdpOAlUGm7FsKzwMDmug8OGM0YPkPe7TATYZrvcFlfly-gwdoBZ_X_qltGkOxf5LFdXxQad2KISyf8lqLmx_gHq4rvxOw4e9WNtuzm61bxttI8tZGIRDr3eVUXJVHIlHfpJIcwZ489fQ2SFTf7yJfTZd/s4128/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7iK5om-iF3AFMdbqvW1bTIeaDMDBYgEDcDF6NdpOAlUGm7FsKzwMDmug8OGM0YPkPe7TATYZrvcFlfly-gwdoBZ_X_qltGkOxf5LFdXxQad2KISyf8lqLmx_gHq4rvxOw4e9WNtuzm61bxttI8tZGIRDr3eVUXJVHIlHfpJIcwZ489fQ2SFTf7yJfTZd/s320/23.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">…Cheonjiyeon Falls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbAJC0UuNq3OsWCuSEj-mYFaot-khV6uHpV52JiwZss9QoX9DgVbjd7RKc2v0SaY5K-8PSFjvb5LZKrBkKM6UqMv6pkl1STUWUsW4TlGK-JPANJOvLlS763Na09OTpp_bAFnyl57j78e7g_R_3O48Sa-raXNEjsJ8o74rnGKIH62S_-w9y4z2b5JCixTw/s704/25.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="704" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbAJC0UuNq3OsWCuSEj-mYFaot-khV6uHpV52JiwZss9QoX9DgVbjd7RKc2v0SaY5K-8PSFjvb5LZKrBkKM6UqMv6pkl1STUWUsW4TlGK-JPANJOvLlS763Na09OTpp_bAFnyl57j78e7g_R_3O48Sa-raXNEjsJ8o74rnGKIH62S_-w9y4z2b5JCixTw/s320/25.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring in…February?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmruveXDhoFQx_E_rzv1UF4yx56zLWERBpup1qrkap_xAoGh-07aY06P1gkBEorMNwTwtRD8ojmGeCyQlbnr-I6Yxgdl6DTkgd0U4xTUgVnmiCVLo8asJnglHloAQKiRB-rZ2LJ4H_QRDen0vZ6g_TyoI_aF3e4LoMr4qH4gszzBAhuPC0urFm3Sao_oB/s1632/35%20park.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmruveXDhoFQx_E_rzv1UF4yx56zLWERBpup1qrkap_xAoGh-07aY06P1gkBEorMNwTwtRD8ojmGeCyQlbnr-I6Yxgdl6DTkgd0U4xTUgVnmiCVLo8asJnglHloAQKiRB-rZ2LJ4H_QRDen0vZ6g_TyoI_aF3e4LoMr4qH4gszzBAhuPC0urFm3Sao_oB/s320/35%20park.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Much too early for park reading weather</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Or...memories of spring, melting winters...</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Time flies, it’s true what they say. A short year ago I was busy plotting my nutty Korean spring fling. It feels like it was yesterday, no joke. I re-read all my spring posts in a daze the other night, which re-charged my adventure batteries by about 6%. I picked up another 4% by combing through some phone pics from the trip (here are a few). I wonder if I’ll ever get to experience another Korean spring? Will I one day get a proper look at a <b>Ruddy Kingfisher</b>? Stay tuned, I guess.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> In other news, it’s 15 degrees and sunny out in Montreal, on February 27th. The forecast shows unbroken above zero (mostly double-digit) highs from here on out. The only snow left is hiding in the shadows, and the outdoor rink on the corner has almost fully bled out into the gutters. Just 20 short years ago, the outdoor rink was skate-able from early December right on through to mid-March, with few exceptions. I doubt if there were two weeks of solid ice this year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> If this is what February is like, I’m terrified to imagine what April will bring, let alone the hellfires of August. I wonder if birds will be migrating north early, only to find that favourite food isn’t available yet.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> In other other news, I’ve got a couple of birding-related writing projects that are baking away, and the oven is about to ding.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-89745604541664552662024-01-21T13:51:00.000-08:002024-01-22T13:26:19.999-08:00Sunday in the frigid fields<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SkCRu0KhoL2UMP8WHTkAsc1b-HqB_v70qYOE-aarYhdF49a2KW9p-pbq9BgVSJuH5VsA1MrchCCml6qV5wLuJ6UC0U2ZBWC5DmjNj2YiAT0bkeFUr4asx-0FvLu4ym3V3uGyRVvfzL7gNOw4zQ1f_3PFEZ6VZeCPw3b7ftB9fk0JRMml9u9HClS4zE1V/s3760/1%20White-breasted%20Nuthatch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3760" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SkCRu0KhoL2UMP8WHTkAsc1b-HqB_v70qYOE-aarYhdF49a2KW9p-pbq9BgVSJuH5VsA1MrchCCml6qV5wLuJ6UC0U2ZBWC5DmjNj2YiAT0bkeFUr4asx-0FvLu4ym3V3uGyRVvfzL7gNOw4zQ1f_3PFEZ6VZeCPw3b7ftB9fk0JRMml9u9HClS4zE1V/s320/1%20White-breasted%20Nuthatch.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-breasted Nuthatch</b> <i>Sitta carolinensis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHttjferwscBAWfYo9HVkjA8Y6IRrtJpApU2IG7ws4tnYJjTWdCDLEqB8qkKRqOCXuI2u0s74lLEa81SvnYIUxCiWCE9wXSRUUaSRItTStrWL4IBmn5hHg4ZJQGhrYai1x5wuKRQItCbDbEvjkMNUBrwiLitIURs-N3QkOWQoqXNhfHanzUBZ7yLywArFt/s2922/3%20House%20Sparrow.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="2922" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHttjferwscBAWfYo9HVkjA8Y6IRrtJpApU2IG7ws4tnYJjTWdCDLEqB8qkKRqOCXuI2u0s74lLEa81SvnYIUxCiWCE9wXSRUUaSRItTStrWL4IBmn5hHg4ZJQGhrYai1x5wuKRQItCbDbEvjkMNUBrwiLitIURs-N3QkOWQoqXNhfHanzUBZ7yLywArFt/s320/3%20House%20Sparrow.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>House Sparrow</b> <i>Passer domesticus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIp7ShMjHyWq3nq-DilGwNEkefKJ5zSSQQRW8dLdAkIz4owpgolqnalBdmRwiTXZVAl4JkpdFjD3LXZDGr1ogr_hy66XTM-3ywmQCtznyA4MFqR2plyYdEtXjI6ahI1j0TS5tKqwq1-OmiigFp_EVB2TFC60M2nzrXnQLa3ou6Y7iPaFO8gWrg_xHi2hY/s4177/5%20House%20Sparrow%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="4177" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIp7ShMjHyWq3nq-DilGwNEkefKJ5zSSQQRW8dLdAkIz4owpgolqnalBdmRwiTXZVAl4JkpdFjD3LXZDGr1ogr_hy66XTM-3ywmQCtznyA4MFqR2plyYdEtXjI6ahI1j0TS5tKqwq1-OmiigFp_EVB2TFC60M2nzrXnQLa3ou6Y7iPaFO8gWrg_xHi2hY/s320/5%20House%20Sparrow%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>House Sparrow</b> <i>Passer domesticus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc0tcptsvCpRQuAHkLf89V3Hmwxs-lZmug8BHPOKLpuu34G_m2v7-svfGwn3zhIfJXWHBeOwCGnKumHngu3Ni2WpeuB_69nxSHhXQNUoa744rzxRAp0vxkinn1GH_muiY_CqNOAgoP_NJm7ycUNZlG9p5iE-yCGDNRpyuj_MJoBnfDdjw9RqjKj-OV5Yb/s4923/7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3170" data-original-width="4923" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc0tcptsvCpRQuAHkLf89V3Hmwxs-lZmug8BHPOKLpuu34G_m2v7-svfGwn3zhIfJXWHBeOwCGnKumHngu3Ni2WpeuB_69nxSHhXQNUoa744rzxRAp0vxkinn1GH_muiY_CqNOAgoP_NJm7ycUNZlG9p5iE-yCGDNRpyuj_MJoBnfDdjw9RqjKj-OV5Yb/s320/7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It was a bracing -14°C (colder with the wind chill)….flap hat weather…frozen moustache weather. I love it. Only five species seen in 90 minutes, including a <b>Pileated Woodpecker</b>, and a pair of <b>White-breasted Nuthatch</b> actively foraging in and around a large tree cavity.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-72434606372084855262024-01-07T22:23:00.000-08:002024-01-09T14:50:02.318-08:00Bimble in the fluff-fluff<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW2Gf7nYe2733u9T_TclaE9WyNYg2ReRq4p2DqsHNFNwzCNbu0j25zdbIIxVszGV-yvJVKgPz80dI2N3DbY75A2EX1VrLvvHNEedV1bdZZ2CmxM-paD8wMPOUMDRE9BIFWD_HywHxn0EvJrQ7naLjJuW465MMwntvKTu1x_Lg651pvaG2bT8OGfvDXQ1Q/s4539/1%20Black-capped%20Chickadee.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3121" data-original-width="4539" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPW2Gf7nYe2733u9T_TclaE9WyNYg2ReRq4p2DqsHNFNwzCNbu0j25zdbIIxVszGV-yvJVKgPz80dI2N3DbY75A2EX1VrLvvHNEedV1bdZZ2CmxM-paD8wMPOUMDRE9BIFWD_HywHxn0EvJrQ7naLjJuW465MMwntvKTu1x_Lg651pvaG2bT8OGfvDXQ1Q/s320/1%20Black-capped%20Chickadee.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Black-capped Chickadee</b> <i>Poecile atricapillus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Colder too, more seasonal, but it actually doesn’t ‘feel’ as cold somehow, because of the snow, if that makes any sense. It was nice to need winter boots…it felt odd walking around in Converse throughout December.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> “Grape Corner,” a spot normally bustling with avian activity in the winter, was quiet today. No <b>Starlings</b>, <b>Robins</b>, or <b>Cardinals</b> jostling for the best grapes. On closer inspection, I noticed that most of the grapes had gone to rot. Perhaps a result of the warm temperatures we’ve had until now? It seems that during a normal winter, they flash-freeze, and so are available to birds as frozen treats.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Got a whopping five species in a 90-minute bimble through the heavy fluff-fluff. Good leg workout for sure.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Oh yeah, a <b>Yellow-Breasted Chat</b> turned up in Lasalle yesterday, cool. I'll get around to seeing one some day.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-85409998960460394602023-12-24T22:44:00.000-08:002023-12-27T21:38:25.268-08:00"An Unwelcome Christmas Greeting"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKI7x5OIKTy5w3VuuKSsF0DGK-ETVvq6QyaexGMef0-Ujs5Avw5tGkxNGbHKzFHuFTWVIPSq3yI_jH5P5Ap5MFFBNsqK5mvw6t7ll8u9nc9vYEVRgzTnorl31SF7H5sKTIV2DWSoWjRW0aG-BPSWfzKZv39OzzeY8pxMru-Ngk-y_cH9egeXDVhMB8ZAv/s1440/xmas.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1440" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKI7x5OIKTy5w3VuuKSsF0DGK-ETVvq6QyaexGMef0-Ujs5Avw5tGkxNGbHKzFHuFTWVIPSq3yI_jH5P5Ap5MFFBNsqK5mvw6t7ll8u9nc9vYEVRgzTnorl31SF7H5sKTIV2DWSoWjRW0aG-BPSWfzKZv39OzzeY8pxMru-Ngk-y_cH9egeXDVhMB8ZAv/s320/xmas.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-31066203964790919562023-12-21T18:07:00.000-08:002023-12-23T09:37:43.558-08:00Basking Robins<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQSd7l2cdb_0Kqemnord2qD6Ye7VajFh4JOlKmAmG1Rbr1IdvVpFqfTg5bhc6vcBmfUQG2aO2FzMIWHPyvY-e9jAaGIfEWGs16PlTL5Ck5vPA61YL6l-cdSg4n7dnm8sz65QEpsFoIhQAHX1eLKqzTcWrnVeUYKrDfi6Ix1UzD867sK95PatoNkXAsdOI/s4148/1%20American%20Robin.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="4148" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQSd7l2cdb_0Kqemnord2qD6Ye7VajFh4JOlKmAmG1Rbr1IdvVpFqfTg5bhc6vcBmfUQG2aO2FzMIWHPyvY-e9jAaGIfEWGs16PlTL5Ck5vPA61YL6l-cdSg4n7dnm8sz65QEpsFoIhQAHX1eLKqzTcWrnVeUYKrDfi6Ix1UzD867sK95PatoNkXAsdOI/s320/1%20American%20Robin.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>American Robin</b> <i>Turdus migratorius</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT68mubKsbmH6MJ2OCjl6yPg1yaZmppaXuaVNj-yR-WYpFlvVryBadtGe9qyOZkEwG96u5GvbkRVRYImBoiRvVHni8Gtu6YDGI1fDYYpjYiGoCnrQN94OhjBqoIe5VR2tNWSApgDVehZ2NYfNJP3Gd36TC5vQ9fcY6FihDWLefHZdqQLYv3hw_0Z0cdnmn/s4113/3%20Pileated%20Woodpecker.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="4113" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT68mubKsbmH6MJ2OCjl6yPg1yaZmppaXuaVNj-yR-WYpFlvVryBadtGe9qyOZkEwG96u5GvbkRVRYImBoiRvVHni8Gtu6YDGI1fDYYpjYiGoCnrQN94OhjBqoIe5VR2tNWSApgDVehZ2NYfNJP3Gd36TC5vQ9fcY6FihDWLefHZdqQLYv3hw_0Z0cdnmn/s320/3%20Pileated%20Woodpecker.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pileated Woodpecker</b> <i>Dryocopus pileatus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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(and a leafbird)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFx63g67-CRP0CztiAB9UvXjtQfwD3YBvRcfN3olnjBt_8tt6iiY9oF2aBAKW5OO7RRioKObflv4H-ECy371jM9RI3tJF5kWD4j86MfqwFrAOezEYXR1CxjOkmsADPbMqDCgoKkhrCw9NIwi5WtRM-9py5zCeDtTXNuIjXco4dSNf56aypZVyMI8ysoCx/s3643/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3643" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFx63g67-CRP0CztiAB9UvXjtQfwD3YBvRcfN3olnjBt_8tt6iiY9oF2aBAKW5OO7RRioKObflv4H-ECy371jM9RI3tJF5kWD4j86MfqwFrAOezEYXR1CxjOkmsADPbMqDCgoKkhrCw9NIwi5WtRM-9py5zCeDtTXNuIjXco4dSNf56aypZVyMI8ysoCx/s320/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rriEJIhZFoVnCmDFOMjG6-nb-twHw9RmY_JPxlc40tm7chf4Rr6lMXYhCJ8J4tb7rszoy1OGL0KVpIQvGms7YMqVJczvYQvko9KJmaV4u5g8KRyPszL4cPCefWX5QmdFRKFoHmYIfzFXsReAoR7Sf_40CE_xWkwjMhyphenhypheniTnHI-n8cg0A_S31JDt4l6CM1/s3365/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3365" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rriEJIhZFoVnCmDFOMjG6-nb-twHw9RmY_JPxlc40tm7chf4Rr6lMXYhCJ8J4tb7rszoy1OGL0KVpIQvGms7YMqVJczvYQvko9KJmaV4u5g8KRyPszL4cPCefWX5QmdFRKFoHmYIfzFXsReAoR7Sf_40CE_xWkwjMhyphenhypheniTnHI-n8cg0A_S31JDt4l6CM1/s320/15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_oZ_TMHifVjX6WwExru1pWXrDYSRdUuGTlJ3LE8BRDwTiIySrGlha4ilXzlgmIQzxlv60I3_KQtfoOsSW_mLIkCmBZAbs2mwWHH273-DdC5-wWjMygpIGlNMLZzdjQAIaqea86_-Siiy9jdJJboyXhoa3hu_FcCZk6tzQxw3PVCEpn46obTgmUbQ2R1T/s3470/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="3470" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_oZ_TMHifVjX6WwExru1pWXrDYSRdUuGTlJ3LE8BRDwTiIySrGlha4ilXzlgmIQzxlv60I3_KQtfoOsSW_mLIkCmBZAbs2mwWHH273-DdC5-wWjMygpIGlNMLZzdjQAIaqea86_-Siiy9jdJJboyXhoa3hu_FcCZk6tzQxw3PVCEpn46obTgmUbQ2R1T/s320/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Winter's Dusk at Maple Cabin"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkkMSEFAMiedSaddc5USu2ovRqrkXMWpEltMaSRX9jph1HTECraYvuPmuRuUQIwB-NmhgaGNB-Nm7PL0a9TsXuiDt522IF0ZjW1CfuGGQ2wCegtCX3frtpKPD9Ppetsi6SG8CkaWJafOUR8CTXuvnPpvZz8E8OUGr_1v4H1m9hxbOW1IgNLHgVOpAParo/s3732/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="3732" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkkMSEFAMiedSaddc5USu2ovRqrkXMWpEltMaSRX9jph1HTECraYvuPmuRuUQIwB-NmhgaGNB-Nm7PL0a9TsXuiDt522IF0ZjW1CfuGGQ2wCegtCX3frtpKPD9Ppetsi6SG8CkaWJafOUR8CTXuvnPpvZz8E8OUGr_1v4H1m9hxbOW1IgNLHgVOpAParo/s320/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Morgan Arboretum, December 21, 2023</u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Did a crisp solstice go-around at the arbo with Dan that ended at dusk. Arbo!<br /><br /><b><u>Notable:</u></b><br />-16+ <b>American Robins</b> basking in the sun at Blossom Corner (Dan came up with the winning pun, ©™, all rights reserved)<br />-A V of small ducks zipped fast overhead at one point, headed towards the water – <b>Green-winged Teal</b>? <b>Common Goldeneye</b>?<br />-Four species of <b>woodpecker</b>, but no <b>Red-bellied</b><br />-A steady trickle of <b>Herring</b> and <b>Great</b> <b>Black-backed Gulls</b> drifting towards the waterfront<br />-A pair of <b>Northern Ravens</b> doing some odd vocalization<br />-A goofy dog named Sunny that ignored her owner ("Can you grab her? Please?")<br />-15 species in two hours</span><br />Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-3227104078472884782023-12-16T13:29:00.000-08:002023-12-22T22:48:02.941-08:00The '23 Christmas Bird Count<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q5-yQyJfjvYLznZ0L6v4xxt6kTgGy4BXaFDxFbJ5ptY_IqqggjI7lvFFazGXpv9PomV8o3lBF9gUIf7z-4j3a2iUmKWz6t9GNOi4jagw7fH5aOsE-x5vAkJKRBGRZH_421EjPZPRzs0ZPPsKWoWWIYdqIx79okZD3L4-EbOHLh4pRmhtVqevmgUhVG1-/s2642/1%20House%20Sparrow.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2642" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q5-yQyJfjvYLznZ0L6v4xxt6kTgGy4BXaFDxFbJ5ptY_IqqggjI7lvFFazGXpv9PomV8o3lBF9gUIf7z-4j3a2iUmKWz6t9GNOi4jagw7fH5aOsE-x5vAkJKRBGRZH_421EjPZPRzs0ZPPsKWoWWIYdqIx79okZD3L4-EbOHLh4pRmhtVqevmgUhVG1-/s320/1%20House%20Sparrow.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>House Sparrow</b> <i>Passer domesticus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKGMjpiRdmw4WMWZh8AJFktod5IoVqXQSCzfkPrtRf-xKWuCTi70Mb2nI9m1Kl4Mh0UdzzatXIeDDTsx6JcDFYePbHJSOurtnQwG_6Z0QL1qU-_F-FGH-e0Otar96RKJ6mh3XHLHT4Yp58Uz-1-7sSWdR-vNMcVDhLkqYQ5qxBTFrlbf61-i8q_2_ExV5/s4161/3%20American%20Robin.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="4161" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKGMjpiRdmw4WMWZh8AJFktod5IoVqXQSCzfkPrtRf-xKWuCTi70Mb2nI9m1Kl4Mh0UdzzatXIeDDTsx6JcDFYePbHJSOurtnQwG_6Z0QL1qU-_F-FGH-e0Otar96RKJ6mh3XHLHT4Yp58Uz-1-7sSWdR-vNMcVDhLkqYQ5qxBTFrlbf61-i8q_2_ExV5/s320/3%20American%20Robin.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>American Robin</b> <i>Turdus migratorius</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjZeE-hehPpiawaUk4Ea0QBUacYwAeZULn_CB5-X7nWgKJBWEog59QvI5avGZV_tTjWdVQbq_52ixJ9xSo-OlA1VQO3U_qwqZVnGQmouEL87sxh87EtciT3rbcy7E7KZKmg0CC52_a4SijJiujt1UXw3EDw9IgE6rbo_3d6eqEDY6DNg40MVjze9LMSkH/s3288/5%20Dark-eyed%20Junco.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="3288" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjZeE-hehPpiawaUk4Ea0QBUacYwAeZULn_CB5-X7nWgKJBWEog59QvI5avGZV_tTjWdVQbq_52ixJ9xSo-OlA1VQO3U_qwqZVnGQmouEL87sxh87EtciT3rbcy7E7KZKmg0CC52_a4SijJiujt1UXw3EDw9IgE6rbo_3d6eqEDY6DNg40MVjze9LMSkH/s320/5%20Dark-eyed%20Junco.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dark-eyed Junco</b> <i>Junco hyemalis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EiuPFsgo8BRIcTsTzzWROm3B47Rl3Zuo6LTlRQWIeYqncDDWOPNqVcOIqUF47VbR32XmpqTXMP0Wze7UyNBH8bn199jAN_SuVuUbXV2VXAA2y-o-g_DG5-v0Of6vcuOas26-wS4qvcIMAnk5l2rcVShlSxrAG_f-bC-h4tJ0LX1OXEYZSSel3WZHmSZ4/s3622/7%20White-breasted%20Nuthatch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3622" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EiuPFsgo8BRIcTsTzzWROm3B47Rl3Zuo6LTlRQWIeYqncDDWOPNqVcOIqUF47VbR32XmpqTXMP0Wze7UyNBH8bn199jAN_SuVuUbXV2VXAA2y-o-g_DG5-v0Of6vcuOas26-wS4qvcIMAnk5l2rcVShlSxrAG_f-bC-h4tJ0LX1OXEYZSSel3WZHmSZ4/s320/7%20White-breasted%20Nuthatch.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-breasted Nuthatch</b> <i>Sitta carolinensis</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMCqSyjvOJfVIYJsRmfqTNtxubpKY-U0eu0cTk6QbEwvIhbGiAJCm2k_BbAYQKeOz3XjNa08sLDbi33Qg-q9sEdPwo7vxCR80KQak9t53BLTAEHIKD1ksoWzq_eHi8VHkRHJqdDSHVTxK7UuSFplZA-_U9ZYmUgByXI9biVUo0-3_ZSDTDc_jY9w4kE6P/s4256/11%20White-breasted%20Nutharch%20and%20Black-headed%20Chickadee.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="4256" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMCqSyjvOJfVIYJsRmfqTNtxubpKY-U0eu0cTk6QbEwvIhbGiAJCm2k_BbAYQKeOz3XjNa08sLDbi33Qg-q9sEdPwo7vxCR80KQak9t53BLTAEHIKD1ksoWzq_eHi8VHkRHJqdDSHVTxK7UuSFplZA-_U9ZYmUgByXI9biVUo0-3_ZSDTDc_jY9w4kE6P/s320/11%20White-breasted%20Nutharch%20and%20Black-headed%20Chickadee.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Black-capped Chickadee</b> <i>Poecile atricapillus</i> with<br /><b>White-breasted Nuthatch</b> <i>Sitta carolinensis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3549" data-original-width="2906" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisd9iHeZMp0nOZwFALu2GGqaFiQSo9ZsVsmQlnxGWoyd_c3Vs2fDiYoG0q1nRwvRLKuXGOi_upkYQikYiehAs1LzWBV_f-f1_9-hv4sjDh0GiSsNgcr7Q_YDUQ2Mzp-Gd77dGqINu6mWiX0ZilovTyOyrPUTSZHpDPdvQhyfrKFDiwGVV3GPwaoNq9-DfP/s320/19.jpg" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(last week)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I’ve been participating in the Montréal Christmas bird count for the past few years. The first Christmas bird count in 1900 kind of led to modern birding — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Bird_Count" target="_blank">look it up</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> In past years I’ve checked the NDN Cemetery, but this time round I just covered a local NDG spot. Didn’t stumble into anything unexpected, but it was nice to tick the resident <b>Cooper's Hawk</b>, which I don't always see. When the <b>Cooper's</b> jetted over, a pair of <b>White-breasted Nuthatches</b> and some <b>Black-capped Chickadees</b> freaked out, then all seemed to be checking in on a pair of what looked like nest/roost holes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> The temperature hovered around freezing, with a mix of high hazy cloud and sun. Most of the snow had melted, and it was claggy in the fields. We had quite a dump of snow last week — instant winter. Tomorrow? Nearly double digit temps and a heavy rainfall warning.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Earlier in the week, I sat out front at midnight and was rewarded with a few Geminid meteors. Seeing a meteor in the dark night sky provokes from me an involuntary stream of gibberish. Perhaps that’s the bit of excitable caveman DNA that we all have in us. I love all the ‘nids.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>‘Quiet Place’ in NDG, December 16, 2023</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Observers: 1</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-11:30am-1:00pm (~3km)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Species counted: 14</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Individual birds counted: 82</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cooper's Hawk</b>: 1</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rock Dove</b>: 8</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Downy Woodpecker</b>: 3 (1 male, 2 female)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hairy Woodpecker</b>: 2 (1 male, 1 female)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>American Crow</b>: 4</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Black-capped Chickadee</b>: 9</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brown Creeper</b>: 1 (heard only)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>White-breasted Nuthatch</b>: 4 (2 were attending a nest/roost hole)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>American Robin</b>: 6</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>European Starling</b>: 25</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Northern Cardinal</b>: 3 (1 male, 2 female)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dark-eyed Junco</b>: 7</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>House Sparrow</b>: 8</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>American Goldfinch</b>: 1 (heard only)</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-55154557388489705412023-11-27T13:56:00.000-08:002023-12-18T22:34:12.783-08:0040 days and 40 nights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga93NTnH8K9K7b6PtI5v6rSeFe8580dYnrVV5mzvS3zMLZ0FVMGjME164xSsriFScWV4b5bUsVpct5019M6L1lzWvE-K72GKj_qC2oHYLXscLOv-qNlHZQ69npAZy9D7cUDceIgUzOnI45-j1wqC6lBg4qrJJPtT6RJn-zBu3mHSCAzLowCxJcfVEokJar/s712/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga93NTnH8K9K7b6PtI5v6rSeFe8580dYnrVV5mzvS3zMLZ0FVMGjME164xSsriFScWV4b5bUsVpct5019M6L1lzWvE-K72GKj_qC2oHYLXscLOv-qNlHZQ69npAZy9D7cUDceIgUzOnI45-j1wqC6lBg4qrJJPtT6RJn-zBu3mHSCAzLowCxJcfVEokJar/s320/1.png" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxNcsM2RxcaCiDf3iqeV-0_6Ob0vacdCF8kMTW33z59nXbpdf25XJxdDMFNEk-LqY5ezBnDiwFtOmi16Lu_4P81MKXi2e2robkR10PK16hW7bm7kzsGrq8HTui0Bs0Un2Uweic2GeF_F6Zhf1AaDMSE-uvv1zgbYOPKO09aOGC42U0TGQKbA9iWiKWOHu/s712/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxNcsM2RxcaCiDf3iqeV-0_6Ob0vacdCF8kMTW33z59nXbpdf25XJxdDMFNEk-LqY5ezBnDiwFtOmi16Lu_4P81MKXi2e2robkR10PK16hW7bm7kzsGrq8HTui0Bs0Un2Uweic2GeF_F6Zhf1AaDMSE-uvv1zgbYOPKO09aOGC42U0TGQKbA9iWiKWOHu/s320/3.png" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div> <span style="font-size: large;"> I was feeling bored and nerdy the other day, so I started to fiddle with making an Indiana Jones-style route map of this year's (2023) spring birding travels in Korea. Here it is, geography nerds! I suppose I could make a more detailed blow-up of the Jeju phase. The Seoul parts of the trip were visually simplified a bit for clarity.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Incheon Airport via Vancouver, May 2-3</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Bus to Gimpo Airport, flight to Jeju City, May 3</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. Jeju Island: Jeju City (Samseonghyeol, Shinsan Neighbourhood Park, Sarabong), Seogwipo, Saeseom, Songdang-ri, Namwon-eup, Andeok, Sanbangsan, Seotal Oreum/Altreu Airfield, Ilgwa, Yongsu, Hogeun, Jungmun, Yerae, Moseulpo, Halla Mountain, and points between, May 4-8, May 12-15</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Gapa Island, May 9-12</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. Chuja Island, May 16-19</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. Ferry to Usuyeong, bus to Mokpo, May 19</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Gageo Island, May 20-26</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Gwangju (Gakwha Reservoir), May 26-29</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Gusi Beach, May 27</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. Jinju area, May 30-31</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">11. Dolsan Island, May 30</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">12. Upo Reservoir, May 31</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">13. Seoul (transferred through several times and stayed with a friend twice), June 1, June 3-5, June 9-13</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">14. Gapyeong/Nami Island, June 1-3</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">15. Paju (Samneung Tombs, Gongneung Reservoir, Gongneungchon Stream/fields), </span><span style="font-size: large;">June 6-7</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">16. Daejeon, June 8-9</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">17. Incheon Airport, June 13</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">18. Fly back to Montréal via Vancouver, June 13</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-79163272055657781032023-10-29T13:31:00.003-07:002023-10-30T10:43:28.340-07:00Wren again<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOEMSPwFOEKlzslHKnU3m4p25CNp6Ggm9nFa7ebVyhquMY3MA2wQxholOr3iyinKW89Qv45f4Km9gaTX8qeedJXY2ibkJzIsxTVJLXjswEaz6Vq859Ju4pldKfk6mh5Xxt7KlCAmvl2ZvjygT4CdWlWeLBKSFMc3fh1BNPIIkB1CryzUZkQ_94iC-ckTu/s3376/1%20Northern%20Cardinal.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="3376" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOEMSPwFOEKlzslHKnU3m4p25CNp6Ggm9nFa7ebVyhquMY3MA2wQxholOr3iyinKW89Qv45f4Km9gaTX8qeedJXY2ibkJzIsxTVJLXjswEaz6Vq859Ju4pldKfk6mh5Xxt7KlCAmvl2ZvjygT4CdWlWeLBKSFMc3fh1BNPIIkB1CryzUZkQ_94iC-ckTu/s320/1%20Northern%20Cardinal.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Cardinal</b> <i>Cardinalis cardinalis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEtaJi5DOYSspjcYDoHoBctVXp-DZC3t9UQLj3NO9hGGI0INXNvqI0x7LKKcees9Qbw6sZHHZAByODFaalUpybkGmIYGlY6Y0LJ3C0OsA12X8rNoy1zT_n2WHFSAKZvOrjunPjEBirCPhMzJrUMRF6j0n7t5XcukD8uetQEB6zEhstnEY43EKpXEcVSKV/s3682/3%20Northern%20Cardinal%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3682" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEtaJi5DOYSspjcYDoHoBctVXp-DZC3t9UQLj3NO9hGGI0INXNvqI0x7LKKcees9Qbw6sZHHZAByODFaalUpybkGmIYGlY6Y0LJ3C0OsA12X8rNoy1zT_n2WHFSAKZvOrjunPjEBirCPhMzJrUMRF6j0n7t5XcukD8uetQEB6zEhstnEY43EKpXEcVSKV/s320/3%20Northern%20Cardinal%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Cardinal</b> <i>Cardinalis cardinalis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiGLtA_0hJU2eRo0nV_j2oECKRd0aJgi4Dy_YhfusJrwoo4FpOsJWeAD8olVSQYeWFA-Q9ArlQWwx6KYLO9BxipGnmISy87KyftTC0Pq1qhzfcdQ6GZt6_uFAzdeFdFmiHd3ezFHGulF_7_V9fFL-vlWb30tzMqihUshHNi73jsBnYKHGH7O-269-jhnR/s3303/5%20Northern%20Cardinal%203.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="3303" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiGLtA_0hJU2eRo0nV_j2oECKRd0aJgi4Dy_YhfusJrwoo4FpOsJWeAD8olVSQYeWFA-Q9ArlQWwx6KYLO9BxipGnmISy87KyftTC0Pq1qhzfcdQ6GZt6_uFAzdeFdFmiHd3ezFHGulF_7_V9fFL-vlWb30tzMqihUshHNi73jsBnYKHGH7O-269-jhnR/s320/5%20Northern%20Cardinal%203.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Cardinal</b> <i>Cardinalis cardinalis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6shWUv_GBdfJYO1aAEmJppSOtVGTqtPeRJbuosJdyxgv2D7scTTtg2gdLsZp4SkJewmkdj6NeYxOCuhUTlokFd1VTuJWQOSC00UlYbvk82OdP-L9MaAWtLYaRXlaZRWRLXJPyJxa5SCCSCdvC9bjUC8IQCR9F_XaW6aSNVAM4FmMhLjiW54xYWn-qfrMX/s1774/7%20Hermit%20ThrushJPG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1774" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6shWUv_GBdfJYO1aAEmJppSOtVGTqtPeRJbuosJdyxgv2D7scTTtg2gdLsZp4SkJewmkdj6NeYxOCuhUTlokFd1VTuJWQOSC00UlYbvk82OdP-L9MaAWtLYaRXlaZRWRLXJPyJxa5SCCSCdvC9bjUC8IQCR9F_XaW6aSNVAM4FmMhLjiW54xYWn-qfrMX/s320/7%20Hermit%20ThrushJPG.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hermit Thrush</b> <i>Catharus guttatus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl6QAS3j3sQuKdK0HFd_XAKdqRMffhcM4T8adRNul1YBbfWNz09nT5kIMIiNi6HtKIUmwcOUL8Owpvd2QDe9eu8J5MlWX7iGqmy6gk0dgP8dROJciTJYj5aOolkM96mN95KiY73uUnKQPfj0TSPldGav7I_KfQAaBvjvtL7KmOwNMlBenY-wCFZyHFtqT/s1738/9%20Hermit%20Thrush%202JPG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="1738" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl6QAS3j3sQuKdK0HFd_XAKdqRMffhcM4T8adRNul1YBbfWNz09nT5kIMIiNi6HtKIUmwcOUL8Owpvd2QDe9eu8J5MlWX7iGqmy6gk0dgP8dROJciTJYj5aOolkM96mN95KiY73uUnKQPfj0TSPldGav7I_KfQAaBvjvtL7KmOwNMlBenY-wCFZyHFtqT/s320/9%20Hermit%20Thrush%202JPG.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hermit Thrush</b> <i>Catharus guttatus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQvSN3RQqrSIIZeKLXojPSA67T1WTjf3LdRSxtMeiwO5Hu-2cAnq50t31py9s_S6eZMQRgO4W5MePhXq4OZVlkSQcy9aUt4bCorLhUMejEoDTv6AypYWL80fzB8Y0zDadomW17mYwRZ9nqkFO82MX9H7HRgcEqLJiUSZ2Cz3iAxQpgYe3W0ZUO8FTCl8z/s2181/13%20White-throated%20Sparrow.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2181" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQvSN3RQqrSIIZeKLXojPSA67T1WTjf3LdRSxtMeiwO5Hu-2cAnq50t31py9s_S6eZMQRgO4W5MePhXq4OZVlkSQcy9aUt4bCorLhUMejEoDTv6AypYWL80fzB8Y0zDadomW17mYwRZ9nqkFO82MX9H7HRgcEqLJiUSZ2Cz3iAxQpgYe3W0ZUO8FTCl8z/s320/13%20White-throated%20Sparrow.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-throated Sparrow</b> <i>Zonotrichia albicollis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="2816" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiWOQNMxXo57vLAdE4TmMVbfIDGvZFF_gRulO24hbBCzGtxGFqVdwtZ77tq_00JO9EbUG7vAGWHV_hyYGv0QogpND9ihIvqDqri_lKaQPm9Q6NrBVFihvXthCq33D0nNiUjGtUBKk3k7WJsfnYR0yIaWpFTtKvIw5ITaVQLrA4OOka33qNQreUDjBA_EU/s320/25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>‘Quiet Place’ in NDG, October 29, 2023</u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Lovely and Halloweeny out (crisp and overcast)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-<b>Winter Wren</b> still skulking near the grapes – got some distant record snaps, but I won’t insult the cracking close-in shots I get a few weeks ago by posting them</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-No <b>kinglets</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Most avian action was concentrated around wild grapes</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Several <b>Pine Siskins</b> and <b>American Goldfinch</b> on the move overhead</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-<b>White-throated Sparrows</b> still numerous, but <b>Dark-eyed Junco</b> numbers are down</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-15 species in 90 minutes</span></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-65062985462630437422023-10-29T09:35:00.003-07:002023-10-29T13:32:25.717-07:00Good for northin’<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We slipped in some birding in his backyard, and in the fields around his place.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Of note:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A <b>Golden Eagle</b> was a nice surprise, in spite of the fact that it was wayyyy up there, just a menacing dot, drifting south</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Where scrubby stream meets field, the sparrows lurked: At least 12 <b>American Tree Sparrow</b>, 6+ <b>Song Sparrow</b>, 6+ <b>White-throated Sparrow</b>, loads of <b>Dark-eyed Juncos</b>, and an evasive individual I’m 85% certain was a <b>Savannah Sparrow</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Restless <b>Pine Siskins</b> overhead</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-The seasons, they are a’changin’</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Sadly, no sign of the ‘backyard <b>Ruffed Grouse</b>’</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-24 species noted in two separate birding sessions</span></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-7148954186395947552023-10-21T13:42:00.009-07:002023-10-22T10:06:18.251-07:00Wet Grapes<p><u style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRHjKN5hs7NWhUxLLL6l1OL8wPjq2KDtP4RHM7223u37RkYXgSuriex5_FgcVRbgb1_95zywog6_m9PObenfIShgLF6AscX-qrKrKpQRxEnAYwBcmh1BNO7XEDwyY8snUZXkFnE41AWvPrc66grEWRWDgZ7QbZh2vmXMSYcczprNEanJ5qq0etewHWjO5/s4434/13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="4434" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRHjKN5hs7NWhUxLLL6l1OL8wPjq2KDtP4RHM7223u37RkYXgSuriex5_FgcVRbgb1_95zywog6_m9PObenfIShgLF6AscX-qrKrKpQRxEnAYwBcmh1BNO7XEDwyY8snUZXkFnE41AWvPrc66grEWRWDgZ7QbZh2vmXMSYcczprNEanJ5qq0etewHWjO5/s320/13.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>‘Quiet Place’ in NDG, October 21, 2023</u></b></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Ten species in two hours</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Rainy and warm</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Feels like the tail end of the migratory bell curve</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-The edges of every wooded habitat were peeping with <b>Dark-eyed Juncos</b>, <b>White-throated Sparrows</b>, <b>Hermit Thrush</b>, and <b>Ruby-crowned Kinglets</b></span></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-52856839750351429162023-10-14T15:41:00.005-07:002023-10-14T17:13:14.542-07:00Wrenball<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1202" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOB9OAXWVngJa560NqXUzrcSqO-OEu6aTxkScI5qPwYEtR2Is2_34idUvR090_y0telXzzCdj3F1Nj6giJHoT-Fq4VHyELNw18X2NmUHzZDnlQjtLtZlzATs4e3BS90oReimSHimDSyjcpCn_svECLFew6NM74XGHAWe_KkHkVQJKCqiSTkf4YS7sEIqP/s320/15%20eclipse.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Partial solar eclipse as seen through a pinhole</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><u><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">‘Quiet Place’ in NDG, October 15, 2023</span></u></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-19 species in two hours</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-100+ <b>Dark-eyed Juncos</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-5 <b>Hermit Thrush</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A confiding and chonky <b>Winter Wren</b> in an old wood pile</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-7 flyover <b>Canada Geese</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- 20+ <b>Ruby-crowned</b> and 5+ <b>Golden-crowned Kinglets</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Only 3 <b>White-throated Sparrows</b></span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-79504708359600132462023-10-01T15:28:00.000-07:002023-10-01T15:28:55.313-07:00Harvest Noon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYo2UVRblmDTRGBXVevme6eFaBYpGINTiDACl1lwLjXDylnNj0PAWqoF1W_Uu7KK3QvWI7bNcAlMH5Hxo_IqBYIwwaCSZfgQvQCyYhvm0Zn7BaQvS88U5jGsI21ni1Jm04e0SsZ57AiUyjw4A2X9czIepXp1lXb_UuGZ_6BOdJHPIA3Fy5-MaMsO8cu0TQ/s4710/1%20Black-throated%20Green%20Warbler.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="4710" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYo2UVRblmDTRGBXVevme6eFaBYpGINTiDACl1lwLjXDylnNj0PAWqoF1W_Uu7KK3QvWI7bNcAlMH5Hxo_IqBYIwwaCSZfgQvQCyYhvm0Zn7BaQvS88U5jGsI21ni1Jm04e0SsZ57AiUyjw4A2X9czIepXp1lXb_UuGZ_6BOdJHPIA3Fy5-MaMsO8cu0TQ/s320/1%20Black-throated%20Green%20Warbler.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Black-throated Green Warbler</b> <i>Setophaga virens</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DegCsmic2GjVyrdv1Qs2KiY_tXw5Jd3V05Bs2fDk_cNDKvtvKkh5hpmK9WNvRKXc0EIF0xWD0TRgDfw-sWOkftmxPbqU1QkP3HSXXQJRSOO4GfBkD7WZ40YRe4soVp6bn2pBXjZADnEvSeMb5G7Q0XXrAGtxOHd_yMWLWT-zmWgwD9H91y_8MwAgGU1J/s3326/3%20Bay-breasted%20Warbler.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="3326" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DegCsmic2GjVyrdv1Qs2KiY_tXw5Jd3V05Bs2fDk_cNDKvtvKkh5hpmK9WNvRKXc0EIF0xWD0TRgDfw-sWOkftmxPbqU1QkP3HSXXQJRSOO4GfBkD7WZ40YRe4soVp6bn2pBXjZADnEvSeMb5G7Q0XXrAGtxOHd_yMWLWT-zmWgwD9H91y_8MwAgGU1J/s320/3%20Bay-breasted%20Warbler.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bay-breasted Warbler</b> <i>Setophaga castanea</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvo9mcvPPkokfNl79u-AhhIAxZ87b7RWqymPD-AM8x4H_wkw52-6DlfL2gf1P8la8D9S85Ki2GMsFKhLmDLfQu9SuuwRCal6zb3rd1-550lZaE1i8okHbrMaDQQpZUpAkEyySKk2HqpSzcZMgj_ALw2GHSKN1oka3bEs7IytQtFvkveM9n-5_xsSYWUh5/s2948/5%20Bay-breasted%20Warbler%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="2948" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvo9mcvPPkokfNl79u-AhhIAxZ87b7RWqymPD-AM8x4H_wkw52-6DlfL2gf1P8la8D9S85Ki2GMsFKhLmDLfQu9SuuwRCal6zb3rd1-550lZaE1i8okHbrMaDQQpZUpAkEyySKk2HqpSzcZMgj_ALw2GHSKN1oka3bEs7IytQtFvkveM9n-5_xsSYWUh5/s320/5%20Bay-breasted%20Warbler%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bay-breasted Warbler</b> <i>Setophaga castanea</i><br />(It's all about those tail markings)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYYB7aNQIwf9e9SbapNfn0LLpVN1oF-Ho0ZI5nuSrdin73aG34wa4FIu0yhKrhlO8MRGDkDs47m_v90ZXAeuZG4u6UklcXhHppuEdKTVSkdBn7mg9JwxQw-0r-aiuYoweVLcQnA0bcFGUMRoNOscqZYr4HpI8FT_043L_rltGJEvsFCoAR7Qle7oCpSit/s2291/9%20Black-and-white%20Warbler.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2291" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYYB7aNQIwf9e9SbapNfn0LLpVN1oF-Ho0ZI5nuSrdin73aG34wa4FIu0yhKrhlO8MRGDkDs47m_v90ZXAeuZG4u6UklcXhHppuEdKTVSkdBn7mg9JwxQw-0r-aiuYoweVLcQnA0bcFGUMRoNOscqZYr4HpI8FT_043L_rltGJEvsFCoAR7Qle7oCpSit/s320/9%20Black-and-white%20Warbler.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Black-and-white Warbler</b> <i>Mniotilta varia</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYIXX0ET-Vn23Q9liwVpQF629OfGOlplwonY1omFLZXLhxmmbQDyxkzJ0XY6CcuhxpOHnjcGIBM-12CILe0GbaRpqhvKbugEX-aDRW9rfQr4_pa81Ym524wJfSMsdwm53TSlEz9GAXFWXfSv4BjoIeFb1KkW92sWvX6U7pPug2ZgBfzDt0xd-h51VbDBf/s4456/11%20Northern%20Parula.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="4456" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYIXX0ET-Vn23Q9liwVpQF629OfGOlplwonY1omFLZXLhxmmbQDyxkzJ0XY6CcuhxpOHnjcGIBM-12CILe0GbaRpqhvKbugEX-aDRW9rfQr4_pa81Ym524wJfSMsdwm53TSlEz9GAXFWXfSv4BjoIeFb1KkW92sWvX6U7pPug2ZgBfzDt0xd-h51VbDBf/s320/11%20Northern%20Parula.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Parula</b> <i>Setophaga americana</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD2PM_LccTMMZs0EQAZtTqXMAccSkT5dNV2A3mGv88HhsQJ4m1DKCIj41jjIfJZNZX6LZficitdbeArgE8kcrMw1dO8y_-2wJ5xdDrsThbxFXeEoL7KlxQ3IEeAeZ72Em3x0cV7V_CV-IR7pKQNh2kAALDH_QCd5tfdIu_dj0W-7nsdHP6z_gcOTPG3wF/s2243/13%20Nashville%20Warbler.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="2243" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD2PM_LccTMMZs0EQAZtTqXMAccSkT5dNV2A3mGv88HhsQJ4m1DKCIj41jjIfJZNZX6LZficitdbeArgE8kcrMw1dO8y_-2wJ5xdDrsThbxFXeEoL7KlxQ3IEeAeZ72Em3x0cV7V_CV-IR7pKQNh2kAALDH_QCd5tfdIu_dj0W-7nsdHP6z_gcOTPG3wF/s320/13%20Nashville%20Warbler.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nashville Warbler</b> <i>Leiothlypis ruficapilla</i><br />(Honestly!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlVmpaDKBN6JYTJTNREddulS36DtWp86h7h197lQ8enHZXpyW1TRkz0mNxfjgbz2202_byQjfugTCB0wCwEYGbQ-iWRkNIrQszsL5XNh-b3n7lneHH7NelPTAeufLV3wVJ_KVTaaR5AxTwLJk1b1vNKt1mMSPWtyaBDhWbFK62wflU14MaBvOd_vNFerT/s3048/17%20Philadelphia%20Vireo.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="3048" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlVmpaDKBN6JYTJTNREddulS36DtWp86h7h197lQ8enHZXpyW1TRkz0mNxfjgbz2202_byQjfugTCB0wCwEYGbQ-iWRkNIrQszsL5XNh-b3n7lneHH7NelPTAeufLV3wVJ_KVTaaR5AxTwLJk1b1vNKt1mMSPWtyaBDhWbFK62wflU14MaBvOd_vNFerT/s320/17%20Philadelphia%20Vireo.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Philadelphia Vireo</b> <i>Vireo philadelphicus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZBoAKnDrf2C4sQt0XdqGLnF3sdkCfEojbZvnpZJTS3bAqIEqDXm5dUyHe8tiKU-0SCF5dCEdMpUZ-9jR1lREDJLMx278pivLQ1AC055Jo312vg5KHH2dluYXtL0MI7FF_cvvchACoi8-w7VobO142Rg4wn7ENmoZMrlkoDwTQAzKZOcH0gUvgNUgttGw/s2039/19%20Brown%20Creeper.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="1357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZBoAKnDrf2C4sQt0XdqGLnF3sdkCfEojbZvnpZJTS3bAqIEqDXm5dUyHe8tiKU-0SCF5dCEdMpUZ-9jR1lREDJLMx278pivLQ1AC055Jo312vg5KHH2dluYXtL0MI7FF_cvvchACoi8-w7VobO142Rg4wn7ENmoZMrlkoDwTQAzKZOcH0gUvgNUgttGw/s320/19%20Brown%20Creeper.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Brown Creeper</b> <i>Certhia americana</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I always knew this location had the potential to absorb some ‘migratory shrapnel’ from Mount Royal, and today was finally that day. It was a lovely 21 degrees and sunny out, and last night’s migration radars were glowing white-hot (George was right!).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> The trees were absolutely dripping with warblers, most of which were personal firsts for the site. Nine species were recorded: <b>Tennessee</b>, <b>Nashville</b>, <b>Northern Parula</b>, <b>Magnolia</b>, <b>Blackburnian</b>, <b>Black-throated Green</b>, <b>Yellow-rumped</b>, <b>Bay-breasted</b>, and <b>Black-and-white</b>. The most numerous warbler species on the day were <b>Black-throated Green </b>and <b>Bay-breasted</b>, with 6-10+ of each.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Also of note:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A <b>Least Flycatcher</b> and two <b>Eastern Phoebes</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-At least three <b>Philadelphia Vireos</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-Carpets of <b>White-throated Sparrows</b> spread throughout — a conservative count of 100</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A female-type <b>Scarlet Tanager</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A dozen or so<b> Northern Flickers</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A nice round total of 30 species logged in 2.5 hours</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-A couple of mystery birds were left on the table</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-And I got a bug in the eye</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">-The end</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-47230539385724006632023-08-10T09:23:00.001-07:002023-08-10T09:23:54.287-07:00More scribblings of late<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ujo6rzoOeBkAe_cDIlUoky1oHi0rAXlUPNyvB-m4CdxhPF8VaOSdyxaD292sxTQO_uaTTuUSNKfmgXmRR1OKeEN-nv5pL5CrwG8c6FMQThrRxkBY2JvIRAKKfxTq57gWMuLX_htLkzmiHBMh9b2Iwz2iCqeJ8Z8wkhNIOk_f92LfZXx1-nJyGMVurN13/s1062/7%20Gizmo%20Visits%20the%20Farm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ujo6rzoOeBkAe_cDIlUoky1oHi0rAXlUPNyvB-m4CdxhPF8VaOSdyxaD292sxTQO_uaTTuUSNKfmgXmRR1OKeEN-nv5pL5CrwG8c6FMQThrRxkBY2JvIRAKKfxTq57gWMuLX_htLkzmiHBMh9b2Iwz2iCqeJ8Z8wkhNIOk_f92LfZXx1-nJyGMVurN13/s320/7%20Gizmo%20Visits%20the%20Farm.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Here are the last few stories I wrote (or edited/compiled in the case of the Encyclopedia ones) for <b>Bettersleep</b>. So boring, they put you right to sleep!</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> As always, I’ve also got a bunch of other top-secret projects that I’m working on like a busy bee.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-91668496904772411552023-08-09T15:13:00.009-07:002023-08-10T13:09:17.840-07:00Parc de l'Honorable-George-O'Reilly, Verdun, August 9, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK-bhQ_ZIRC948QJ8QoWmr7wie1nrkY0wTA2D_kT7npMXUHlv5tHfOE_OZbHbYml6nN8SIXyuP-ayQuskuFuNAFA5Z2X0PJGh8m1LVe_l2tofjT4Z4gQH2oqCJnJmvdMR4gTL2iIEf_bv2lqmPMF0KI0lRQTHkt--MwTSxEbxLEUu7gROuSXdU4g3b8J6/s3850/1%20Cape%20May%20Warbler.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="3850" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK-bhQ_ZIRC948QJ8QoWmr7wie1nrkY0wTA2D_kT7npMXUHlv5tHfOE_OZbHbYml6nN8SIXyuP-ayQuskuFuNAFA5Z2X0PJGh8m1LVe_l2tofjT4Z4gQH2oqCJnJmvdMR4gTL2iIEf_bv2lqmPMF0KI0lRQTHkt--MwTSxEbxLEUu7gROuSXdU4g3b8J6/s320/1%20Cape%20May%20Warbler.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cape May Warbler</b> <i>Setophaga tigrina</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8CcsKkwO_Y8DqbbqyWDa5ukfspS2DdtnPSdImmk0Fj5mWmQGKNQhrdzQvYXevlO3TmN2bgpb5pdAhTGP4rk0PrHfDnWUjdlQGZki4EivYuvbCuUGAkKKzyc8OIA26Y5vmbmb6o6qLK4-kHBKaimEK3WL1E72U7OrDnDR5EGA1yiBnhilJn57IwRHiPK1/s3566/3%20Cape%20May%20Warbler%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="3566" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8CcsKkwO_Y8DqbbqyWDa5ukfspS2DdtnPSdImmk0Fj5mWmQGKNQhrdzQvYXevlO3TmN2bgpb5pdAhTGP4rk0PrHfDnWUjdlQGZki4EivYuvbCuUGAkKKzyc8OIA26Y5vmbmb6o6qLK4-kHBKaimEK3WL1E72U7OrDnDR5EGA1yiBnhilJn57IwRHiPK1/s320/3%20Cape%20May%20Warbler%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cape May Warbler</b> <i>Setophaga tigrina</i><br />(Known as 'Tigered Warbler' in French - I like it)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsumDrK2CNiltiWx8KFSwoHTXBc_Uhv_i3oo1-vbySr5OkNPR_Ifj72znW8Pgsc4Hi1bFp7YE2VJOPj9tRrsNrpFFaO0tOm0C-QhiAXVBbgtvdK-2yPkR_ft1KOpS6xKPw1iIKFMgen1OOQ9lR8RjNhobfcBtdRk0h-sK053xZv0B2drIJI6IhAjwN0BKU/s2447/5%20Warbling%20Vireo.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="2447" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsumDrK2CNiltiWx8KFSwoHTXBc_Uhv_i3oo1-vbySr5OkNPR_Ifj72znW8Pgsc4Hi1bFp7YE2VJOPj9tRrsNrpFFaO0tOm0C-QhiAXVBbgtvdK-2yPkR_ft1KOpS6xKPw1iIKFMgen1OOQ9lR8RjNhobfcBtdRk0h-sK053xZv0B2drIJI6IhAjwN0BKU/s320/5%20Warbling%20Vireo.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Warbling Vireo</b> <i>Vireo gilvus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3ORirSct-zT8kXNRR51e6K90IpYOSAryvO8M7dCygJqMl2pIj71ZL1cmlLcpyl2l-zCaTvyCXsTzEnFacOjAmGel8wpOTo0Eczz429UzeW3HaXh0OmWYZpNtq3ugVShcgb3JwGf_Ej3uOCOhKhnaJ0vIQxOrxB6KVCEbvoAMgWUOSwwAVDLqtSpFlnON/s4349/7%20Brown-headed%20Cowbird.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="4349" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3ORirSct-zT8kXNRR51e6K90IpYOSAryvO8M7dCygJqMl2pIj71ZL1cmlLcpyl2l-zCaTvyCXsTzEnFacOjAmGel8wpOTo0Eczz429UzeW3HaXh0OmWYZpNtq3ugVShcgb3JwGf_Ej3uOCOhKhnaJ0vIQxOrxB6KVCEbvoAMgWUOSwwAVDLqtSpFlnON/s320/7%20Brown-headed%20Cowbird.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Brown-headed Cowbird</b> <i>Molothrus ater</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzs9AgfDOCb66ILH8VnLaBFcV8WuxzDIEWEyz2tRFkWS7yoLpZhRR3qUCZ3BTCJqjE5mElwjb7sulC6mB7icbY_BsOkL5HorTntpK15zlX_2TAOiAESfgdL8fK-x1QyrVFjxKDIDjUIELs6DdhEo1-v1OtR8yRveXbR8co82hNsoUeAxU9wKD6xffAm6C/s2624/9%20Caspian%20Tern.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="2624" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzs9AgfDOCb66ILH8VnLaBFcV8WuxzDIEWEyz2tRFkWS7yoLpZhRR3qUCZ3BTCJqjE5mElwjb7sulC6mB7icbY_BsOkL5HorTntpK15zlX_2TAOiAESfgdL8fK-x1QyrVFjxKDIDjUIELs6DdhEo1-v1OtR8yRveXbR8co82hNsoUeAxU9wKD6xffAm6C/s320/9%20Caspian%20Tern.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Caspian Tern</b><i> Hydroprogne caspia</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rzQa9P0jC36n4yX7HZjsi861mIGhakF5aMwvD1ooKsrXaIZroxI8LjlX3nMqxceTyD7zDrHE2GMZGgk5eL57w6kAP5kTCmJAvHSqCMaoPf9ZEZ1WftB8NsKFDq9OvUilioh_bGGdfJdlp3ZJWbMdOITK7UrUglzNjcfCNNSdLvm-91-7qUN3J-_-u5eR/s2803/11%20Caspian%20Tern%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2803" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rzQa9P0jC36n4yX7HZjsi861mIGhakF5aMwvD1ooKsrXaIZroxI8LjlX3nMqxceTyD7zDrHE2GMZGgk5eL57w6kAP5kTCmJAvHSqCMaoPf9ZEZ1WftB8NsKFDq9OvUilioh_bGGdfJdlp3ZJWbMdOITK7UrUglzNjcfCNNSdLvm-91-7qUN3J-_-u5eR/s320/11%20Caspian%20Tern%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Caspian Tern</b> <i>Hydroprogne caspia</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NX4SFrfOOk5Z7cbJmwOTJgSwviZJFgI4r0sE_Dau0Ewgsxva3ex59zh4td5IjxzgNKBdJZqXQzYg1joMT2yV6v0MlmgCNG2zgA4S1ZUF1RYFxEXC2ELtZb0lXqdEXGRztusPKEQ7GhbVhGKfSJJnStBtKkgdyRuuw_QtLbvPWkNyIyKz-Lepij5rj2_B/s2908/13%20Great%20Black-backed%20Gull.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2908" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NX4SFrfOOk5Z7cbJmwOTJgSwviZJFgI4r0sE_Dau0Ewgsxva3ex59zh4td5IjxzgNKBdJZqXQzYg1joMT2yV6v0MlmgCNG2zgA4S1ZUF1RYFxEXC2ELtZb0lXqdEXGRztusPKEQ7GhbVhGKfSJJnStBtKkgdyRuuw_QtLbvPWkNyIyKz-Lepij5rj2_B/s320/13%20Great%20Black-backed%20Gull.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Great Black-backed Gull</b> <i>Larus marinus</i><br />with <b>Ring-billed Gulls</b><i> Larus delewarensis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDjiDV-NIE7B2CtDKkNHsKixEQfx5gUv7Mt5tcrP3h_nZjk4c67jCy_qJvYvyfL9Y9CXziKIPtjckhVsZ-Pjrtc0WfVx5Ey4ZnOlTUf0ez3pbNGCzuFtLo1BxBbA2XFArCo50gJDU9gKbIe56Ywx3kXvtA_e1x8s8XqJzRH9Si4USfaQ95AaltcgXE5_e/s2486/15%20Osprey.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="2486" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDjiDV-NIE7B2CtDKkNHsKixEQfx5gUv7Mt5tcrP3h_nZjk4c67jCy_qJvYvyfL9Y9CXziKIPtjckhVsZ-Pjrtc0WfVx5Ey4ZnOlTUf0ez3pbNGCzuFtLo1BxBbA2XFArCo50gJDU9gKbIe56Ywx3kXvtA_e1x8s8XqJzRH9Si4USfaQ95AaltcgXE5_e/s320/15%20Osprey.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Osprey</b><i> Pandion haliaetus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc31NZAYoMbHDwZNFeqpVz_PZf0afmxXBTrQSsPVdWdHRmb-Mu42rSrzOsyrCWi9S-5WogQ-lM47EgVrL_nImsV7qMfy8sSK6VvV977weiEdKG6vwpUtOqCx1Fx7PuetAzvX_N4quZcBZuJ0xIj4u2tVfkXdkWEmZPrGTA4IddFuuJluFAlWbzQaHh7q-m/s2577/17%20Bald%20Eagle.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2577" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc31NZAYoMbHDwZNFeqpVz_PZf0afmxXBTrQSsPVdWdHRmb-Mu42rSrzOsyrCWi9S-5WogQ-lM47EgVrL_nImsV7qMfy8sSK6VvV977weiEdKG6vwpUtOqCx1Fx7PuetAzvX_N4quZcBZuJ0xIj4u2tVfkXdkWEmZPrGTA4IddFuuJluFAlWbzQaHh7q-m/s320/17%20Bald%20Eagle.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bald Eagle</b> <i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTlbxPnl5AqI6CGszfCPsXblxvM-sDB6C3_zfa5O9nFxJdPkRM4s6AFQepfq7vqhtocFcbs6zebbf-ua2npKeLJ8pRMLVmKrHJh-mfqzyAYfMLtvyhi_g-YnohZfgC3-B4sLK_lspWs92R3fuxXEcBluFbfEVaQ6uKB_8q7aXHDQGu7wvqd_f0OhCUuhf/s3945/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="3945" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTlbxPnl5AqI6CGszfCPsXblxvM-sDB6C3_zfa5O9nFxJdPkRM4s6AFQepfq7vqhtocFcbs6zebbf-ua2npKeLJ8pRMLVmKrHJh-mfqzyAYfMLtvyhi_g-YnohZfgC3-B4sLK_lspWs92R3fuxXEcBluFbfEVaQ6uKB_8q7aXHDQGu7wvqd_f0OhCUuhf/s320/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> A couple of hours at the Verdun waterfront with George, birding and exchanging constipation jokes. Two <b>Caspian</b> and several <b>Common Terns</b> shared the rocks with legions of <b>gulls</b>. Distant <b>peeps</b> puzzled (<b>Spotted</b> and probably <b>Least Sandpiper</b>).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Near the street, we got stuck under a lovely two-tree warbler wave. Well, it was ‘warblers and friends.’ A dervish of <b>American Redstart</b>, <b>Yellow</b>, <b>Bay-breasted</b>, <b>Cape May</b>, and <b>Yellow-rumped Warblers</b> was packed into just two trees, it was awesome. They were in the company of <b>Red-eyed</b> and <b>Warbling Vireos</b>, as well as numerous young <b>Chipping Sparrows</b> and <b>Brown-headed Cowbirds</b>. Is it early for warblers to be moving? I have no idea. Feels early. Seems there was a good variety of warblers at the M-R Cemetery today too. I got a touch of the warbler neck. Ended with 30 species.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> In other news, I believe that my insane Czar Nicholas II moustache has been having its desired affect: it seems to prevent folks from sidling up to me when I'm birding and asking "Have you seen the cranes/eagles/woodpeckers?"</span></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-18576346403587724452023-08-02T14:09:00.005-07:002023-08-02T16:30:40.291-07:00Mont-Saint-Bruno, August 1, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQEkEqvttAjA7YFveWozywYCgxf8uP85BVX7eH7mL7t6A7x_xSsmkg-d5LaLAzn0Q4ErUDLTrX-gS3kvJ4cJdLl-JMlYsFtbkOIlzFqhIkO3MDzpbCUe1GPRurTISnvKPJE-mDVdiF_te3-LSogIsDXhOQo1iqPQ3eIPMt8JuK-Jpak-BcxImyWUcXVAy/s3553/1%20Yellow-bellied%20Sapsucker.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="3553" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQEkEqvttAjA7YFveWozywYCgxf8uP85BVX7eH7mL7t6A7x_xSsmkg-d5LaLAzn0Q4ErUDLTrX-gS3kvJ4cJdLl-JMlYsFtbkOIlzFqhIkO3MDzpbCUe1GPRurTISnvKPJE-mDVdiF_te3-LSogIsDXhOQo1iqPQ3eIPMt8JuK-Jpak-BcxImyWUcXVAy/s320/1%20Yellow-bellied%20Sapsucker.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker<i> </i></b><i>Sphyrapicus varius</i><br />(juvenile, eating a grape)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNECr0BCM15qMqJg5L2t9nHb7f4i2BuwQKsl_sEG8uRWcqJdeLj1di7Yixp-4iFARHehq2ph5RB2conMFcC_KBWmybzYH00G43V4lYseEBg_m621m77oJtG2GduIcmGYEKnW5a1LCC4HrkIbpD3qOKaKcMH1yVvKx7LLmXBcAY8kaxJ0mSWmY7d6HhF0s/s3380/5%20Rose-breasted%20Grosbeak%202.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="3380" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNECr0BCM15qMqJg5L2t9nHb7f4i2BuwQKsl_sEG8uRWcqJdeLj1di7Yixp-4iFARHehq2ph5RB2conMFcC_KBWmybzYH00G43V4lYseEBg_m621m77oJtG2GduIcmGYEKnW5a1LCC4HrkIbpD3qOKaKcMH1yVvKx7LLmXBcAY8kaxJ0mSWmY7d6HhF0s/s320/5%20Rose-breasted%20Grosbeak%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rose-breasted Grosbeak</b> <i>Pheucticus ludovicianus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7KxtOO7ejhnVp0x46HqIQ6N0vNy7Fy95B-durb7A37yxd3ZNiC9jERrbZsIkVUX4TWAYMUyrl7sQMforlpTT5OnmYpJX1M7ApVnfpXdiCZrHXW9P5VuMF7-IM7Ih4FD0sSdYJuXj5bYwtLtZYWzCyMgmw7rGMWb4L9tiikfQbjVOYDeAulWHaBAE8fml/s3385/7%20Eastern%20Bluebird.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="3385" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7KxtOO7ejhnVp0x46HqIQ6N0vNy7Fy95B-durb7A37yxd3ZNiC9jERrbZsIkVUX4TWAYMUyrl7sQMforlpTT5OnmYpJX1M7ApVnfpXdiCZrHXW9P5VuMF7-IM7Ih4FD0sSdYJuXj5bYwtLtZYWzCyMgmw7rGMWb4L9tiikfQbjVOYDeAulWHaBAE8fml/s320/7%20Eastern%20Bluebird.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eastern Bluebird</b> <i>Sialia sialis</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogFvk3CR24zsHf5kqDvJgwPYv1CtgjjeJB9dru09ZWsZ7CwAroYXPK8e5HxBos4YvBMGUfdw_yT_AW5MW2QQonRrOA_JAqUDV_FF6QHWAKB3lv_76xOGOtF23dwmabMCIrEoCUHKOI29kAIsrKvvulwDJz3rgbK75IQbIcQEexy7_8u7rleJan512fvNh/s4611/9%20White-tailed%20Deer.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3367" data-original-width="4611" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogFvk3CR24zsHf5kqDvJgwPYv1CtgjjeJB9dru09ZWsZ7CwAroYXPK8e5HxBos4YvBMGUfdw_yT_AW5MW2QQonRrOA_JAqUDV_FF6QHWAKB3lv_76xOGOtF23dwmabMCIrEoCUHKOI29kAIsrKvvulwDJz3rgbK75IQbIcQEexy7_8u7rleJan512fvNh/s320/9%20White-tailed%20Deer.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-tailed Deer</b> <i>Odocoileus virginianus</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZe2vWNFcD9ygukIuz0LXeKyfPMaT2Uu367w2VdkQPTHj0BJRbn-2U8m5Gifvy2NHy0xEd5GtbltgV67kwNzEX6D64277oZmaZSSypxF_-bsDqyCANPF69xRnhxQzlc6cubncaobQReNP2clbUePZQbX8LaCCioqKR2Nf7K1pM_poqNvHmOPW3XS4cm1wZ/s5030/11%20Bfly.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="5030" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZe2vWNFcD9ygukIuz0LXeKyfPMaT2Uu367w2VdkQPTHj0BJRbn-2U8m5Gifvy2NHy0xEd5GtbltgV67kwNzEX6D64277oZmaZSSypxF_-bsDqyCANPF69xRnhxQzlc6cubncaobQReNP2clbUePZQbX8LaCCioqKR2Nf7K1pM_poqNvHmOPW3XS4cm1wZ/s320/11%20Bfly.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Pearly-eye</b> <i>Enodia anthedon</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ynzp0TNP8OIpViA1SNiCzZpxBCBCeZeHFPpo0ZpCiFaz9Dt-qfjpNl-tA0bERtOrCKHm2jJEe6B-VMHS55GjtLtt41kmG8KK6fyJIByOH8VfcdKPBljxaQmD1DwTwzh8ER15Q8J8fFuPmyyWJEgZ_AYcyVyr_on3qU7Vd3JNRPyM4WtNVCF222B0PNW/s4629/13%20Bfly2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3199" data-original-width="4629" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ynzp0TNP8OIpViA1SNiCzZpxBCBCeZeHFPpo0ZpCiFaz9Dt-qfjpNl-tA0bERtOrCKHm2jJEe6B-VMHS55GjtLtt41kmG8KK6fyJIByOH8VfcdKPBljxaQmD1DwTwzh8ER15Q8J8fFuPmyyWJEgZ_AYcyVyr_on3qU7Vd3JNRPyM4WtNVCF222B0PNW/s320/13%20Bfly2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Northern Pearly-eye</b> <i>Enodia anthedon</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflEhgR7Py8131H7Gh4Kj34ziJ_y7Ea8yIXHBZ2RCAdjmcpP6-oIbUn26EcEnWSjS35k7mDuzIRC1OJm7agHgx4RjopPVaTdsFH-4rbLTm7BBfNM94msiTz31UXJ1_l4BxUh9FsL39juoWmM90rdCTbf-_z4idV5PoCsXvUFnmvio3MxkU8r2RJSCxXRZC/s4621/15%20Millipede.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="4621" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflEhgR7Py8131H7Gh4Kj34ziJ_y7Ea8yIXHBZ2RCAdjmcpP6-oIbUn26EcEnWSjS35k7mDuzIRC1OJm7agHgx4RjopPVaTdsFH-4rbLTm7BBfNM94msiTz31UXJ1_l4BxUh9FsL39juoWmM90rdCTbf-_z4idV5PoCsXvUFnmvio3MxkU8r2RJSCxXRZC/s320/15%20Millipede.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Millipede sp.</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbLf6BtN4yU9qhI383LyteBA51vSJC6xewwu_14yNkGFS5PbZFAExgeXHARqRPoi4ZoZA67UGzOdghVMKkWLbQ83A4ZDZb38VQJVUUg-arkea32_LcZgjeZxNeUdA0d6p-aAr5rS93t44jq7H0XBiYwaNAySNKXmv1qjAniXkchCif0ACeVQZMqk4_J3K/s4633/17%20Common%20Garter%20Snake.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="4633" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbLf6BtN4yU9qhI383LyteBA51vSJC6xewwu_14yNkGFS5PbZFAExgeXHARqRPoi4ZoZA67UGzOdghVMKkWLbQ83A4ZDZb38VQJVUUg-arkea32_LcZgjeZxNeUdA0d6p-aAr5rS93t44jq7H0XBiYwaNAySNKXmv1qjAniXkchCif0ACeVQZMqk4_J3K/s320/17%20Common%20Garter%20Snake.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Common Garter Snake</b> <i>Thamnophis sirtalis</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4RP41cFN2Xj7A3qmexT--uUbaxmy7U1a2AN4cG_RgFtojrp-PhotY2QvDHWbanNWEEkqW1KwwZBcVIOGW2yYnCys07e7XlGO4i52NuWdn5lX6ZNZQ30DKqa04TBbbAc3qkS-D_mIcQstC9wZeX7-TNHtglFoWClxEvcLmKVSerDBJe2UC2hzd9e8osk0/s3899/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="3899" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4RP41cFN2Xj7A3qmexT--uUbaxmy7U1a2AN4cG_RgFtojrp-PhotY2QvDHWbanNWEEkqW1KwwZBcVIOGW2yYnCys07e7XlGO4i52NuWdn5lX6ZNZQ30DKqa04TBbbAc3qkS-D_mIcQstC9wZeX7-TNHtglFoWClxEvcLmKVSerDBJe2UC2hzd9e8osk0/s320/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYtVvqarL-CI7JPJlukOa3GGp4PRlcB1-bGWeOvaL98OApD_Z1A7VqOP_ZvGrcwHftgmoRBGCnqf3VBbCPKYJ1LiR-aYxj5En9LYsQngG-2mAcqujv0HFwNd63_s3csSbMoMYmtvjea8qhXWku_h6M0mXNYZhVHW5_xSiR9chvgVNVNjnOLWC22P8h2Dw/s3837/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="3837" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYtVvqarL-CI7JPJlukOa3GGp4PRlcB1-bGWeOvaL98OApD_Z1A7VqOP_ZvGrcwHftgmoRBGCnqf3VBbCPKYJ1LiR-aYxj5En9LYsQngG-2mAcqujv0HFwNd63_s3csSbMoMYmtvjea8qhXWku_h6M0mXNYZhVHW5_xSiR9chvgVNVNjnOLWC22P8h2Dw/s320/21.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lovely bit of productive forest edge habitat</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SzagszfnagKcqdFmRD_Kuw8hoyllx3iJZv8NOX7cBYO59S6SHVuT5NQ32MPPbVG0Rf6YgHsIm4v4qe1oSfD1Y7ugjzQ3NyYZY-TK8fm6zo9s9uFCeMRM49Ou4LMJfi4Rvi1WFTn9n6HKci6lbsykgbku9BRed9ISRQiJ40ByIzW6j2s8j6ZNWhbn1Mm0/s4038/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="4038" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SzagszfnagKcqdFmRD_Kuw8hoyllx3iJZv8NOX7cBYO59S6SHVuT5NQ32MPPbVG0Rf6YgHsIm4v4qe1oSfD1Y7ugjzQ3NyYZY-TK8fm6zo9s9uFCeMRM49Ou4LMJfi4Rvi1WFTn9n6HKci6lbsykgbku9BRed9ISRQiJ40ByIzW6j2s8j6ZNWhbn1Mm0/s320/23.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stuff(ed)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzj9roPCCLjMdh3F0dRdoBBuJdt6PAXezOZxUk232ms5HucjdG7sOn5xPC6lQmAgxAa59LnCpzJ4_leGuH8hp-TNmYR8XGbZYAtAUdAypJjXwwHai1W_Kh2m1wSHoh94PwXnnV3DDze97mA6oDi7kdfG2wr-hfYN3JePVUU-fRD2C1ne56R1U5w83z01r/s2063/21%20moon.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2063" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzj9roPCCLjMdh3F0dRdoBBuJdt6PAXezOZxUk232ms5HucjdG7sOn5xPC6lQmAgxAa59LnCpzJ4_leGuH8hp-TNmYR8XGbZYAtAUdAypJjXwwHai1W_Kh2m1wSHoh94PwXnnV3DDze97mA6oDi7kdfG2wr-hfYN3JePVUU-fRD2C1ne56R1U5w83z01r/s320/21%20moon.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sturgeon moon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Went for a sunny (weather has cooled and cleared lately after weeks of heat and wild fire haze), lazy bimble around the mountain with the Scottsman yesterday, and encountered 32 bird species. The old orchard forest edge area had the feel of a nursery, with young birds of several species mingling down low under the watchful eyes of numerous adult birds perched in treetops (notably <b>Chipping Sparrow</b>, <b>Song Sparrow</b>, <b>Eastern Kingbird</b>, <b>Eastern Bluebird</b>, <b>Eastern Phoebe</b>, <b>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker</b>, and <b>Rose-breasted Grosbeak</b>).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Also notable were a <b>Tufted Titmouse</b> (heard), and at least a dozen <b>Cedar Waxwings </b>moving around restlessly.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> A <b>Northern Pearly-eye</b> landed on Scott’s head at the end of the walk.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span> From the Kaufman field guide:<i> </i></span><i><span>Locally common near rocky creeks and clearings </span><span>in deciduous woods. Pearly-eyes fly fast in the </span><span>shadows, perch on tree trunks. They visit mud, </span><span>sap, even carrion, but not flowers.</span></i></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. Shut up, knees.</span></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-84300362415252113302023-07-24T12:52:00.002-07:002023-08-02T14:13:31.713-07:00Blues on Shoes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSSQx3Zt5slv-Gup-9Iol4yWnveGI-50SQoBaKkKOXDAeLOvyP6roI2fUzByuKPIwsU8H9txAezxKOCC6eJIkv7jPViP6At5pOCgVpvQteZ-fLkXUaEVQ82bCgWce4-0aF7sq4mMRcE2LYA7pjK_PNXK5X1KdoCis2qpzCzXNwLWc3x4VKBp036bgXyT3/s1823/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1823" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSSQx3Zt5slv-Gup-9Iol4yWnveGI-50SQoBaKkKOXDAeLOvyP6roI2fUzByuKPIwsU8H9txAezxKOCC6eJIkv7jPViP6At5pOCgVpvQteZ-fLkXUaEVQ82bCgWce4-0aF7sq4mMRcE2LYA7pjK_PNXK5X1KdoCis2qpzCzXNwLWc3x4VKBp036bgXyT3/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>European Common Blue</b> <i>Polyommatus icarus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EGRbZ5bPHHLWMZ4p5-ip3pjkukoKAQawkHBSaOuyacYOZ9oyJPGb0ssNjNJSlNWYGJ0eh-Oh8XIdyBnEfbkxG2Pt4aAZErkYfywM4aIHuyYN7fAaZBV4Sp_YXylHjMBLLQXTDa4pQ4yJ3x0w1FZgX2PW-BAh_ajtrYI3j8eiGgjVSUnMg45YNw0YkPuk/s3790/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="2479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EGRbZ5bPHHLWMZ4p5-ip3pjkukoKAQawkHBSaOuyacYOZ9oyJPGb0ssNjNJSlNWYGJ0eh-Oh8XIdyBnEfbkxG2Pt4aAZErkYfywM4aIHuyYN7fAaZBV4Sp_YXylHjMBLLQXTDa4pQ4yJ3x0w1FZgX2PW-BAh_ajtrYI3j8eiGgjVSUnMg45YNw0YkPuk/s320/3.jpg" width="209" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>European Common Blue</b> <i>Polyommatus icarus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxcgMNNmTmBK7YinV62zN4f06Awz5nLlWwlrZyA4AV-omVoLU1HeM7ugEl0z7lGgwKmtZPMZf7oAXPzQIOw3iaAXrZ4CpH2jn_-VzgPtQ-ehMj1_xgCHqPNe2QyeHb2J1Hdhn_aBPuDSFVMjdVRhlXvSS_QcftgSZBykkEDl_hiTLKuPlL6P6Jl56zhZu/s2990/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="2990" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxcgMNNmTmBK7YinV62zN4f06Awz5nLlWwlrZyA4AV-omVoLU1HeM7ugEl0z7lGgwKmtZPMZf7oAXPzQIOw3iaAXrZ4CpH2jn_-VzgPtQ-ehMj1_xgCHqPNe2QyeHb2J1Hdhn_aBPuDSFVMjdVRhlXvSS_QcftgSZBykkEDl_hiTLKuPlL6P6Jl56zhZu/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>European Common Blue</b> <i>Polyommatus icarus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDSIRdwq9K5rcB2jqCM6WsD2bHIrwFFypB5iTqzIkDqrhV2MD-7eoFeRmo9nKCNiTJMPyqqtWfA4B3g5ZS5_NLfTORTZiIf6PbdnJqTO92l_5Uvqq-0AcYSbxLBD4WO08tG64eHakPTVVmBQcoxKmSlQfgQozFD-r-g9MDTtm6jgSEI7XPh2P-hmPMaz8/s1531/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1531" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDSIRdwq9K5rcB2jqCM6WsD2bHIrwFFypB5iTqzIkDqrhV2MD-7eoFeRmo9nKCNiTJMPyqqtWfA4B3g5ZS5_NLfTORTZiIf6PbdnJqTO92l_5Uvqq-0AcYSbxLBD4WO08tG64eHakPTVVmBQcoxKmSlQfgQozFD-r-g9MDTtm6jgSEI7XPh2P-hmPMaz8/s320/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Holly Blue</b> <i>Celastrina argiolus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c0teuAQORwkDyfi2WDYw87D46zzpgIs-8lBgQHxnaiwH11Xj-9kq_JX-S5KVkAvoPEjK9ALzg6WXxuiazpjm9bHr-Og5tIYfk2SKpm9tlbWLvy8gvTiWjzF7Rgx00e_jdTGW6PW0k5FVSRXSksp1fz-5-TWz6D5hF_lL-soLcBxlmrzbG5PsntLj6RMX/s2375/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2375" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c0teuAQORwkDyfi2WDYw87D46zzpgIs-8lBgQHxnaiwH11Xj-9kq_JX-S5KVkAvoPEjK9ALzg6WXxuiazpjm9bHr-Og5tIYfk2SKpm9tlbWLvy8gvTiWjzF7Rgx00e_jdTGW6PW0k5FVSRXSksp1fz-5-TWz6D5hF_lL-soLcBxlmrzbG5PsntLj6RMX/s320/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Holly Blue </b><i>Celastrina argiolus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div> <span style="font-size: large;">The other day, I was reading a book and sipping a Maxim in the park when a <b>European Common Blue</b> landed on my hand. It stayed there for about 15 minutes. In a Snow White move, I was able to transfer it to the other hand. I noticed it was licking me with its proboscis.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>European Common Blues</b> were only first discovered in the past decade in Québec. They were found by an amateur lepidopterist near Mirabel airport, so it’s more than likely they first came off a cargo plane. Neat. They’ve established themselves firmly in Québec since then.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Flashback to my last weekend in Seoul. I was enjoying an outdoor meal with friends when a <b>Holly Blue</b> landed on my leg. It kept flying back and forth between my shoe and leg. This one was also licking me with its tickly proboscis. The moral of this tale? I guess I’m salty and delicious.</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-79344601443183930202023-06-11T23:32:00.006-07:002024-03-15T09:10:30.164-07:00Daejeon, June 8-9, 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2fzmB2NxQJlj7XQ6SETYbESAFH4O7LlujT8_hcQczmzRQMLyLHIi8Wz7W7c7ho1KcHCTFofCR2T1LRBcX_wQX9AksfQdses-XfryOl7OL_-FB6KQOUIiGialy4P6qH9eAAV1bhmnAt72zWuZ-yM551JgQ7ozqa4nS6r7nFXJU6FrofkntfcdLlnLiw/s3534/1%20Varied%20Tit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="3534" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2fzmB2NxQJlj7XQ6SETYbESAFH4O7LlujT8_hcQczmzRQMLyLHIi8Wz7W7c7ho1KcHCTFofCR2T1LRBcX_wQX9AksfQdses-XfryOl7OL_-FB6KQOUIiGialy4P6qH9eAAV1bhmnAt72zWuZ-yM551JgQ7ozqa4nS6r7nFXJU6FrofkntfcdLlnLiw/s320/1%20Varied%20Tit.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Varied Tit</b> <i>Sittiparus varius</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3080" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuzfsCJIWsyrnHfhX9oo8Iz4Ayl1s906zA8wLnaUwbv0Yw7Ie39kxJdDNjyEEYjb1VvHDgvUjQe8EL7GxvapTkCZsahkTcPcTdZ5JNvBCsjlmyZ6dvJeYyHwq7El5p_6vpanVPZd_g-07i5YD7z3t14z_1xzlEehYMsa8EXjo-BkWs_4_3SecmbtYuQ/s320/27.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The KTX - Korea's bullet train</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Daejeon, June 8, 2023</u></b><br /> The relatively quick success with the Watercock on the 7th allowed me to hop on the KTX (Korea’s bullet train) down to Daejeon, in search of, you guessed it, <b>Ruddy Kingfishers</b>. Why not, eh? There’s a spot just outside of town that’s been reliable for <b>Ruddys</b> in years past.<br /><br /> As I got out of the cab at 5:30am on the 8th, I heard a piercing, descending trill – a <b>Ruddy Kingfisher</b> singing. A <b>Fairy Pitta</b> started up at the same moment, from much closer in. The <b>Pitta</b>’s song made it difficult to determine where the <b>Ruddy</b> was singing from, and within a minute or so, both stopped vocalizing. And that was the last I heard from either species, until I left at noon – when the sun was hot, and the trails were full of noisy hikers.<br /><br /> It seems likely that the breeding/territorial period, where <b>Ruddy Kingfishers</b> are most likely to be spotted and/or heard, is over for the Daejeon birds. Maybe I missed it by a day or two. So I was too early for <b>Ruddys</b> at most spots, and too late here. I wouldn’t have it any other way! Gotta leave some on the table for next time, innit.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Daejeon, June 9, 2023</u></b><br /> Another 5:30am start, and a different strategy. Instead of circling the area where vocal <b>Ruddys</b> were found in the past (presumably during the courtship/territory phase of the breeding cycle), I went to the area, deeper in the woods, where it seems likely that they nest. I sat on a bench there for several hours and watched and listened. And didn’t see or hear a thing, <b>Ruddy Kingfisher</b>-wise.<br /><br /> Maybe the one I heard yesterday morning was headed somewhere else. There are a lot of small river valleys and mountains in the area, and birds have wings. I also didn’t run into a single local photographer over the two days in Daejeon, which seemed odd. At the Paju spot, the trails were nuts-to-butts with photogs, even though there was only a distant call or two reported there on any given day. Maybe photogs playbacked the Daejeon spot to death and scared off the <b>Ruddys</b>. Maybe they decided to breed in a nearby valley for some other reason. Or maybe they were there in those very same woods I staked out, and I just missed them. It’s also possible that I made some forest spirits cross with me for some reason, and they are withholding the gleaming ruby jewel from me, until I can complete some side quest. Or maybe I’m just unlucky, and sleep deprived.<br /><br /> My birding plans for the weekend have kind of turned to ashes in my hands, but I’m cool with it. I could use a good sleep in. I had a couple of crazy hail-Mary plan Ds in mind to take the subway for two hours to get to some trails, crowded with weekend hikers, where <b>Ruddys</b> may have been heard ten years ago. Screw that. I’ll just come back after some more trips around the sun, and I will see a <b>Ruddy Kingfisher</b> (conclusively), and all will be right with the universe.<br /><br /> There were two distinct phases to my trip, and a bit too much improvisation at the tail end of the first (island-hopping) kind of muddled my schedule for the second (mainland search for rare breeders). Because of the 4-5 days of rain that was forecast for Gageo, I bailed, and possibly got to Gwangju too early for <b>Ruddys</b>, if they’re even still there. Then I ended up in the Jinju area a week early (at least) for the possibility of <b>Pheasant-tailed Jacanas</b>. I then faffed around in Gapyeong and Paju for too long, and probably got to Daejeon a day or two late for <b>Ruddys</b>. Or something. Who knows. No regrets though, it was a grand adventure the whole way through, and it’s been awesome to reconnect with old friends at each step of this silly trip through a crazy little place that somehow makes sense to me. I’ll be back.<br /><br /> Cheers to all the fellow bird-nerds that helped me greatly with their information, encouragement, and company.</span><br /></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-24895607111701633902023-06-09T20:20:00.007-07:002024-03-17T23:20:19.842-07:00Butterflies n critters of Jinju<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLg1Mzxy3V1wFNPIoIyNAijFZUDMX75eJInGVvm_tLGI40fWY8o0etvbWDCjFyXaDsMK-YJmX15Bd_V4vj-pq_IMvNNFpxYDEJA1y0e2io4dXu61jg3C1fb_tlBHXLgMxLlvk2L3mrq4NTQSz75DCp-SQi1s8oNKhvG3lF8R4JNFytJyuFCAcOTwxNVw/s2169/1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2169" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLg1Mzxy3V1wFNPIoIyNAijFZUDMX75eJInGVvm_tLGI40fWY8o0etvbWDCjFyXaDsMK-YJmX15Bd_V4vj-pq_IMvNNFpxYDEJA1y0e2io4dXu61jg3C1fb_tlBHXLgMxLlvk2L3mrq4NTQSz75DCp-SQi1s8oNKhvG3lF8R4JNFytJyuFCAcOTwxNVw/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Naganoella timandra</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZQ95q-rQ9dW2ilk1myqpO7SRy8RdO-k7Mtrhzl-MvlsNXP_frxCGD1BLD6tyNETxvNuQ9Dk1P-xWvYYU6EOYwtGFiFonFJ_zVuS-V-skatgZk0ONjEVrjVUF7VOheDCK0DXONAvgYg8X7t7yKLVUI_QUpisESJxLBR4sWk1jGlbrk2KtoFuuTmyssA/s3077/3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="3077" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZQ95q-rQ9dW2ilk1myqpO7SRy8RdO-k7Mtrhzl-MvlsNXP_frxCGD1BLD6tyNETxvNuQ9Dk1P-xWvYYU6EOYwtGFiFonFJ_zVuS-V-skatgZk0ONjEVrjVUF7VOheDCK0DXONAvgYg8X7t7yKLVUI_QUpisESJxLBR4sWk1jGlbrk2KtoFuuTmyssA/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Chiasmia defixaria</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwuH7B_AvgnFq8MNTeS-dYCgGufw0HVKnSGrRZxboo5TUdhYj6-rLPV4oT9sjfZcYG_vfWWdr0WrY0kWd7TrncT1zbCpPpFzdSn4ZqFIN22tdfgOoLX6yeeD-EoEpbkk7Pv583rPjK1pa4bybAmPXSxBm_gXPXem_vq1XGIVBViaDVWDDkxDXm3UXLA/s3771/5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3771" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwuH7B_AvgnFq8MNTeS-dYCgGufw0HVKnSGrRZxboo5TUdhYj6-rLPV4oT9sjfZcYG_vfWWdr0WrY0kWd7TrncT1zbCpPpFzdSn4ZqFIN22tdfgOoLX6yeeD-EoEpbkk7Pv583rPjK1pa4bybAmPXSxBm_gXPXem_vq1XGIVBViaDVWDDkxDXm3UXLA/s320/5.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Striated Ringlet</b> <i>Ypthima multistriata</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNj5Bobrhu80UAODd-1PDhj6Y_4Jka4QIMeicZEe3qOqUZORXjXxwFylxcsZL9lDoM_bjno_zR-ggSw1ioAY4OLjkvdmafnRgVf7FIxgKINkBLINN-Bl92MDTB-XSfXNsCjknTjcUimrEL8Aju3Ynj8AOtdjvnv_5EMJWVGqCdlOxq8o3tIF7Y7e67A/s3169/7.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3169" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNj5Bobrhu80UAODd-1PDhj6Y_4Jka4QIMeicZEe3qOqUZORXjXxwFylxcsZL9lDoM_bjno_zR-ggSw1ioAY4OLjkvdmafnRgVf7FIxgKINkBLINN-Bl92MDTB-XSfXNsCjknTjcUimrEL8Aju3Ynj8AOtdjvnv_5EMJWVGqCdlOxq8o3tIF7Y7e67A/s320/7.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pallas's Fritillary</b> <i>Argyronome laodice</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ap5FCbrxNdZnak1jwHb5OHMs0vM5ng6zUzH1XIE_y3wQgl-GI6TKXUUbdtZE6pVnR7ryXKbE6Wc3U03cv2H7lCwzos7D6XsczuXBTDD0RcyOgFpmqdkzRafRIiNXCJ1EzC8ba7GEJ5C6rs8iWAKlQqmiB4bQTx5spKN3yZkPOWuQ0xHtyskHndgPAg/s2982/9.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="2982" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ap5FCbrxNdZnak1jwHb5OHMs0vM5ng6zUzH1XIE_y3wQgl-GI6TKXUUbdtZE6pVnR7ryXKbE6Wc3U03cv2H7lCwzos7D6XsczuXBTDD0RcyOgFpmqdkzRafRIiNXCJ1EzC8ba7GEJ5C6rs8iWAKlQqmiB4bQTx5spKN3yZkPOWuQ0xHtyskHndgPAg/s320/9.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pallas’s Sailer</b> <i>Neptis sappho </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mFXIZz7Pr2BOx96i8ITWqFke7s2xWZutRDn-kWrEkYntxst8AWt8NYIbtaGnIgAoc2_osvhHtpt4Y2JTdXGEEbewSseAF3zXszARJCKxI-SFFreyNozs0mAd-_jv_3yhjiFh6aw1uWsltt0_JusLKun-SSO2Bl7PInGEy_CyQBKQDwmeR4gmXgYOhA/s1995/11.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1995" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mFXIZz7Pr2BOx96i8ITWqFke7s2xWZutRDn-kWrEkYntxst8AWt8NYIbtaGnIgAoc2_osvhHtpt4Y2JTdXGEEbewSseAF3zXszARJCKxI-SFFreyNozs0mAd-_jv_3yhjiFh6aw1uWsltt0_JusLKun-SSO2Bl7PInGEy_CyQBKQDwmeR4gmXgYOhA/s320/11.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Red Ring Skirt</b> <i>Hestina assimilis </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgh6W5PDl-dpBfSsonroeLZNSgtWAtbKDTnJDsR0RA4Q3zc9aWENk8H32xBklo9b1y1NNfZdRyjm2yS6kNzeHmWlMfuS5j7rPFyBitsEejn0iW5h9U4WOWMWiWF9PvqCXztI8CoiftA9OnZ2zt4cRCryv88DCqGWa0IYlX-d3VObzUtO-iOSY7kb1FA/s3647/13.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="3647" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgh6W5PDl-dpBfSsonroeLZNSgtWAtbKDTnJDsR0RA4Q3zc9aWENk8H32xBklo9b1y1NNfZdRyjm2yS6kNzeHmWlMfuS5j7rPFyBitsEejn0iW5h9U4WOWMWiWF9PvqCXztI8CoiftA9OnZ2zt4cRCryv88DCqGWa0IYlX-d3VObzUtO-iOSY7kb1FA/s320/13.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Freyer's Purple Emperor</b> <i>Apatura metis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsBqIbJYYlzlgNex_njWPHpEaJAIyY4u1Ug2esW97C8e45yFmCQa9sMt6uIaTm3-UodaIjO6yvtgcR8L-rj0QSfk_mZ2YuH3iNF8CP90FnSZN8mKorx3oHexPxfxSDDtmSpNbwGiuW1DEznOiUog90EiEJyT-b-IyRCCynmTxNHvQGWzTpvU2-77JSQ/s3493/15.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3493" data-original-width="2091" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsBqIbJYYlzlgNex_njWPHpEaJAIyY4u1Ug2esW97C8e45yFmCQa9sMt6uIaTm3-UodaIjO6yvtgcR8L-rj0QSfk_mZ2YuH3iNF8CP90FnSZN8mKorx3oHexPxfxSDDtmSpNbwGiuW1DEznOiUog90EiEJyT-b-IyRCCynmTxNHvQGWzTpvU2-77JSQ/s320/15.JPG" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Cyclosa</i> Trashline Orb Weaver sp.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93h4O6Trlvoars9UpZYdLzArCPJ7lA8NK8YXA9TPt-_V13Z2yuIugOWNq7ixp1TLlbUE-FIidmJIZzdY1UAN9N1ALKWfrVmZGOolKKdqvfoc81xp_1dwHfwSEAeD2SXZSKKu1dapqDKTxCh6mMclAXvcxaAb04NGwQYj7ubuim56bmmLvK9KffjC96g/s4274/17.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here are a few random non-bird critters that I encountered in the Jinju area, May 30-31. I'll get to properly IDing them all soon.</span></p>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-80656730858441712872023-06-08T22:28:00.006-07:002023-06-08T22:35:27.627-07:00Scattering: A Photobook on Shamanism and Crows in South Korea<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCens9Re6sLzAg-QDjtKDms8QSRq_aW16ATvU24uvkJzB8YGU2kS5MX3UcMsjxcbEzgrZJ-BeMV8s2ZYKVtNYjr-PfzAaa9LdPkOkNpBR0B4L72UVruK1obhbKngK7Wtr6etVmBNtYEg_RHSjwgxC2YdlvN3YG8c1ydrCKBV6zhgNNZSXrmALnzjKNQA/s3123/Crows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3123" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCens9Re6sLzAg-QDjtKDms8QSRq_aW16ATvU24uvkJzB8YGU2kS5MX3UcMsjxcbEzgrZJ-BeMV8s2ZYKVtNYjr-PfzAaa9LdPkOkNpBR0B4L72UVruK1obhbKngK7Wtr6etVmBNtYEg_RHSjwgxC2YdlvN3YG8c1ydrCKBV6zhgNNZSXrmALnzjKNQA/s320/Crows.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBpR0tk0bCkQQTlsizV1AW66scn5KqOZyOu3aSKW0EJs2cbib0A8LTaAlSyXdq5DZY-sIoGs0T2tU7vZqkF7GV-uaygeAao5zuySABkbVtdNOY1aGj3WcLYkbx3hT-rwd0BlzY8N9Q7WrkNetnmJqX5rz6G0XDuDK9bigwKNkbMFyzhGvEi5y0bYcLQ/s625/2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="625" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBpR0tk0bCkQQTlsizV1AW66scn5KqOZyOu3aSKW0EJs2cbib0A8LTaAlSyXdq5DZY-sIoGs0T2tU7vZqkF7GV-uaygeAao5zuySABkbVtdNOY1aGj3WcLYkbx3hT-rwd0BlzY8N9Q7WrkNetnmJqX5rz6G0XDuDK9bigwKNkbMFyzhGvEi5y0bYcLQ/s320/2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from the Kickstarter page)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="750" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2V8Xy6I4fY1_MUDZPoGs4y6xzb-HhNfp3x7lkctHt0KE68GV7S3Pl-LyqnF5Ep90TZ7B_ET1UoSPV5QlzUBJt_IylSkPARmFK0VJHnTud3Wt4wQfraPGe9xkZueazQ8DZx8Q74amYkzRX0BK-MNmoV_BIvkESJMM6BT8FBBDjXSRfU0ZyNU7i-mmYQ/s320/6.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from the Kickstarter page)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVQYG3qcBouSku8VWuAbUpC8P8kbVmdwxj3Rtv9CdtThyPOK3VrgGdQM2Z03ldXtrU0OEZ6IzeZQAbXMafTzAaUmPU-PFVYdx0-PdWLFh1TtlOS42MS68Dosm_mQDzXZvUcqUwLjkfJcSWQRQ5eZ4UOjMixs0j-fRTn1HzpGqnZAk38udCuwDP1v_Mg/s707/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="707" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVQYG3qcBouSku8VWuAbUpC8P8kbVmdwxj3Rtv9CdtThyPOK3VrgGdQM2Z03ldXtrU0OEZ6IzeZQAbXMafTzAaUmPU-PFVYdx0-PdWLFh1TtlOS42MS68Dosm_mQDzXZvUcqUwLjkfJcSWQRQ5eZ4UOjMixs0j-fRTn1HzpGqnZAk38udCuwDP1v_Mg/s320/8.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Image from the Kickstarter page)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Back in early May, I attended a talk given by my buddy Joey Rositano in Jeju City. He detailed his fascinating study on the unique relationship between crows and shamanistic rituals in a small town on Jeju Island. He needs some help funding a photobook on the project, so get involved - you can get some sweet stuff in the deal!</span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/114038402/scatteringa-photobook-about-people-and-crows-in-south-korea?ref=checkout_rewards_page" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/114038402/scatteringa-photobook-about-people-and-crows-in-south-korea?ref=checkout_rewards_page</span></a></p>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-52729250290357306922023-06-08T01:07:00.012-07:002023-09-13T22:47:29.079-07:00WATERCOCK! WATERCOCK!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiwun__9DWKoE59b3brntkZMhppesjXfDKuqV_yi0KBhZLCI7CqenffwA7Hsr-uQ3STlMY-uvFU6rDsEdn9ctCmxqI5zczkE43lhrFwRz4crMtd5Sp3eXrKGFPZU1eirW_ATPF_AeZt5e1WXdm7WPt-vukOA5jWAxwWvt_v5fAgBUzXpNjVzJrXd5Fw/s2150/1%20Watercock.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="2150" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiwun__9DWKoE59b3brntkZMhppesjXfDKuqV_yi0KBhZLCI7CqenffwA7Hsr-uQ3STlMY-uvFU6rDsEdn9ctCmxqI5zczkE43lhrFwRz4crMtd5Sp3eXrKGFPZU1eirW_ATPF_AeZt5e1WXdm7WPt-vukOA5jWAxwWvt_v5fAgBUzXpNjVzJrXd5Fw/s320/1%20Watercock.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Watercock</b> <i>Gallicrex cinerea</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpqEatra1No2j5bwsBWRCkAGR2dUDgH4Susf8bjF0FtlzFkv9Ifs091MV0VY2trfVdx1qdzcSjoYwQOs5HupVEKLWnuXhQJ-nmFzTEZpvUei1-PJOrg4h9SQuS2FlP8eIrpP3k2W7BKF7x_UEh4jViOn9RmUbxKcRnXGxlrJLMNStqTkZA3gucoKzw/s4022/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="4022" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpqEatra1No2j5bwsBWRCkAGR2dUDgH4Susf8bjF0FtlzFkv9Ifs091MV0VY2trfVdx1qdzcSjoYwQOs5HupVEKLWnuXhQJ-nmFzTEZpvUei1-PJOrg4h9SQuS2FlP8eIrpP3k2W7BKF7x_UEh4jViOn9RmUbxKcRnXGxlrJLMNStqTkZA3gucoKzw/s320/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Part of the Samneung Tomb park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhbzJAGZoWncyzppOlStR0rnu9nnn76bfAe223Ex4ncirRix7rKTJF9o_YSbml-e_4X16CMbbB0pSrIQ3SjfpE81pT2MadP31a2xJD9xUOU1iP4fZjtByGvEbv7MqloiiwFYeh27TQYzXx1Ncf097VSkmsJyZXwaEizWdpuPjYCE4BO-vI7xWPbkBZA/s3961/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="3961" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhbzJAGZoWncyzppOlStR0rnu9nnn76bfAe223Ex4ncirRix7rKTJF9o_YSbml-e_4X16CMbbB0pSrIQ3SjfpE81pT2MadP31a2xJD9xUOU1iP4fZjtByGvEbv7MqloiiwFYeh27TQYzXx1Ncf097VSkmsJyZXwaEizWdpuPjYCE4BO-vI7xWPbkBZA/s320/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gongneung Reservoir, noisy with major <br />infrastructure work all the way around</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcBm6BLTlo52SG185WRseCtY4uTDMmH1uYmVyMCT-vLUOjAMmrNrAhpzjKuiNDWXkD6NgJ5ITJ7C68x2sFCJVRLU7bH7hbCiav7j40gkYTCj3qJRuLXO7biEiDcUe1fBy4oRGHsgxSakrQZlHRQVtxK4Tcc5WP5t8-MlacYE-t3sGuqF97M4U8v1f_w/s3921/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="3921" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcBm6BLTlo52SG185WRseCtY4uTDMmH1uYmVyMCT-vLUOjAMmrNrAhpzjKuiNDWXkD6NgJ5ITJ7C68x2sFCJVRLU7bH7hbCiav7j40gkYTCj3qJRuLXO7biEiDcUe1fBy4oRGHsgxSakrQZlHRQVtxK4Tcc5WP5t8-MlacYE-t3sGuqF97M4U8v1f_w/s320/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The ever-shrinking kingdom of the <b>Watercocks</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Paju, June 6, 2023</span></u></b></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> On the 6th, I undertook two circuits of the Samneung Tomb compound in Paju, and had a long hike around the (adjacent yet difficult to get to) Gongneung Reservoir, all in search of <b>Ruddy Kingfishers</b>. No luck, of course. Birdcurse! Plenty of <b>Grey-backed Thrush</b> around, as well as little black insects that like to hover an inch in front of eyeballs. A <b>Fairy Pitta</b> was heard singing once. It seemed like every valley around the area was stacked with endless, dirty little factories.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Paju, June 7, 2023</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Another couple of go-arounds at the Samneung Tombs, and still no sign of a <b>Ruddy Kingfisher</b>. The whole set-up there felt wrong to see the shy species: the 9am entry time, the fact that the hills between the tombs and the reservoir were mostly fenced-off, the noisy construction going on at the reservoir, and the seemingly constant landscaping at the tombs. I'm betting that the <b>Ruddys</b> spend most of their time in the woods around the reservoir, only occasionally being heard by folks over the hill at the tombs. Good for them, I say. All of that helped me solidify my decision to bail after two days.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> So I jumped into a cab and headed west until I got to the river, in search of <b>Watercocks</b>. A really kind woman in the only restaurant for miles let me dump my backpack there while I birded. Thanks, kind woman!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I skirted some hills and walked towards a set of rice fields just south of where the Gongneuncheon Stream empties into the confluence of the Han and Imjin Rivers. With North Korea visible on the near horizon, there was a lot of South Korean military build-up around the rice fields. At one point, I bumbled around a bend on a quiet, leafy trail, and startled a couple of young soldiers in a guard post. My binos, long-lensed camouflaged camera, and green boonie hat didn’t do much to help put them at ease, I reckon. One stared at me open-mouthed, while the other one got twitchy. I gave them a goofy smile and walked away, quickly. Guess it worked.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Watercocks</b> resemble <b>Moorhens</b> on steroids. They are now very scarce in South Korea, like so many bird species that adapted to the ‘old fashioned’ rhythms and habitat associated with agriculture. They like quiet rice fields with extensive wild and brushy edges – a situation that is increasingly hard to find in modern South Korea. I'm pretty sure I glimpsed the species twice when I lived in Suncheon, but a glimpse is not good enough to tick, in my book.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> After an hour’s meander through the rice fields, I heard a ghostly, guttural gulping, very faintly. Or did I? I headed towards the sound, and it got louder. I spent 15 minutes making my way closer to the bizarre song of a <b>Watercock</b>, but I didn’t see it, in spite of constant binocular scans of the field edges. And then I did. It was a little blue-black blob, two fields over, with a flash of red and yellow at the pointy end.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> “<b>WATERCOCK</b>! <b>WATERCOCK</b>!” I whisper-screamed to no one. It looked just like the illustration in the field guide I’d stared at longingly for years…only a little smaller. I skulked over towards the bird, and got some fairly distant record shots, but I’m proud of how distant and grainy my pics are. I gave the bird its space, then backed off, but not before the SUV photog crowd noticed me and swooped into action.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> And now a cranky note on some of the photogs I encountered at both spots in Paju. I wish that someone would include a little booklet with every new 600mm lens about the ethics of using playback on breeding birds (rare or otherwise). It would be short and simple, and say something along the lines of “Hi! Congratulations on your purchase of this fine Japanese lens. Please don’t incessantly harass breeding birds by blaring playback in the name of getting a cool picture with it. Just don’t. Thanks. The end.”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Anyway, many thanks to Mike W for coming with me on the first day at the tombs, and to Tim, Leslie, and Subho, for showing me dots on maps, and for rooting for me to find my long-awaited lifers. <b>Watercock</b>!</span></div></div>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-10686170247013877892023-06-07T03:42:00.007-07:002023-06-07T03:42:58.571-07:00Seoul, June 5, 2023<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9grfEBMkvrMYBzAnG2O0SrsotxKeVxKEHBbKpXREjFKnO_KtfFomQEgLCOZsjD2ktXqCFN96bMuAgb7n_E1E1ByPZku4Fyi-JUX1ZFZHQF4vP9UbR5qOCI-GdG3d_oTlu1Eqrx5JS69pNEGYx0hEOPVlGMT3hebJvndIQBbnF2aXGdtCwVMIDByfhA/s3070/1%20Daurian%20Redstart.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="3412" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykePTwCGLZCjUQiWwHa0ZqIHO3rhBYtNs8rEZu_yOIrDetRVXqJc4EEu7nhwjFVROP3-g6whw3Z7YAjou95H8z7Xc7AGKMWRBIQkLH6RLdRx2KplmunfsjFusol6ulSTdStVRlhmx7UGvgbbCyRsE9yiZNn4OSLRUx7zbmE85xNRVafJZn9iru02ZAA/s320/3%20Eurasian%20Kestrel.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eurasian Kestrel</b> <i>Falco tinnunculus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsAfiR3vR2JpVCsft8dnGy4DtOVthIUxt41gfzr_q8DCMQ5MMud_U7hsmCnOkcwPAcmmsUqB1I5zBmlZBKTcywf66-b5x818xLPQOWYxxeQgjTq1dmZkCxFMxYpjEPJV7igeWnEJQfTCpBoF_jHppc4HBPvUG7xwwPiWmUWmZVEF7Up_X_PePU26Q9g/s4147/5%20Stickbug.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqh8RJ1nQECpbswkzzXfMBvnLCYVfsEy-QRpnCtwQfkoRMYr9K-98WTe414lHx4YK9J4dWDjOvruXSpDYxj_BmZ8xz0QtF2IEhRhsEM59CHNiR4uFY5VcmGPSnjJGVcBpFkFurjxFzA1v_0FVOhDbQVNmFDCWcrGIm5OpWiNPTS8PT-wQr0IqR7kUrA/s3686/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="2833" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqh8RJ1nQECpbswkzzXfMBvnLCYVfsEy-QRpnCtwQfkoRMYr9K-98WTe414lHx4YK9J4dWDjOvruXSpDYxj_BmZ8xz0QtF2IEhRhsEM59CHNiR4uFY5VcmGPSnjJGVcBpFkFurjxFzA1v_0FVOhDbQVNmFDCWcrGIm5OpWiNPTS8PT-wQr0IqR7kUrA/s320/9.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> Spent a couple of non-birding days in Seoul with an old buddy. Getting muggy out there.</span>Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356097725647272485.post-14286630604089712782023-06-05T06:17:00.006-07:002023-08-02T14:14:24.503-07:00Gapyeong, June 1-2 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPOZMZeScsuYzponKOyPQqfuz9UY7X576kDphl_MG5rVXg6LUK7_Vc2bHvQFArpUqRM__QPH857qXURI2SMDZAIoJ0nHQjNSFG0Rc3rODG8GFyOtPsb4RvXIXdl-fuXf_EpBnBryiIjd0DlUekTw-Bej-rA03vbjY13t8o2VKjh2bXktoiNmxBZ4HVQ/s4841/1%20Great%20Spotted%20Woodpecker.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="4841" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPOZMZeScsuYzponKOyPQqfuz9UY7X576kDphl_MG5rVXg6LUK7_Vc2bHvQFArpUqRM__QPH857qXURI2SMDZAIoJ0nHQjNSFG0Rc3rODG8GFyOtPsb4RvXIXdl-fuXf_EpBnBryiIjd0DlUekTw-Bej-rA03vbjY13t8o2VKjh2bXktoiNmxBZ4HVQ/s320/1%20Great%20Spotted%20Woodpecker.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Great Spotted Woodpecker</b> <i>Dendrocopos major<br /></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxSY2DCUEk795NMC0YK_PwNAOvEVaaMWQAYylG9nn8-5e8puVUIYppcnu-4wpTm9nTiIqjrC6s-EBCGilVpjQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A colony of <b>White-cheeked Starling</b> <i>Spodiopsar cineraceus</i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnFGQAP2TIx-nYUzYOqZ9wrIBOs-seaxJTTJezzQ6RLxvMpA2Lhcc5-KXAmXRCTBxMzvHl_gDGc-iMBJw88ADqPchiRHUCKqshPVuMP5YDdDHHu0l0hDxt7owSFO2vW1f7PCl1aypGsCtjgWVkywrze2j8VEjjE9iXkA3JzxPuTKGqbXc0khgQNQ9SA/s4473/13%20%20Butterfly.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="3874" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrWtS284ffDS0XNNRz3A7FDXfoK1SyfKiKuWEun07lQ6todrXNN7ctDE5HQ7VdxMcO3PqRmLgMS0PC1_ETazFzzdlLT61fOw1LhSY-AIdMr8vcJUX8b_5YRVzKqpnSkvGZje7Bj4T3YAeC-UKJyk1ikWj4vDsDkCCnsDnRVIidh49MiUuXt-iF1-qsQ/s320/29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The first of June was a long travel day that saw me end up in Gapyeong, east of Seoul. At dusk, I took a walk into the the hills where perhaps <b>Ruddy Kingfishers</b> were heard several short years ago. It was not a productive walk, bird-wise. A new hotel and restaurant in the valley below were pumping out loud music into the once quiet hills. Later I found several weathered military dugouts atop a ridge above town – perhaps dug by Canadian troops during the Battle of Gapyeong in 1951…or maybe they were more recent excavations?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> On June 2, I took the short ferry trip to the bizarre tourist trap that is Nami Island. The <b>Ruddy Kingfishers</b> that used to nest on the island have been effectively extirpated by naughty photographers, and the remaining <b>Black Woodpeckers</b> there seem headed the same way. Three <b>Eastern Tawny Owls</b> (two young birds and one adult) were also drawing an attentive crowd.<br /><br /> After Nami, several <b>Striated Heron</b> and <b>Little Egret</b> worked a riverbank near my weird hotel. A colony of <b>White-cheeked Starlings</b> buzzed and burbled along a brushy riverbank. There were juvenile birds begging in every tree, and there had to have been at least 150 birds there, probably more.</span><br />Matt Pollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879651136013981793noreply@blogger.com2