tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post6312553102136507154..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: High Counts and Nighthawk StrokingSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-64560313957991532492014-05-26T07:05:00.927-07:002014-05-26T07:05:00.927-07:00I hope that when I finally get to see a Dickcissel...I hope that when I finally get to see a Dickcissel it is sitting in a big field of sunflowers looking all magical and shit like that. Good stuff. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-37131603287753816402014-05-22T09:08:52.016-07:002014-05-22T09:08:52.016-07:00Phew! MOST fabulous. I remember a friend who lived...Phew! MOST fabulous. I remember a friend who lived in Kansas was super blasé about scissor-tails whereas I practically crashed on the (infinitely straight and flat) highway when I saw one.<br /><br />Love how artsy you're getting with the dickcissel.<br /><br />Finally, to Mr. Butler's list of birdy features of the upland sandpiper, I'd add a pinch of (black-bellied, non-breeding Calif. coasty) plover to the head/face.<br /><br />FIRST rate stuff. And for that I thank you.biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-30606304098033373072014-05-21T08:57:25.883-07:002014-05-21T08:57:25.883-07:00Damn one after another, instant gratification of c...Damn one after another, instant gratification of crushes. <br />It's hard to start off with friggin' marco of a Nighthawk and the material just getting better from there. <br /><br />I always thought Bronzed Cowbird would be better named Bull Cowbird. <br />Upland Sandpiper is a goofy looking bird, like a Sprague's Pipit, Greater Yellowlegs, and Marbled Godwit got into a freaky three way a long time ago and spawned that monster. Obviously it's high on my list to see, though they'll likely all be gone by time I get into the LRGV in June.<br /><br />Sick post man.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.com