tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837906920822459098.post2114804745090197491..comments2024-01-08T18:30:14.490-07:00Comments on Prairie Ice: Wing WraithsJohn Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685565082296393942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837906920822459098.post-45300327276367582232008-10-14T18:18:00.000-06:002008-10-14T18:18:00.000-06:00Fantastic accipiter shots! Perfect, esp., of the ...Fantastic accipiter shots! Perfect, esp., of the Coop, whose personality fits this angle to a T.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>MattMatt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837906920822459098.post-38580920397551977272008-09-27T08:10:00.000-06:002008-09-27T08:10:00.000-06:00John...thanks so much for posts like this. I'...John...thanks so much for posts like this. I'm aware that as the Juncos return, so will the White-crowned Sparrows I’ve had here; but I had no idea the accipters were migrating too. I actually thought, here in the Southern Rockies, we had Sharpies and Coopers, as well as the Great Horned Owls, year round...just like the Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers. <BR/><BR/>I figured the reason I saw them more often in the winter was because, as food becomes more difficult to procure, hunting backyard feeders becomes more popular.<BR/><BR/>I have this idea I don’t live in a migration path…because I’ve not seen streams of birds (other than the V-patterns of water-birds), fly right over my home. But then…I’ve not looked or listened at night. I’m going to give it a try. I will say that I’ve seen HUGE flocks of birds while driving the highway out on the plains; hundreds of birds wheeling and turning, flashing in the sun…not unlike schools of fish we’ve all seen on Cousteau films.<BR/><BR/>Thanks also for your post (at my place) regarding the projectile vomiting birds. I do hope you’re able to solve the mystery for me!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.com