tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post7230822360163711586..comments2023-10-09T11:13:07.752-05:00Comments on Hasty Brook: South Dakota Sparrow Weekend, part deuxLynne at Hasty Brookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-39103405327313979242008-10-16T18:19:00.000-05:002008-10-16T18:19:00.000-05:00Wow Lynne, you've been busy! What a lot of great i...Wow Lynne, you've been busy! What a lot of great information and what a wonderful experience. I love that rolling prairie. It makes me feel small too. How exciting is Cape May going to be! Now I am (happily) envious of you. I can't wait to read all of yoru blogposts about it!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-85472806586822416382008-10-15T11:12:00.000-05:002008-10-15T11:12:00.000-05:00Hey! I'm so glad you got to make it to Doug and B...Hey! I'm so glad you got to make it to Doug and Bob's workshop, I really wish I could have gone, great shots of a LeConte's.<BR/><BR/>It turns out that I'm going to Cape May after all, I'll see you there!birdchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751235120097847798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-62887308448052234982008-10-15T05:28:00.000-05:002008-10-15T05:28:00.000-05:00I would have loved to have been there with you Lyn...I would have loved to have been there with you Lynne! Sparrows are sometimes just thought of as little brown birds but I have come to love all these sweet birds! I get to hear the Savannah Sparrow every day during the summer! I also get the rare (here) Clay-colored Sparrow at my home each year. Great trip, great birds!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554593974838511759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-12186939611436600172008-10-14T21:28:00.000-05:002008-10-14T21:28:00.000-05:00Sounds like you couldn't have had a better time. ...Sounds like you couldn't have had a better time. These workshops really get us inspired. You should be able to help me. I don't know sparrows at all.Leedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914177127665868671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-5727552883611880092008-10-14T20:50:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:50:00.000-05:00Oh, those wide open spaces....nothing like feeling...Oh, those wide open spaces....nothing like feeling insignificant, huh?<BR/><BR/>You will NOT look like a knucklehead. I will be there...and will give tips as needed. (or wanted) What I like about our little Cape May flock is our expertise. We will all be bringing a different skill.<BR/>We all will learn something. And have a ****ing blast doing it!!!!!<BR/><BR/>And why weren't you in that last photo? HUH?<BR/>Don't ya just love birders? We all dress so...comfy.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-8475612969681890972008-10-14T20:46:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:46:00.000-05:00Those prairie scenes bring back memories of my gra...Those prairie scenes bring back memories of my graduate school days in Brookings. Once you crossed the border into SD, you knew you were in different country. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you can come here some time and help me ID some of the sparrows I have in the grasses along our driveway!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-83503818683008470592008-10-14T17:36:00.000-05:002008-10-14T17:36:00.000-05:00Wow! That's a lot of lifers Lynne!I've been saying...Wow! That's a lot of lifers Lynne!<BR/>I've been saying every year that I'm going to a sparrow workshop but have managed to miss it every time.-Maybe this year-sounds like it was well worth your time.-Great prairie shots too-where's half pint? I don't see her anywhere.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-77123155206653968062008-10-14T12:09:00.000-05:002008-10-14T12:09:00.000-05:00Lynn, sounds like you had a great time. I consider...Lynn, sounds like you had a great time. I considered taking the class, they anounced it while I was at the shorebird workshop, but my main goal is to get pictures and I was afraid that it would be difficult to get close enough to get pics of sparrows with 20+ people stomping around.Ecobirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162282777887777041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-13363839564886175522008-10-14T08:52:00.000-05:002008-10-14T08:52:00.000-05:00What a great series of photographs. I have enjoye...What a great series of photographs. I have enjoyed them all.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-53798681180587069232008-10-13T20:03:00.000-05:002008-10-13T20:03:00.000-05:00Lynne, it looks like a great time had by all and a...Lynne, it looks like a great time had by all and all that you learned. Great photos, too -- I felt like I traveled along with you. And your life list is getting nice and long, isn't it?Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-19677016550945789662008-10-13T19:27:00.000-05:002008-10-13T19:27:00.000-05:00Lynne - your photos and posts are very inspiring -...Lynne - your photos and posts are very inspiring - I need to do one of these workshops. Thank you so much for sharing this - I can't wait to hear about your next adventure!!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-43338984546776574242008-10-13T18:44:00.000-05:002008-10-13T18:44:00.000-05:00What a fantastic journey! It sounds very very edu...What a fantastic journey! It sounds very very educational and worthwhile. The views of the prairies were awesome too! ALMOST but not quite makes me miss Kansas a tad. I finished up my BA at KU and came back home to CA.<BR/><BR/>Before I finished reading your post here, I noticed you already commented on mine. When I got to your driving picture, I was wondering how some of you didn't get left behind by your leader... and now I know, you did too. It must be common, lol.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302493174417839271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-59359729587721665892008-10-13T12:46:00.000-05:002008-10-13T12:46:00.000-05:00Oh Lynne, that looks like quite an adventure! I'm...Oh Lynne, that looks like quite an adventure! I'm glad you got the chance to go plus add some new birds to your life list too.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-230247046486216002008-10-13T12:33:00.000-05:002008-10-13T12:33:00.000-05:00What a great learning experience and how cool to a...What a great learning experience and how cool to add those "lifers" to your list. I look forward to the Cape May postings as well.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653985303549953889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-74089224812704818092008-10-13T11:09:00.000-05:002008-10-13T11:09:00.000-05:00you live in such a hauntingly beautiful place.you live in such a hauntingly beautiful place.Yolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-34932403873422303212008-10-13T10:08:00.000-05:002008-10-13T10:08:00.000-05:00Sounds like a wonderful experience.Glad to hear yo...Sounds like a wonderful experience.Glad to hear you saw some lifers.Ruth's Photo Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906250839947271541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-62404857477571833752008-10-13T09:18:00.000-05:002008-10-13T09:18:00.000-05:00Looks like a ton of fun. The prarie is so beautif...Looks like a ton of fun. The prarie is so beautiful. I yearn to travel westward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-8877611593354509122008-10-13T08:47:00.000-05:002008-10-13T08:47:00.000-05:00What a fun trip. So many lifers!What a fun trip. So many lifers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-55360493581001043212008-10-13T06:54:00.000-05:002008-10-13T06:54:00.000-05:00HA! You better get packing, travelin' girl!South ...HA! You better get packing, travelin' girl!<BR/><BR/>South Dakota to NJ - all within a few weeks. That's just so wonderful. Not to mention those lifers.<BR/><BR/>I'm clapping for you :o)<BR/><BR/>May, who will never get Sparrow IDs...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-15677067564127636082008-10-13T06:12:00.000-05:002008-10-13T06:12:00.000-05:00You got some birds that would be lifers for me, Ly...You got some birds that would be lifers for me, Lynne: the Sharp-tailed Grouse, the Gray Partridge and the Orange-crowned Warbler.<BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah - and the LeConte's Sparrow, one I have been after for a while. I'm already looking forward to the sparrow class at Cape May. I did a weekend sparrow symposium with OOS (Ohio Ornth. Soc.) but I still need more help.<BR/><BR/>What a contrasting pair of habitats you are getting to see - from the prairie to the ocean in just a couple of weeks!<BR/><BR/>Soon ...<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-73642393136680560512008-10-13T05:42:00.000-05:002008-10-13T05:42:00.000-05:00I love the prairie. I'd have the same problem kee...I love the prairie. I'd have the same problem keeping up with the crowd for looking at the landscape!NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-18914261904188591792008-10-13T05:10:00.000-05:002008-10-13T05:10:00.000-05:00Your experience has me even more pumped for WV Lyn...Your experience has me even more pumped for WV Lynne. I can't wait to experience these things for the very first time with people I feel I already know so well! :c)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-2730239327013321862008-10-12T22:47:00.000-05:002008-10-12T22:47:00.000-05:00Oh Lynne... the prairie is just so darn beautiful,...Oh Lynne... the prairie is just so darn beautiful, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>I felt kinda the same way in ND this summer - so overwhelmed with the scenery and the whole experience of being in someplace so different from home that I almsot couldn't concentrate on the birds!<BR/><BR/>Cape May is going to be such a blast - I can't wait to meet you finally!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-8741852069977534252008-10-12T22:33:00.000-05:002008-10-12T22:33:00.000-05:00The leconte's sparrow looks like it has a pastel y...The leconte's sparrow looks like it has a pastel yellowish belly?? I really like the fence line of savannah sparrows! Neat photo!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717015543939819841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30166446.post-23122837604940309872008-10-12T21:52:00.000-05:002008-10-12T21:52:00.000-05:00Really great photos, and great post: that definite...Really great photos, and great post: that definitely looks like great country ... if not a little cold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.com