tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post114488537924699399..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: return of the kingletsDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1145117954612412882006-04-15T11:19:00.000-05:002006-04-15T11:19:00.000-05:00Deb, love the frog link, thanks and Floridacracker...Deb, love the frog link, thanks and Floridacracker, that looks like a great but expensive thing! I found this link for British Birds with sounds on it<BR/>http://www.northamptonshirewildlife.co.uk/nsgallery.htmclairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144956253458416202006-04-13T14:24:00.000-05:002006-04-13T14:24:00.000-05:00Endment-they sure are hard to photograph! clairesg...Endment-they sure are hard to photograph! <BR/><BR/>clairesgarden- I think Floridacracker answered your question; for the frogs I did a Google search for frog calls and found a site that was specific to Minnesota: www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/frogsforkids.html<BR/><BR/>liz- "ducks softly cackling to each other"-you described it better than I could!<BR/><BR/>FC- yesterday it wasn't that cold, but for some reason wind just tires me out . I did enjoy wind when I used to go windsurfing though!<BR/><BR/>doubleknot- spring is a very welcome time here!<BR/><BR/>rurality- I'm not sure if I know what their fussing sound is, but when they sing they make a lot of noise for a little bird! According to the map in Sibley, we're right on the southern edge of their breeding range, which would explain the singing.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144950713982137992006-04-13T12:51:00.000-05:002006-04-13T12:51:00.000-05:00The last of the kinglets are lingering down here f...The last of the kinglets are lingering down here for a little longer. They never sing here though. I only know their fussing sound. But luckily it's very distinctive!<BR/><BR/>I've just started hearing the broad-winged hawks in the past few days.<BR/><BR/>I can never remember the frog songs either.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144940354157028882006-04-13T09:59:00.000-05:002006-04-13T09:59:00.000-05:00How nice to have a glimpse of spring in Minnesota....How nice to have a glimpse of spring in Minnesota. Thanks for you lovely post.doubleknothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770447988787944018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144934304053563822006-04-13T08:18:00.000-05:002006-04-13T08:18:00.000-05:00Birdsongidentifier.com is one product. I don't kno...Birdsongidentifier.com is one product. I don't know if it's any good, because the sound file took to long to load on my dial-up...<BR/><BR/>I liked this post...a nice shapshot. <BR/>You don't like the wind because it's cold, or just because it's wind?R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144933200067467282006-04-13T08:00:00.000-05:002006-04-13T08:00:00.000-05:00I know my peepers, green frogs and gray treefrogs,...I know my peepers, green frogs and gray treefrogs, but didn't know that the wood frog was the one I was hearing but didn't recognize... like lots of ducks softly cackling to each other? Nice to have solved that mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144909946476774392006-04-13T01:32:00.000-05:002006-04-13T01:32:00.000-05:00how do you identify something from its song? there...how do you identify something from its song? there must be dvd's or something you can get?clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1144908673812392252006-04-13T01:11:00.000-05:002006-04-13T01:11:00.000-05:00Aren't the kinglets beautiful? I spent quite a bi...Aren't the kinglets beautiful? I spent quite a bit of time chasing them with my camera today--- a couple of blurs is all I collected but it was fun watching them.Endmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.com