tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post8306719836919163203..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: New "heard but not seen" yard birdDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-35602591665123632682007-05-31T19:19:00.000-05:002007-05-31T19:19:00.000-05:00I didn't realize we had cuckoos here in the states...I didn't realize we had cuckoos here in the states. I saw one in Costa Rica and therefore just assumed they're a tropical bird. Are they migrants?<BR/><BR/>I loved listening to the audio clips on the Cornell site!Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-80980261293184117142007-05-30T21:55:00.000-05:002007-05-30T21:55:00.000-05:00Lynne- I think I must be just north of the line fo...Lynne- I think I must be just north of the line for yellow billeds. I remember bike rides around Medicine Lake. <BR/><BR/>RuthieJ- I did the nap thing yesterday. A great thing, when you can do it! <BR/><BR/>Larry- I've gotten to relax my standards about identifying a bird by song alone. I don't have to see it to know that it makes an unusual call! <BR/><BR/>Cahty- I think what I saw was an ovenbird, but I later went out to identify a Nashville warbler, a very common species around here, judging by the frequency of calls.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-2812944669215121312007-05-29T21:13:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:13:00.000-05:00Well? Did you ID the warbler? :0)Cuckoos are so c...Well? Did you ID the warbler? :0)<BR/><BR/>Cuckoos are so cool and so hard to locate up there in the foliage. I, too, love the Cornell birdsong recordings.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-54996179836981715972007-05-29T20:08:00.000-05:002007-05-29T20:08:00.000-05:00Cuckoos can be sneaky-I saw the Yellow-billed with...Cuckoos can be sneaky-I saw the Yellow-billed with my sister this weekend-Very satisfying to identify a a bird by sound-Isn't it?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-26151200624791397172007-05-29T10:55:00.000-05:002007-05-29T10:55:00.000-05:00That is way cool and such a coincidence. My wife ...That is way cool and such a coincidence. My wife called me outside this morning to help ID a bird making this weird call way up in the top of our box elder. And it was a black-billed cuckoo. First one we've seen or heard in 5+ years of living here (maybe about 50 miles downstream from you, if Sand Creek flows into the St. Croix).<BR/><BR/>We've got apple trees chock full of Linden loopers, so I hope he hangs around and eats a few thousand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-41030354674970183352007-05-29T06:02:00.000-05:002007-05-29T06:02:00.000-05:00Hi Deb,I'm glad you got to see and hear this bird....Hi Deb,<BR/>I'm glad you got to see and hear this bird. I've never seen either of the Cuckoos that come to Minnesota.<BR/>Also glad to hear you're feeling better & well enough to run out at look at the birds! I'm just getting over my cold and I recommend tea & naps (if your household allows them!)RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-86580585645526667232007-05-28T16:04:00.000-05:002007-05-28T16:04:00.000-05:00A friend who lives down here on Medicine Lake spot...A friend who lives down here on Medicine Lake spotted a yellow-billed cuckoo last week. I've never seen either. It's pretty cool your use of the net and the Cornell website helped you id that song!!Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com