Comments for Keweenaw Raptor Survey http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org Documenting Spring Raptor Migration in the Keweenaw Peninsula Tue, 01 May 2012 01:49:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Raptors Books To Watch For by Bob lee http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/25/raptors-books-to-watch-for/#comment-502 Tue, 01 May 2012 01:49:58 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1353#comment-502 I left the summit in the hopes of bringingy ou all luck — I figured that, as soon as I and Nola left, the wind would swing to the south, and temperatures would rise. From my email keys to God’s ears.

I have some good pictures but, in truth, until the critters come up close and personal, 300 mm won’t cut it.

I am going through Arthur-withdrawal. People with enclopedic knowledge, credibility, and grace are hard to come by in this life.

]]> Comment on Raptors Books To Watch For by Mary McCord http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/25/raptors-books-to-watch-for/#comment-498 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:10:28 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1353#comment-498 UW Madison has a Mama Red tTail Hawk and her 3 babies that are nesting on a ledge somewhere on the University Campus. You can watch live at the web site below.
http://metobs.ssec.wisc.edu/aoss/cameras/hawkcam-flash.html

Thought you might enjoy seeing this.
Mary McCord
Lanse

]]> Comment on Raptors Books To Watch For by awg http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/25/raptors-books-to-watch-for/#comment-496 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:58:22 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1353#comment-496 Hi, Mike! Thanks for your addendum! I like Liguori’s new book, too, and find myself going through both of his books as if they were a single reference. My hope, too, is that you find the flights you most surely deserve when you come up next weekend! I hope to see you up on the mountain then! :-)

]]> Comment on Raptors Books To Watch For by Mike Myers http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/25/raptors-books-to-watch-for/#comment-491 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:21:57 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1353#comment-491 Another book worth considering is the relatively new (2011) Hawks at a Distance. It’s yet another helpful book by Jerry Liguori. Great plates, and in the back, you’ll find a large series (50+ for each species per page) of instructive silhouettes.

I see the long-range forecasts (for whatever they’re worth) suggest you may enjoy winds with some southerly component next Monday-Wednesday. Please don’t use up ALL the S and SE winds before a few of us arrive on Saturday or Sunday, May 5 or 6. Brockway OWES us big-time for the last, ohhh, 5 times we’ve been up there.

]]> Comment on Interesting Arrivals Continue by awg http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/07/interesting-arrivals-continue/#comment-482 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:24:54 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1327#comment-482 Bob, it was an absolute pleasure for me to spend a few days with you on the mountain! I’m glad you were able to come away satisfied with some of the things you saw and captured on film (err, memory card), and glimpse the mountain’s dynamic personality. I wished very much for you to see stronger days, but it looks like this week may prove reasonably slim, too. Stay well, and I hope we run into another again down the road!

]]> Comment on Some Catching Up (alt.: Arthur & The Immature Turkey Vulture) by awg http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/17/some-catching-up/#comment-481 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:22:12 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1338#comment-481 David, it was a pleasure for me to receive your class on Thursday. I’m sorry that the day wasn’t so lively when you arrived (barring the Common Loon moving through). I hope to see you and some members of your class on the mountain again soon! Thanks again!

]]> Comment on Some Catching Up (alt.: Arthur & The Immature Turkey Vulture) by David Flaspohler http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/04/17/some-catching-up/#comment-475 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:10:46 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1338#comment-475 Hello Arthur, I am bringing my ornithology class up this Thurs., the last class of the semester. We will probably arrive around 8:30 am or 9. We have to be back by 11 so will not have a lot of time but I look forward to meeting you and hope we can catch sight of a few birds up there. With my class this morning, we saw 2 Merlins, 1 Sharp-shin, 1 N. Harrier female, 1 Rough-legged, and many B. Eagles, all around Chassell.

]]> Comment on Something Wicked This Way Blows by awg http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/03/29/something-wicked-this-way-blows/#comment-456 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:57:46 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1312#comment-456 Apart from the plexiglass pane, the structural damage is what I was most worried about. It’ll need work in any case if expects to get more service in future years. For now, I’ll admit I find the view without it refreshingly unobstructed! :-D

]]> Comment on Brockway: Often “All Or Nothing” by awg http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/03/26/brockway-often-all-or-nothing/#comment-455 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:56:09 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1306#comment-455 Haha, very funny, Tom!

]]> Comment on Something Wicked This Way Blows by awg http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/2012/03/29/something-wicked-this-way-blows/#comment-454 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:53:38 +0000 http://keweenawraptorsurvey.org/?p=1312#comment-454 Thanks, Joyce! That would have been an, err, “interesting” experience! I just didn’t trust it the way it moved about that day, and it seems I had good reason not to! ;-)

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