Birders,
I agree with Ted and Leon about reporting: let's report each unusual bird
that we see, and let the members of the listserv decide whether or not they
want to look for it. Exotics are always interesting to me, regardless of
their origin. Several years ago there was a Black Swan
1 degree is roughly 69 miles (depending on heading and latitude, but close
enough for this discussion). A mile is 1/69 of 1 degree, or roughly 0.0145
degrees. 100 feet is 1/53 of a mile (again, rounding) or .00027 degrees. So
unfortunately, in GPS terms, the whole dang number is significant
COBirders,
Veteran Pueblo-area birders are familiar with a small flock of feral,
self-sustaining Mandarin ducks that live along the Arkansas River and ponds
near Pueblo City Park. Their origin dates at least to a couple of decades
ago from some captive ducks held by a resident of the nearby
Leon, as always, you are the voice of reason and a beacon of light in the
darkness and chaos of birding.
Thank you.
Next: ALL potshots at the compilers of the RBA are totally unwarranted. Only
after you have sat at their keyboards day after day and hour after hour (ie
walked a mile in their
Great comments. It looks like nothing is easy even enjoying and learning about
birds. Happy New Year. Wayne Wathen
From: great...@msn.com
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com; urra...@comcast.net; tjlechleit...@msn.com
Subject: Fw: [cobirds] Re: Mandarin Duck, etc.
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:21:17
