tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post5352293294889498585..comments2024-02-10T06:51:18.063-05:00Comments on Punk Rock Big Year: I'm a shit birder.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post-83454129465522020292012-06-11T21:46:18.116-04:002012-06-11T21:46:18.116-04:00Thanks Laurence, sorry for the delayed response. T...Thanks Laurence, sorry for the delayed response. This blogger thing sometimes leaves comments in the 'awaiting moderation' black hole. We've all been fooled by a plastic bag at one time or other. Any birder that says otherwise is also a lier.Paul Risshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836288855338082991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post-22249430164556555062012-06-11T15:05:23.044-04:002012-06-11T15:05:23.044-04:00Hey Paul,
I enjoyed reading your confessional. At...Hey Paul,<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your confessional. At least you have the guts to post it and learn, one way or the other. If I'm tepid on a species I usually just let it lay, never really improving (this could be laziness and much as cowardice). <br /><br />At any rate, I will publicly admit that I once looked at a "Black Vulture" for a good 5 second, through my binoculars, before realizing it was one of those hefty black yard work bags blowing by.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post-80092348625313245372012-04-11T08:40:34.421-04:002012-04-11T08:40:34.421-04:00OC, I can't explain how awesome your comment m...OC, I can't explain how awesome your comment makes me feel. I sometimes feel like I'm the only one that claims to be an avid birder that makes mistakes like that. There's been worse but I'll leave those to quietly fade into the past.Paul Risshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836288855338082991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post-9448835254996300712012-04-11T08:38:01.916-04:002012-04-11T08:38:01.916-04:00Thanks Scott, people keep telling me about that st...Thanks Scott, people keep telling me about that story in Birds and Blooms. I just don't have the issue. I have a love hate relationship with listing. I try and not be a crazy lister but when something cool shows up, I can't help it.Paul Risshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836288855338082991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post-15691440241061665842012-04-10T11:27:30.156-04:002012-04-10T11:27:30.156-04:00Man, by your definition, we're ALL shit birder...Man, by your definition, we're ALL shit birders, or have been, on our way to becoming good birders. I've made some howlers that make the mistakes you describe above seem like polite scholarly differences.Jason Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078079559796728394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897204587907592769.post-10899330831392810602012-04-10T11:26:24.712-04:002012-04-10T11:26:24.712-04:00i hear ya man. great post. I know my list would be...i hear ya man. great post. I know my list would be huge... but if I'm not 100% certain, i can't list it. <br />damn birds ;) <br />also, i saw your name in the birds and blooms mag the other dayscott wilhelmhttp://www.facebook.com/scottdoubleunoreply@blogger.com