tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post2199556731314538879..comments2024-03-26T10:41:16.229-06:00Comments on Birding Is Fun!: Recognizing vs. Identifying BirdsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-3796199617016356822011-05-28T20:25:04.976-06:002011-05-28T20:25:04.976-06:00Just read the comments and I thought dowitchers al...Just read the comments and I thought dowitchers also. Didn't look long enough to find the avocet! didn't count either so I will trust Greg with that number!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-91527850380020617112011-05-26T11:29:45.292-06:002011-05-26T11:29:45.292-06:00@Greg - Haha! Nice work Greg. I count 79 LB Dowit...@Greg - Haha! Nice work Greg. I count 79 LB Dowitchers too and yes there is an American Avocet hiding inthe back there. I imagine you are a great "recognizer" of many bird species.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-32612379686078052202011-05-26T11:24:58.177-06:002011-05-26T11:24:58.177-06:0079 Long-billed Dowitchers and 1 American Avocet. T...79 Long-billed Dowitchers and 1 American Avocet. The dowitchers are identified by the rather scattered flock and hunched-back postures--even before clicking to enlarge and see the bill. Long-billed is the default inland dowitcher in large numbers, since the trees and houses in the background don't look like coastal forms.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047133202447295521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-11315825688011978252011-05-25T13:04:18.290-06:002011-05-25T13:04:18.290-06:00@Pat ODonnell - thanks for the comment! There rea...@Pat ODonnell - thanks for the comment! There really is no magic to it. Looking at a lot of birds makes all the difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-46941958158542498772011-05-25T08:26:20.927-06:002011-05-25T08:26:20.927-06:00Excellent post on summing up the ability to immedi...Excellent post on summing up the ability to immediately identify birds. The more one practices identifying birds in the field, the less one needs to think about it when they are seen or heard.Pat ODonnellhttp://birdingcraft.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.com