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 The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | A number of my wonderful BHW buddies are beginning bird watchers, and I wanted to let you know about a new app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that will help you ID the birds you see, quicker and easier than some of the more complicated apps like IbirdPro:
http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=7d1383f8a2-Cornell_Lab_eNews_2014_1_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-7d1383f8a2-277678165
Merlin Bird ID: A New Kind of Birding AppInformation overload is the bane of the beginning bird watcher—as anyone knows who has ever flipped through 40 species of sparrows in a field guide. What if an app could quickly tell you which birds are most likely based on your location, date, and a brief description? Not just which birds theoretically could occur near you, but which birds are actually reported most often by other birders. That’s what Merlin Bird ID does. And it's free—because we want to make bird watching easier for everyone.
Merlin Bird ID covers 285 of the most common birds of North America (with more on the way). In addition to help with ID, it contains expert tips, more than 1,400 gorgeous photos, and sounds for each species. It’s available now for iPhone and other iOS7 devices, and it's coming soon for Android.
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 Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | I guess I am finally being forced to update my phone. It won't let me down load it :( And, sicne I live in the boonies, the Iphone takes forever.
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I have to update also before I can download this app.
Thanks for posting. Instead of feeding an extra horse I'm feeding all kinds of birds..LOL
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  Living on the edge of common sense
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Location: Carpenter, WY | Nevertooold - 2014-01-09 11:16 AM I have to update also before I can download this app.
Thanks for posting. Instead of feeding an extra horse I'm feeding all kinds of birds..LOL
I started putting the big blocks of seed out. I had Dan cut a tree off that was dead and nail a board on the stump
to put the block on. I tried putting plain seed out in the feeder but with our wind I think it ended up in Nebraska somewhere.
Edited by teehaha 2014-01-09 1:23 PM
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| My daughter is going to want this. I spend a portion of most days driving her around looking for birds to get pictures of . |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | If anyone in the northwest IN region wants to participate in Saw-Whet Owl banding near lake MI, I can give you all the contact info!
Also, I bet this is cool. Thanks for sharing! |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | teehaha - 2014-01-09 1:22 PM Nevertooold - 2014-01-09 11:16 AM I have to update also before I can download this app.
Thanks for posting. Instead of feeding an extra horse I'm feeding all kinds of birds..LOL
I started putting the big blocks of seed out. I had Dan cut a tree off that was dead and nail a board on the stump
to put the block on. I tried putting plain seed out in the feeder but with our wind I think it ended up in Nebraska somewhere.
I've never seen a big block of seed.
I'm downloading it right now and it says it has 3 more hours to download.
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 Reaching for the stars....
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| Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL! |
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Living on the edge of common sense
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Location: Carpenter, WY | 
It's a 20 lb block (I think)
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | teehaha - 2014-01-09 2:21 PM
It's a 20 lb block (I think )
Interesting..What does it cost for a block?
We pay $26.00 for 50#'s of Black Oil Sunflower seeds.
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The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-09 2:15 PM Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL!
No I love helping you and use tiny photos and people's descriptions to hone my own skills.
And I want to go see the saw-whet owl banding but i am too far away! |
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 Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Thank you!! I love bird watching |
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 Got to have my Pepsi
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Location: Baden, PA | Once I get a new phone, I will definately look into this. Thank you :) |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | rollingrfarm - 2014-01-09 6:28 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-09 2:15 PM Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL! No I love helping you and use tiny photos and people's descriptions to hone my own skills.
And I want to go see the saw-whet owl banding but i am too far away!
I would like to go again to the bandings. The owls are so cute. When I went last time, we did not get any.
I used to volunteer at the Indiana dunes state park, and that is where they band. They do all sorts of birding activities there. The lead naturalist is (or was) part of the Indiana Audubon society as well as an avid birder. I was not into it but I loved reading the guidebooks and observing the birds at the feeders around their bird watching room. :)
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Living on the edge of common sense
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Location: Carpenter, WY | Nevertooold - 2014-01-09 1:59 PM teehaha - 2014-01-09 2:21 PM It's a 20 lb block (I think )
We pay $26.00 for 50#'s of Black Oil Sunflower seeds.
I think I'm paying around 14-15 at the feed store for a block. I ususally just send Dan in with a list of stuff to get but it seems to me it was right around there. It's not this brand, but I don't have any waste at all. I don't know how the poor birds survive here with the cold, snow and wind during the winter :(
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | rollingrfarm - 2014-01-09 6:28 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-09 2:15 PM Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL! No I love helping you and use tiny photos and people's descriptions to hone my own skills.
And I want to go see the saw-whet owl banding but i am too far away!
I tried it and my bird isn't coming up.
It's been driving me nuts as to what this is.
It showed up in April.
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| I want this for snakes! |
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| Nevertooold - 2014-01-09 7:38 PM
rollingrfarm - 2014-01-09 6:28 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-09 2:15 PM Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL! No I love helping you and use tiny photos and people's descriptions to hone my own skills.
And I want to go see the saw-whet owl banding but i am too far away!
It's been driving me nuts as to what this is.
It showed up in April.
LAZULI BUNTING ...
I used to see these when I used to go trout fishing and deer hunting in Colorado, Utah, Idaho ... areas ...
http://www.bing.com/search?q=lazuli+bunting&qs=n&form=QBLH&pc=U159&... |
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Got to have my Pepsi
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Location: Baden, PA | Nevertooold - 2014-01-09 7:38 PM rollingrfarm - 2014-01-09 6:28 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-09 2:15 PM Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL! No I love helping you and use tiny photos and people's descriptions to hone my own skills.
And I want to go see the saw-whet owl banding but i am too far away!
It's been driving me nuts as to what this is.
It showed up in April.
My North American Wildlife book says it is a female eastern bluebird |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-01-09 8:31 PM Nevertooold - 2014-01-09 7:38 PM rollingrfarm - 2014-01-09 6:28 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-09 2:15 PM Thanks! I saw it on your fb too. Are you getting tired of looking at tiny pics and reading non-bird-intelligent descriptions? LOL! No I love helping you and use tiny photos and people's descriptions to hone my own skills.
And I want to go see the saw-whet owl banding but i am too far away!
It's been driving me nuts as to what this is.
It showed up in April.
LAZULI BUNTING ... I used to see these when I used to go trout fishing and deer hunting in Colorado, Utah, Idaho ... areas ... http://www.bing.com/search?q=lazuli+bunting&qs=n&form=QBLH&...
That's definitely what it is. He wouldn't stay still so it was hard to get a good picture of him. Thanks! It's been driving me nuts.
I have a Texas Field Guide but it wasn't in there. |
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Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | My download didn't work - still trying................................... |
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Living on the edge of common sense
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Location: Carpenter, WY | We've got the Mountain Bluebirds that showed up here a few years ago. We had lots and lots of them up in the mountains on the ranch but had never seen them down here on the plains. When the 1st of them showed up I ran into Wal Mart and bought a half dozen birdhouses and came home and nailed them up on the fenceposts. Beautiful birds and they ususally fly around in small flocks
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The Bird Lady
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | Never seen a Mountain Bluebird, gorgeous bird and great photo. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | teehaha - 2014-01-10 8:57 AM We've got the Mountain Bluebirds that showed up here a few years ago. We had lots and lots of them up in the mountains on the ranch but had never seen them down here on the plains. When the 1st of them showed up I ran into Wal Mart and bought a half dozen birdhouses and came home and nailed them up on the fenceposts. Beautiful birds and they ususally fly around in small flocks
Very cool picture.
Do you have anymore pics of the birds up by you?
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