tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post1437734554459060837..comments2024-02-05T17:59:25.497-08:00Comments on Tommy D's Birding Expeditions: Revenge Is So SweetTommy DeBardelebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-82681950898670902172014-10-02T20:14:25.757-07:002014-10-02T20:14:25.757-07:00Thanks Caleb! We got very lucky on Monday, that&#...Thanks Caleb! We got very lucky on Monday, that's all I gotta say :) The Magpies were very cooperative, especially the roadside bird. Why can't all birds be that awesome and cooperative, right?<br /><br />It was all the way back in 1977 when those rarities were found at Teec Nos Pos Wash. If birders were birding there on a regular basis in these northeastern sections and east-central sections of the state, it would be very interesting to see how many eastern vagrants were to be found. That is why I want to move up to Apache County, for birding a very under-birded territory!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-6239512868295465172014-10-02T20:11:12.851-07:002014-10-02T20:11:12.851-07:00Thanks Josh! This bird is one of the tops as far ...Thanks Josh! This bird is one of the tops as far as a wow factor can go! I haven't seen them too much in my life other than a few days in Colorado, so this was very fun.<br /><br />That is awesome that you have local breeding Magpies in Minnesota too. While ours is one of the furthest south populations, that's cool that you get the furthest east. Gosh, what a cool bird!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-56011465076602021272014-10-02T20:06:41.551-07:002014-10-02T20:06:41.551-07:00Thanks Laurence!
The BBMA is a great state bird t...Thanks Laurence!<br /><br />The BBMA is a great state bird to snag, I felt relieved at the sight of the first bird and things just kept getting better and better. It's a bad experience to drive and miss a bird, and it can't be cured unless one decides to do it again. This trek was 100 percent worth it! Now I have to make a trip way out to northwestern Arizona to search for Chuckar. <br /><br />And Gordon and I can now speak Magpie after being around them so much. It's a cool language. Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-39240483160829138092014-10-02T20:04:06.209-07:002014-10-02T20:04:06.209-07:00Thanks Gordon! It was definitely the highlight of...Thanks Gordon! It was definitely the highlight of the trip, by a million miles (or as many miles it took for us to drive to Teec Nos Pos-he he). What a nice and sweet taste of revenge we got, and we were rewarded for our return trip-that's for sure!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-43616110257395835002014-10-02T11:37:04.203-07:002014-10-02T11:37:04.203-07:00Dang Mr. Tommy you CRUSHED those BBMA's!!! Tha...Dang Mr. Tommy you CRUSHED those BBMA's!!! That bird is one I have always wanted to see. I would love to have been that guy that saw all of those rarities, I would prabably cry if I saw just one OVEN!!!Caleb Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745287870823090848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-81716310073545723812014-10-02T11:06:32.381-07:002014-10-02T11:06:32.381-07:00Sweet revenge indeed! Congrats on the state bird!...Sweet revenge indeed! Congrats on the state bird! I agree that no matter how abundant and trashy this species can be in places, their beauty never ceases to bring that wow factor.<br /><br />Though not advertised all that well, our famed Sax-Zim Bog is home to the furthest-east breeding population of Black-billed Magpies. They, too, are a very localized and prized bird here.Josh Wallestadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547530391406974019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-13004955614637236502014-10-02T09:59:22.909-07:002014-10-02T09:59:22.909-07:00Ha ha! Nice work dude, great state bird to snag!
...Ha ha! Nice work dude, great state bird to snag!<br /><br />Your commitment is impressive. Now you and Gordon can have this cool Teec Nos Pos greeting for each other, and no one else will understand : )Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-24135866356296854892014-10-02T04:57:57.902-07:002014-10-02T04:57:57.902-07:00Great post on this bird and some great photos as w...Great post on this bird and some great photos as well! I can still hear them as well. Even though it was not a life bird, it was probably the highlight of this trip!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931448617460317916noreply@blogger.com