tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post7838284772453337748..comments2024-02-05T17:59:25.497-08:00Comments on Tommy D's Birding Expeditions: Birding and Conquering the Mount Baldy Wilderness AreaTommy DeBardelebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-72732224053134938262016-06-25T20:19:19.322-07:002016-06-25T20:19:19.322-07:00hi tommy, great blog! i was on mount baldy today, ...hi tommy, great blog! i was on mount baldy today, on the barrett stoddard truck trail, and i kept hearing a bird call. it was about 9 notes, all descending, with the last note maybe drawn out a tiny bit. does that ring any bells for you? thanks for any help!Hiawathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886162436333435978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-22725444078475008402014-08-15T11:16:50.136-07:002014-08-15T11:16:50.136-07:00Thanks Caleb, fantastimazingly awesome works for m...Thanks Caleb, fantastimazingly awesome works for me!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-79741240528713184442014-08-13T21:10:02.981-07:002014-08-13T21:10:02.981-07:00Oh my gosh!!! I can't even think of a word for...Oh my gosh!!! I can't even think of a word for this post fantastimazingly awesome!!! Well done Mr. Tommy well done!!!!Caleb Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745287870823090848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-9273379374662818872014-08-13T05:17:54.185-07:002014-08-13T05:17:54.185-07:00Thanks Josh!
I got very lucky on these hikes up i...Thanks Josh!<br /><br />I got very lucky on these hikes up in the Mount Baldy Wilderness, and finding birds like these ones make wilderness birding my favorite. The grouse was awesome to run into the way we ran into them. <br /><br />Arizona is incredible how diverse and random it is, when I all comes down to it I really love the state I live in for that reason!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-92036939448894091692014-08-13T04:40:03.037-07:002014-08-13T04:40:03.037-07:00This post is absolutely loaded with adventure, vic...This post is absolutely loaded with adventure, victory, and great birds. Congrats on completing the hike and the Big Five. Your grouse shot are incredible!<br /><br />This post was also very educational both in terms of bird behavior and geography. I had no idea Arizona could look like that!<br /><br />Great post, Tommy!Josh Wallestadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547530391406974019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-75851675628701277172014-08-11T22:00:15.270-07:002014-08-11T22:00:15.270-07:00Thanks Chris! The grouse or quail minus Gambel...Thanks Chris! The grouse or quail minus Gambel's are tricky to capture on camera. When I went to Cali, I had one poor look at a flock of California Quail over the course of five days I was there, and I was thinking they would be more like Gambel's Quail at first. The hike was a great one and I'm lucky my family likes stuff like this. I think you'd really like the longer duration of the Baldy Trail, it's well worth it!Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-68207950225123115022014-08-11T21:57:51.180-07:002014-08-11T21:57:51.180-07:00Thanks Gordon! I couldn't believe the sight o...Thanks Gordon! I couldn't believe the sight of the Dusky Grouse. My Mom and Dad are to thank for that sighting. I actually saw quite a few of the GTTO fledglings over the course of the trip. They were good to observe, and were a plumage I haven't seen a lot of, so I learned quite a bit about the species in the field. Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-37308818510304312592014-08-11T21:55:58.221-07:002014-08-11T21:55:58.221-07:00Thanks Laurence,
All of it was a lot of fun, and ...Thanks Laurence,<br /><br />All of it was a lot of fun, and the Grouse sighting floored me. It's funny how so many non-birders discover birds like the Grouse and such. I hope it works out you can find a way to get up there so it won't KILL you so much. Tommy DeBardelebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927348437153499516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-61395558159899961622014-08-11T18:17:21.468-07:002014-08-11T18:17:21.468-07:00Really nice Tommy! Fantastic work with the Dusky ...Really nice Tommy! Fantastic work with the Dusky Grouse. Any grouse or quail, minus Gambel's, are so tricky to capture on camera. That hike looks awesome and I'm so glad you're family likes to do these things. I love part of that trail we hiked so I look forward to a longer trek down the road. All my best! ChrisRohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-15637040760462172612014-08-11T15:48:05.766-07:002014-08-11T15:48:05.766-07:00Another killer post. The shots of the Dusky Grous...Another killer post. The shots of the Dusky Grouse are to die for. Also really like the fledgling GTTO photo. Had I seen one of those without any parents around to feed it, I would really have been scratching my head for an ID. Great stuff once again!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931448617460317916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411028619066528288.post-52060730528326763552014-08-11T14:37:14.029-07:002014-08-11T14:37:14.029-07:00Conquered!
Dude, those Grouse shots and Townsend&...Conquered!<br /><br />Dude, those Grouse shots and Townsend's Solitaires are absolutely phenomenal. It is KILLING me to have missed time up there this summer...must find a weekend now.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.com