tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post116785637158394117..comments2024-03-18T06:44:55.556-04:00Comments on The Birdchaser: Top 10 Birding Moments of 2006birdchaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1168873465796641892007-01-15T10:04:00.000-05:002007-01-15T10:04:00.000-05:00Great top 10 list. Since I haven't seen any of the...Great top 10 list. Since I haven't seen any of the birds listed, it really is a top 10 for me! Thanks for sharing.wolf21mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699017294641611884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1168477652680604602007-01-10T20:07:00.000-05:002007-01-10T20:07:00.000-05:00Escapee budgies are seen at times in most of the m...Escapee budgies are seen at times in most of the major large cities in the U.S. I saw them several times in Texas. But Florida has the only "established" population (countable under ABA rules, at least for now)--though the numbers there have been declining for more than a decade, and may well wink out soon.birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1168476561500600742007-01-10T19:55:00.000-05:002007-01-10T19:55:00.000-05:00That's a splendid list of birding moments!I had no...That's a splendid list of birding moments!<BR/><BR/>I had no idea there were feral budgies in Florida. Is it only FL? Are they established elsewhere in the US?Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1168143857550906392007-01-06T23:24:00.000-05:002007-01-06T23:24:00.000-05:00I love that Barred Owls are so *hootable* - I've n...I love that Barred Owls are so *hootable* - I've never seen more than the suggestion of one, but boy have I heard them!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1167922012884338682007-01-04T09:46:00.000-05:002007-01-04T09:46:00.000-05:00In Florida, Budgies mostly lived in subdivisios bu...In Florida, Budgies mostly lived in subdivisios built on former salt marsh habitats right along the coast, where they nested in nest boxes and in the machinery that people use to lift their boats (davits). The thought is that they are facing increased competition for nesting sites from starlings and (especially) House Sparrows. There used to be a lot of retired folks who kept and maintained birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1167909191721570522007-01-04T06:13:00.000-05:002007-01-04T06:13:00.000-05:00just curious, what's the reason budgerigars are "d...just curious, what's the reason budgerigars are "disappearing" in Fl.? -- this is the first I've heard of this, I would've thought they'd be thriving...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1167874288309616812007-01-03T20:31:00.000-05:002007-01-03T20:31:00.000-05:00Such a wonderful top ten moments of 2006! How won...Such a wonderful top ten moments of 2006! How wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com