Comments on Bill of the Birds: Jinx Me No More

I think most birders can relate to the "jinx bird"...

2006-06-20T18:17:00.000-04:00

I think most birders can relate to the "jinx bird". Great story! Now if I could just find a Cape May Warbler...

Connecticut! Gee, can you help me find one now? ...

2006-06-18T00:03:00.000-04:00

Connecticut! Gee, can you help me find one now? :) Congrats Bill! Cheryl (weedpicker)

BT3Just had an email from a friend and he referred...

2006-06-15T09:52:00.000-04:00

BT3

Just had an email from a friend and he referred to some one as a "combat birder".

I think you may deserve this designation... Hi my name is Bill and I’m a combat birder...I'll leap small streams, brave monster mosquitoes infiltrating from Canada, ticks the size of squirrels and booby trapped terrain in pursuit of a lifer..

Thanks To All for the kind words! I was worried th...

2006-06-14T22:40:00.000-04:00

Thanks To All for the kind words! I was worried that the post was WAY too long and thought of breaking it into two posts.

The ankle has improved but it's still really tender. Xrays have shown nothing. Am seeing a specialist about it on June 20. Hoping it's not tendonitis.

Bill,You should try Highway 310 in Jan or Feb. Th...

2006-06-14T22:05:00.000-04:00

Bill,

You should try Highway 310 in Jan or Feb. The owls are wonderful. If you try to chase, you will sink beyond your knees in the snow.

I loved this post! How many times have I been in ...

2006-06-14T21:10:00.000-04:00

I loved this post! How many times have I been in the same situation, including the gimpy ankle! This captured the spirit of chasing the lifers.... thanks for sharing it. I have done a lot of birding in Michigan, so the boggy habitat was giving me deja vu. I am going to share this post with friends whom I am trying to explain what birding is all about - at least for some of us.

Totally enjoyed reading of your "quest." It is so....

2006-06-14T20:37:00.000-04:00

Totally enjoyed reading of your "quest." It is so.....wellll.....YOU! Enjoyed the whole blog and will be checking back on a regular basis.
Wilderness Bill of Longaberger

Brilliant account of two amazing sightings, Bill! ...

2006-06-14T17:46:00.000-04:00

Brilliant account of two amazing sightings, Bill! Congrats.

Bill: Congrats!! Now they'll probably start comi...

2006-06-14T12:58:00.000-04:00

Bill: Congrats!! Now they'll probably start coming to your feeder. Su

Thanks for taking us with you on this adventure, f...

2006-06-14T12:32:00.000-04:00

Thanks for taking us with you on this adventure, fun to read, your excitement really brings a reminder of the simple things Ma Nature provides to make us look up and say WOW!
Hurray for you!
Caroline
Black Hills, SD

Hooray, Bill!Susan does the Snoopy dance

2006-06-14T11:59:00.000-04:00

Hooray, Bill!

*Susan does the Snoopy dance*

Fantastic story-telling. I am so happy for you. Wh...

2006-06-14T11:50:00.000-04:00

Fantastic story-telling. I am so happy for you. What a wonderful and accommodataing little Connecticut warbler you found. Beautiful Great Gray Owl too.

How are your ankles today? Hope you are well on the mend.

Way to go BillCongrats.

2006-06-14T09:11:00.000-04:00

Way to go Bill
Congrats.

BT3Hands above the head and wiggle and jiggle. Who...

2006-06-14T08:50:00.000-04:00

BT3
Hands above the head and wiggle and jiggle. Whooohooo!

See all you had to do is illegally cross into Canada, eh, to get the luck.
Just imagine what you'll see if you ever visit legally.

Too bad you weren't wearing your "Deep Wooods" cologne.

Third Rule of Birding
The longer, the farther and the harder you chase a life bird the greater the probability you will find it in the parking lot when you return to your car.

Congrats.

Thanks Jimbo. I wanted to call you while looking a...

2006-06-14T08:40:00.000-04:00

Thanks Jimbo. I wanted to call you while looking at the bird, by cell would not work.

Sorry you no longer have anything to razz me about...

Maybe I'll get fat and grow a mullet and then you can tease me about that.

Awesome! A major congrats, Dude, and you even got ...

2006-06-14T06:29:00.000-04:00

Awesome! A major congrats, Dude, and you even got to photograph that Connecticut! I'll have to find a new topic for BT3 harrrassment, but that won't be hard... Now, it'll be interesting to see how many Connecticuts you see this fall in migration....