10. The Ramble
To: State-birds@mail.com9. The Link
From: Birder Birderson
Subject: A lovely day in the deep woods
My husband and I took our car - a late 80's Honda that we've kept up in wonderful shape (it's really a pleasure to drive, and it's older than our kids!) - out for a day in the woods near Miggicanoe Neck State Park this past Sunday. We had a lovely breakfast of coffee and toast and jam and eggs all on the clean china we got for our wedding (so long ago now!). The sun was warm and bright and made the prettiest shadows along the road as we traveled north. We paused at the intersection of Route 34 and noticed that Harold's is gone! When did that happen? Now it's a Wendy's...I remember when it was all fields back in that part. Alas. Anyway, we made it to the state park around 9 but didn't have money for the entrance fees. So we had to turn around and go back to - guess where - the Wendy's to get change! I ended up getting a spicy chicken sandwich (it really was spicy! But the lettuce was too wet) and my husband got one of those chocolate shakes, I forget what they're called.
We got back to the entrance and put our money in the little paper envelopes they had. The parking lot was not too full, but also not too empty. I'd say there were about 7 other cars there, but it was spread out over a big parking lot. We parked and decided we'd just stroll around and see what birds we saw. My husband and I both got our binoculars from the backseat, but realized we forgot our camera! It's OK, it's a pretty old camera anyway and doesn't take the best pictures. I have such a hard time with the little focus-thingy! I want to get a new one but they're just so complicated. And I hate going to those big stores by the mall with all the kids with blue hair that smell like cologne and are always doing horseplay. Maybe I'll put one on my Christmas list! Anyway, then we saw four Canada Geese.
To: State-birds@mail.com
From: Birdy McBirds
Subject: FWD: mallard cam
Hi all-
I know this is out of state but my boss forwarded my a link to an internet camera that you can see mallards swimming on a pond in Canada! http://canadanews.ca/national/breakingnews/swimingduckscamera
Good birding! -Birdy
8. The Forwarded eBird Checklist With No Summary or Interesting Birds
> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org7. The Activist
> Date: Feb 9, 2012 7:36:36 PM EST
> To: birdguy99@internet.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Town Park State Forest - Feb 9, 2012
> Feb. 9, 2012 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> .5 mile(s)
> Comments: Alone. It was cold. Big trees, mostly.
> 34 species
>
> Canada Goose 140
> Mallard 2
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1
> Ring-billed Gull 3
> Mourning Dove 5
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 18
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 14
> Hairy Woodpecker 4
> Northern Flicker 12
> Pileated Woodpecker 3
> Blue Jay 40
> American Crow 12
> Fish Crow 12
> Carolina Chickadee 50
> Tufted Titmouse 40
> White-breasted Nuthatch 28
> Brown Creeper 1
> Carolina Wren 23
> Winter Wren 5
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
> Eastern Bluebird 25
> American Robin 7
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> European Starling 6
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 24
> Eastern Towhee 3
> Song Sparrow 15
> White-throated Sparrow 19
> Dark-eyed Junco 19
> Northern Cardinal 12
> House Finch 3
> American Goldfinch 10
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
To: State-birds@mail.com
From: Birdsly Birdman
Subject: Must Support Carbon Tax!
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