tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post6044689880569759960..comments2024-03-20T04:12:43.360-06:00Comments on Utah Birders | Birding Blog, Utah Birds, Utah Birding, Utah Bird ID: Forget the minutiae -- learn the basics wellUtah Birdershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469804211127586442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-61210752880653051442011-01-10T10:13:10.833-07:002011-01-10T10:13:10.833-07:00Thanks Tim!
I appreciate the comment...I have ano...Thanks Tim!<br /><br />I appreciate the comment...I have another entry relative to this I'll post soon. People need to "see the forest through the trees".<br /><br />JerryJerry Liguorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-38931877145635665302011-01-10T09:19:17.165-07:002011-01-10T09:19:17.165-07:00Spot on Jerry! We can look back 77 years to the fi...Spot on Jerry! We can look back 77 years to the first Peterson Guide to Birds and see why Peterson did his guide the way he did. The pictures were not detailed--they were simple. General shape and pattern.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hx6dG2Sqy-A/TSsumG5VV8I/AAAAAAAAAFM/gYH-QMTvI3M/petersonguide.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Click here to view a plate from the 1941 version of the Peterson Guide to Birds</a><br /><br />If you can nail down the basics, you are going to have an easier time learning the finer details. And you will learn the details over time with experience.<br /><br />I remember the first time I went to look for Gulls with Colby Neuman at the Bountiful Landfill. It was only 10 years ago but at the time I was at a loss. How was I ever going to find anything rare in those thousand of swirling gulls? It became easy after a few trips--look for the wing tips! Anything that had primaries that were not jet black helped pick out some of the gulls to look for. From there it got into the details--but that basis is still what I use today to pick rare gulls out of the masses. Great Post Jerry!Tim Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632013488170310609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-21413769264527710562011-01-09T23:29:02.711-07:002011-01-09T23:29:02.711-07:00glad the posts are helpful...many more to come.
J...glad the posts are helpful...many more to come.<br /><br />JerryJerry Liguorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-81059314736078991762011-01-09T19:35:54.522-07:002011-01-09T19:35:54.522-07:00The skills of hawk watchers are very impressive. ...The skills of hawk watchers are very impressive. I amazes me to hear them call an i.d. for a hawk so freakin' far away and they know what it is based on its shape in flight. I suppose I don't have the patience with myself to sit and learn to do that. Maybe some day...when I'm old. Funny that most of the hawk watchers I have met have all been college age guys and gals.Birding is Fun!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11836693921863185316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-78113435627408397952011-01-09T15:02:49.892-07:002011-01-09T15:02:49.892-07:00Great Tips- Thanks to all of the authors for the t...Great Tips- Thanks to all of the authors for the time they're putting into this blog.Dan Salemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204156454658439937noreply@blogger.com