Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:35:02 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Larry Riddle Subject: Re: Calliope hummingbirds MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Peruzzi" To: Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:26 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Calliope hummingbirds > This may be of interest to Maryland birders. I am forwarding a recent post on NJBirds (which has been following the calliope hummingbirds from across the river), with thanks to Gary Wood. My wife and I went to Ft. Tryon Park last weekend and had long and excellent views, from closer than our binoculars could focus. I quite agree with Gary's response. If you make the long trek from Maryland (3+ hours from Baltimore), you may also want to check out the rufous hummingburd inYonkers. Details of both birds are at the Linnean Society rare bird alert: http://www.linnaeansociety.org/pages/RBA.html (and don't miss the pictures in their Gallery) Larry Riddle Princeton NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 4:17 PM Subject: [jerseybirds] Calliope Hummingbirds in NYC: Cure for Birder's Angst > Anyone not see the Calliope Hummingbirds in NYC yet? Go, go, go! Most > cooperative lifebird I've ever had, only $12.10 in tolls from Tpk. Exit 9. > Less than an hour each way today at 12:00 and 2:30, from Exit 9 area. They > have no fear of humans. My camera lens was 6' from them, perched pretty. > > Nice, friendly crowd in attendance. I heard "gorget" pronounced at least > three different ways. The Encarta talking dictionary > (http://dictionary.msn.com/) says, "gore'-jet," with a bit of a French twist > on the letter "j," which you can fudge by softening it a bit. > > The interested non-birders stopping to look all asked why a western bird was > in NYC. I heard the usual speculation, and thought of a new theory. Why are > two immature Calliope Hummingbirds in the same place, often the same shrub, > in NYC? Maybe they're brothers. Maybe they were born here. > > Test Your Knowledge (and Gratuitous Bragging) Dept.: Nat. Geo. guide says > Calliope is the smallest bird in No. America. I have now seen both the > largest and the smallest in No. America. What was the former bird? > > Finally, I heartily endorse the alternate directions that were posted > yesterday (copied below). I followed them and had no problem. A friend > followed the earlier directions and got "hopelessly lost." To return to the > Turnpike from the restaurant parking area, see below. > > In a message dated 12/8/01 8:55:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, > THUNDERDM9@AOL.COM writes: > > << After getting over the GWB, stay in the lane for the Henry Hudson Parkway > north. Get on the HH Parkway and drive about 1.25 miles to the first exit > for "Fort Tryon Park/The Cloisters", take this exit. Follow the road into > Fort Tryon Park and around the Cloisters museum. You'll soon see a sign > directing you towards Ft. Washington Avenue to your right, or back to the HH > Parkway to your left...follow the sign for Ft. Washington Ave. After about > 500 feet you'll come to a stone building on your right (a restaurant)...park > here, or in the lot across the street. Walk up the stairs on the right side > of the stone building and follow the path up the hill, keeping the tall > flagpole on your right. At the top of the hill, turn left onto the broad > paved path and walk about 100 feet to the very evident purple Salvia > bush...there will probably be plenty of birders there as well. >> > > To return to the Turnpike from the restaurant parking area, continue in the > same direction you came in, taking Ft. Washington Avenue out of the park. > Follow about 10 (estimate) short blocks to GWB entrance on right. After > bridge, signs clearly direct you to NJ Tpk. South. > > Gary Wood > Exit 9 > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================