Comments on: Roseate Spoonbill – Delaware’s First Record

By: Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009 | Birds, Words, & Websites

Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009 | Birds, Words, & Websites — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:32:46 +0000

[...] and graceful the bird looks as it flies off the ground into a nearby tree. Third, this sighting was a perfect case where social networking can put you on a bird faster than a New York minute. Let me add a fourth: Birder’s World published this in their October, 2009 issue in the [...]

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| Birds, Words, & Websites — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:27:07 +0000

[...] inside, my photo of Delaware’s first Roseate Spoonbill, though it pales in comparison to other more excellent and beautiful bird photographs, such as the [...]

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Wandering Winding Down, Writing Winding Up | Birds, Words, & Websites — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:25:15 +0000

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By: Matt Sarver

Matt Sarver — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:10:02 +0000

Hi Laura –

To answer your question about the spoonbills – the birds that showed up at Fowler Beach and 1000 acre Marsh were both much pinker than the Fenwick Island bird. In addition, the Fowler Beach bird was seen simultaneously while the Fenwick Island bird was being seen. However, the Fowler Beach bird disappeared before the 1000 Acre Marsh bird appeared, so it is very possible that those two were the same, pinker individual, moving north through the state.

Do you remember the 3 White Pelicans that hung out at May’s Point at Montezuma for what seemed like months many years ago? Thanks for the props on the site. It’s still very much a work in progress. I am doing everything myself, and learning as I go. Look forward to birding with you some time!

Matt

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:35:07 +0000

Matt,
Good to hear from you! Small world! You have a nice website and it looks like you’re doing some really interesting work.

So what’s the scoop on the second spoonbill? How do they know it is a different individual? Where did you see it?

I saw two white pelicans in western NY last winter – it was good to see them but it was dark, rainy, and the birds’ heads were tucked under so I hardly would have known they were pelicans! And yep, there’s a post on that, too:
http://laurakammermeier.com/2009/04/white-pelicans-on/

(Next time I drive through DE I’ll Tweet ya’ if you promise to deliver a life bird. Deal?)

Laura

By: Matt Sarver

Matt Sarver — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:38:00 +0000

Laura –

Ran across your Twitter profile accidentally. Great to see what you’ve been up to in recent years. I had the weird and amazing moment of seeing the 2nd DE spoonbill the other day along with 2 American White Pelicans at Thousand Acre Marsh! Cool blog.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:54:12 +0000

Wren,
Live tweeting bird sightings is a total rush. You may have noticed I also like to live-tweet my mountain climbs on adventure trips. It’s a way to bring readers along and share the excitement of an adventure while it is happening.

It’ll be interesting to see how various groups or companies key into micro-blogging technology to enhance birding! I’ve written an article on this and related topics to be published in Fall. I will keep my Tweeps and blog readers posted on that.

Laura

By: wren

wren — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:40:50 +0000

It’s surprising to me that spoonbills are moving north this year, which by most reports is unusually cool in temperature.

I’ve also live tweeted – or maybe it was facebook – birding info in the wilds of west virginia, no less. I think some of the same usual suspects were involved.

By: Twitter-friendly I and the bird #104 – part 2. | A birding blog by Gunnar Engblom

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:28:07 +0000

[...] Delaware’s first record Roseate Spoonbill was Tweeted! What a great bird. [...]

By: Laura K

Laura K — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:02:35 +0000

So I wonder what conditions have led to this mini-mass movement of birds up the coast?

Gunnar, I agree with you. There’s exciting movement in this direction. Check out his link, Peeps.