Thanks for the link, that helps.
I have seen digital photos as good as holding the bird in your hand.
Even when you have a bad photo you know when you got the proof and
when you don't.
With binocs I still find it hard. The critters don't always cooperate
in staying in one place in good contrast. At least Meadowlarks like
to recharge their batteries on power lines for a good length of time.
Still you never get to see the tops of the tails with any contrast
when they do that.
I guess I just have favored my ears for these guys and now have to
question that. Although I don't know that my local guys have learned
the new toons even though they can be found together at times.
Rich
--- In Meena Haribal <> wrote:
> If you don't trust people with binoculars and visit excellent web
page of
> Kevin MacGowan he tells you how to do it!
> May be you can trust people with binoculars and a digital camera and
even
> a deaf can see it. You don't need to hear it:-)
>
> http://birds.cornell.edu/crows/wmeadowlrk.htm
>
>
>
> >Message: 8
> > Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:14:17 -0000
> > From: "Rich Peet" <>
> >Subject: Re: always another mystery
> >
> >
> >This is news to me Jim.
> >
> >If we can not id Western from Eastern by song then we can no longer id
> >Meadowlarks without banding. At least I don't trust the people who do
> >it with binocs.
> >
> >I hope our birds in the US midwest continue to have distinctive songs.
> > I believe that is still the case here.
> >
> >Rich
>
>
> Meena Haribal
> Cornell Lab Of Ornithology
> Phone: 607-254-2148, 607-254-4958
> Fax: 607-254-2415, 607-254-2104
> webpage: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mmh3/
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> http://birds.cornell.edu/cayugabirdclub/
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