Comments on: Antarctic Visitor

By: kc

kc — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:08:36 +0000

One of the very first experiences that resulted in my diving into birding full force had to do with a storm-petrel. It was after an big storm which had been brewing over the ocean. I can’t recall what time of year it was right now, but it could very well have been fall. I was just starting to get interested in birds, but didn’t even have a field guide yet. I told my very knowledgeable bird friend that I saw a little bird on the ground with a hooked nose about a block from the beach. I described to him the white rump and that it was flying erratically. The erratic flight style stands out in my mind. It kept taking off in front of me only to land in front of me again. I was driving in my car. It did this a few times. I was so excited to witness this bird, but little did I know that I was seeing something pretty rare, a storm-petrel on land. Most likely it was a Wilson’s and boy would I love to meet him/her again.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:41:34 +0000

Mary Jo, I bought the Sibley Guide for my Droid. More expensive than 99¢ but worth it.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:11:14 +0000

Beautiful! Thank you.

By: mary jo berman

mary jo berman — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:16:34 +0000

a little off topic — but really useful fact — Itunes store has Peterson Birds of North America app on sale for 99 cents. (normally $14.99). The app can run on ipad or iphone.

possibly the best 99 cents you’ll ever spend!!

I don’t work for Apple or Peterson, just a real happy customer.