That's a good one. I had a similar event when a foot injury made it so I
had to sit down by the side of the road while the others looked for a Great
Gray Owl. After a few minutes of boredom while sitting, I looked into the
meadow and saw a GGOW on the ground not far from me... not hunting or
eating prey, but acting strange, kinda like me. Anyway, I called everyone
back and I was the "bird hero" for the day.
Karl Schneck
"As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but
nature's sources never fail." John Muir
On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 5:59 PM dawn v <d_villa@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Mine is, if you hike up a mountain looking for Mountain Quail and your
hubby stays in the car because he's not feeling well, you won't find a
single one on the mountain but a covey of them will march past the car as
he watches through the window...
dawn v
Lincoln City/Nelscott
*Sent:* Friday, September 21, 2018 at 5:23 PM
*From:* "Karl Schneck" <keschneckdds@xxxxxxxxx>
*To:* "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [obol] Re: Sullivan's law
I know that 1st law... I looked for a Burrowing Owl that was reported at
Agate Lake until it was getting dark and I was tired lugging my camera
around... as I was walking back to the car defeated again, there it was on
the ground 15' from me with its bright yellow eyes giving it away.
My 2nd law would be that whenever you chase a rare bird that someone has
reported, you will always be a little too late.
Karl Schneck
"As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but
nature's sources never fail." John Muir
On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 3:47 PM paultsullivan <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Sullivan's 1st law of seeking a desired bird:
You will walk out until you are tired, then walk back and the bird will
be by the car.
I validated this law again this afternoon. I walked south from China
Creek, south of Bandon, for an hour. When I got back I found 30 Snowy
Plovers straight in front of my car, half way to the water line from the
parking lot.
Paul Sullivan
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