Damn rain....

[lord_steak]

This weekend was supposed to be the weekend in which my dad & I head up to Crane Creek & the McGee Marsh, on Lake Erie. We go birding, as a father-son thing, and have done so right about this time for the last 7 years (yeah, I've spent Mother's Day weekend almost exclusively with my dad like that all these years).

Well, it's been raining heavily in the northern part of the state. That's doubtlessly have flooded the McGee Marsh area, and heavy rains are predicted for the weekend. So, we're not gonna be going. I'm trying to talk him into next weekend, and he's not sure just yet. Bid me luck.

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[SpaceTiger]

> We go birding, as a father-son thing, and have done so right
> about this time for the last 7 years

No kidding?! My dad and I do that too. I thought I was the only person my age with a love for birds. <img src=smilies/magbiggrin.gif>

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[lord_steak]

> No kidding?! My dad and I do that too. I thought I was the
> only person my age with a love for birds.
>

Gotta love that north-bound migration.

The key reason why it's Mother's Day weekend that we go is 'cuz that about when the biggest wave moves through. They like to gather at the McGee Marsh, since they must go north across the lake, and prefer to do so by island hopping. The McGee Marsh is the start of the shortest-possible route across the lake as such. I've been close enough to a cape may warbler that I might've been able to touch it. Of course, that year is was thick enough that, as my dad put it, ya' couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting somethin'.

So, where do ya' usually go, and what do ya' usually find?

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[SpaceTiger]

> So, where do ya' usually go, and what do ya' usually find?

Well, it's kinda sporadic. We've been to coastal areas (Cape May), swampy areas (Bald Eagle State Park), and woodsy areas. I always enjoy seeing the bigger birds (hawks, eagles, etc.), but I remember one of my favorite sightings a few years back (quite a few, now that I think about it) was a Kentucky warbler. I think I usually enjoy the watching aspect of it more than the sighting aspect. Even common birds, like Ospreys, can just be a blast to watch.


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[puduhead]

> So, where do ya' usually go, and what do ya' usually find?

I shot a bird with a bb gun once.

i was sad cuz my friend peer-pressured me to do it. ..and I was nine.

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[SpaceTiger]

> I shot a bird with a bb gun once.
>
> i was sad cuz my friend peer-pressured me to do it. ..and
> I was nine,

True story or Simpsons episode? <img src=smilies/cwm27.gif>

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[lord_steak]

> Well, it's kinda sporadic. We've been to coastal areas
> (Cape May), swampy areas (Bald Eagle State Park), and woodsy
> areas.

I presume you've seen the warbler named after the cape? At the cape, maybe? Must be nice. <img src=smilies/cwm11.gif>

> I think I usually enjoy the watching
> aspect of it more than the sighting aspect. Even common
> birds, like Ospreys, can just be a blast to watch.

Yeah. My dad was telling me how he liked crossing the Mackinac Bridge, since he could see exactly how the gulls positioned themselves in flight. You'll have to excuse him; vertebrate flight is the subject of his dissertation (sp).

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[SpaceTiger]

> I presume you've seen the warbler named after the cape? At
> the cape, maybe?

Not sure, I'm not a big warbler person, but I'll check my list.


> Yeah. My dad was telling me how he liked crossing the
> Mackinac Bridge, since he could see exactly how the gulls
> positioned themselves in flight. You'll have to excuse him;
> vertebrate flight is the subject of his dissertation (sp).

Sounds cool to me. I wouldn't mind doing that or a living. Probably beats what I do now. /wwwthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif

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