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At least one other person on the list (I don't remember who) and I call Common Yellowthroats "Bandit Birds" (a name we came up with independently of each other). I also think of them as "Zorro Birds" (though that name might more appropriately be used for Fox Sparrows. Sherry McCowan Saint Louis, Missouri On Jun 11, 2009, at 3:51 PM, Sebastian Patti wrote: > Well . . . just in case this thread is discontinued . . . when I > was living in Kansas City, I spent a lot of time with Mary Louise > and Jim Meyers . . . they were caretakers at a Camp Fire Girls' camp > in Johnson County (KS) near Lake Quivira . . . Jim, was a little > crusty around the edges, but had a heart of gold, and was an amazing > birder; so too was Mary Louise, and I learned to band birds with > her as my teacher . . . I learned so much from them both as a young > birder . . . anyway, they both birded mostly by SONG and SOUND, and > were good at creating mnemonic devices to remember the identities of > birds that they heared. They would also share these li'l tidbits > with others . . . the best, blue-ribbon, hands down winner of any > rendition of ANY song of ANY bird that I have ever heard in my 50 > <ahem> years on the planet was their version of the Bell's Vireo > song . . . not only does it capture what the bird says, but it also > reflects an attitude that seems to be pervasive in the genus > Vireo . . . they just seem to be cranky all the time . . . any > way . . . > > "God damnit, get the hell outta here!!" > > "God damnit, get the hell outta here!!" > > "God damnit, get the hell outta here!!" > > Next time you hear one of these little fellas complaining from a > small grove of mixed prairie dogwood and sumac, you will SMILE, I > guarantee!!!!! > > [log in to unmask] > Sebastian T. Patti > (Lincoln Park) > Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 > PHONE: 312/603-4416 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) > FAX: 312/603-2041 (o) 773/248-0264 (h) > > > > > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:40:35 -0700 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Bird name fun - anybody game? > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > I was wondering if anyone on the list would be willing to share in > a little bird fun with me. I am sure you all have pet names for > birds or names you make up on your own that aren't the "correct name." > > > > You know, like say I see a female Eastern Towhee. I might call to > my husband, "I see a Milk Chocolate." If I see a couple males, I > might say, "I spy a few pieces of Dark Chocolate." > > > > I like to call the Northern Flicker "the screamer." White Throated > Sparrows get all kinds of names out of me, but mostly "I'm seeing > yellow spots before my eyes." > > > > You get the idea, right? I thought it would be fun to use the list > to share or come up with some fun alternative names - just to be > silly. Yeah, silly. Beside the obvious and important conservation > reasons for birding, I mean, if you can't have fun birding, why > bird? And I believe folks burn out without fun. > > > > I know we've got some people on this list who are extremely > articulate, creative, sarcastic, clever and/or fun. Anybody game? > (No pun intended.) > > > > Please do this on the list, if it's okay with the moderator. Don't > email me privately, or I will be the only one to enjoy the fun. If > you've done this before on the list, well, let's do it again. > > > > Thanks, > > Chris McClarren > > St. Louis City > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > > Questions or comments? Email the list owners: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > Questions or comments? Email the list owners: > mailto:[log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto:[log in to unmask]