Robins - obvious personal connection (my full name is Robin)
Corvids - Ravens, crows, jays, magpies, nutcrackers ---- so cool and so
smart and in Mexico the jays are sooooo beautiful.

Rob



Rob Conway
Newcastle, WA

robin_birder at hotmail.com





>From: Mark Egger <m.egger at comcast.net>
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Silly question: favorite birds?
>Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 16:54:45 -0700
>
>John and others,
>
>I'm a big fan of wrens as well -- their vocalizations are great -- I still
>remember watching for the first time a Winter Wren deliver its incredibly
>long song & wondering how something so tiny could produce such an
>impressive song. And the dueting of some of the neotropical wren is amazing
>-- in stereo!
>
>But I also have several other favorite families: woodpeckers, tanagers,
>warblers, trogons & motmots being high on the list. And, of course,
>shorebirds, especially plovers and the Upland Sandpiper, probably my
>favorite shorebird species! If this favorites list idea catches on, we
>should try a "Top 10 Favorite Bird Species" list as well.
>
>Dang, I forgot owls, jays, antbirds, hummingbirds and thrashers, all of
>them very cool!
>
>Mark
>
>
>
>>I was just working along at my computer desk when a Bewick's wren paused
>>outside the open window, threw back his head, and bellowed his mighty
>>song,
>>before giving me a contemptuous glance, a flick of the tail, and flying
>>off
>>to his nest. And I thought, "I really like wrens. They're probably my
>>favorite group of birds."
>>
>>Which led me to wonder if anyone else has a similar difficult-to-justify
>>liking for a particular bird, or taxonomic group of birds. (I also find
>>puffbirds completely adorable, but alas, they're neotropical residents.)
>>Anyone willing to admit it?
>>
>>-Josh Hayes, josh at blarg.net
>
>
>--
>Mark Egger
>Seattle, WA
>USA
>mailto:m.egger at comcast.net
>
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