tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post1153339042008840795..comments2023-09-20T09:55:10.254-05:00Comments on Undercover Big Year: Day 12 - Go Big or Go HomeUndercover Big Yearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509520412153604976noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-87387011033090326342016-01-23T15:56:40.386-06:002016-01-23T15:56:40.386-06:00I will confirm, I am older than 24 :)I will confirm, I am older than 24 :)Undercover Big Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509520412153604976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-87349022838101836562016-01-22T22:14:49.113-06:002016-01-22T22:14:49.113-06:00Because you said 'Dozens of years on this plan...Because you said 'Dozens of years on this planet', you are at least 24 years old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-90647068610024715032016-01-14T21:51:39.175-06:002016-01-14T21:51:39.175-06:00Did you get the vagrant?Did you get the vagrant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-24302323179120747722016-01-14T18:33:11.934-06:002016-01-14T18:33:11.934-06:00Hooray! Why did you make up a name for a bird that...Hooray! Why did you make up a name for a bird that eliminates exactly 0 states?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-28589980063731916582016-01-14T18:32:16.543-06:002016-01-14T18:32:16.543-06:00Oh, good. I didn't know that you could do that...Oh, good. I didn't know that you could do that. I still think that you're in the northeast (and probably one of the smaller states, because I already have 91 in DE).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-49712926385648699612016-01-14T17:42:08.968-06:002016-01-14T17:42:08.968-06:00Geoffrey,
Whoa, you went deep there. That was an...Geoffrey, <br /><br />Whoa, you went deep there. That was an interesting set of conclusions, and I like the way you think. I will let you think about it for a while, before I confirm or deny some or all of your suggestions :)<br />Undercover Big Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509520412153604976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-2358776810338625322016-01-14T17:39:49.043-06:002016-01-14T17:39:49.043-06:00Ha ha, maybe? I set the timezone on blogger to ce...Ha ha, maybe? I set the timezone on blogger to central since it's the widest zone and right in the middle of the country. That doesn't mean I am not in the central time zone, but things aren't always as they seem :)Undercover Big Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509520412153604976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-9745510896943141622016-01-14T17:38:00.186-06:002016-01-14T17:38:00.186-06:00American Crow it is! The Marauder however is not ...American Crow it is! The Marauder however is not a Herring Gull :)Undercover Big Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509520412153604976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-4095729628596987842016-01-14T16:13:28.423-06:002016-01-14T16:13:28.423-06:00Bamboozler. I am going to post my guess to that on...Bamboozler. I am going to post my guess to that one here just for posterity's sake, so I am not looking for confirmation/rejection of my guess. I quickly came up with a short list in my head when you provided the clues, but in the end, I think you saw a mountain lion (<i>Puma concolor</i>). Their range would be about right to fall somewhere between 1/3 and 2/3 of the lower 48. They are a mythical creature, rarely encountered, even for folks that spend a lot of time outdoors. The name you chose is throwing me off a bit. An animal that gets called a Bamboozler would need to be a trickster or a cheater? Based on name alone I would have guessed a fox like a gray fox (though their range is more like 3/4 of the lower 48) or maybe a kit fox (1/3 of the lower 48), but if you spend as much time out birding as you seem to do, I have to believe you have seen both of these species before. Though for as much time afield as I have spent, I have never managed to see a badger, so I suppose anything is possible. You also reference Narnia, and the main animal character in Narnia is the lion named Aslan, though an African lion, a lion nonetheless. If that is true, I would say you are more likely in the West, because if you saw <i>Puma concolor coryi</i> (Florida panther) you may not have made the Narnia reference in the first place because most people just call them panthers. But maybe its just you that is the Bamboozler in this case? Throwing us off the trail!?! Dah!! <br /><br />Now I just have to wait to find out. And see the photos. For a year. >:(<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149187659631325335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-67141151648168471772016-01-13T22:41:13.016-06:002016-01-13T22:41:13.016-06:00Oh dear, I believe I just figured out your time zo...Oh dear, I believe I just figured out your time zone. Well that narrows it down a bit (it's 11:39 here, but it says the comment was published at 10:39).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-4857840164224370432016-01-13T22:39:11.196-06:002016-01-13T22:39:11.196-06:00Well I thought it was Fish Crow, but since you'...Well I thought it was Fish Crow, but since you're so willing to tell me what it is, I'm guessing that's not the case. Is it American Crow? If it is then why didn't you just post the real name?<br />(I think it's a crow because a group of them is called a murder, and crow is a synonym for boast)<br />Common Maurauder is some kind of gull I think, Herring perhaps? (I know you didn't say you would reveal that one, but I just thought of it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-89543266271198163662016-01-13T22:11:36.488-06:002016-01-13T22:11:36.488-06:00For that one--absolutely! There are some where I m...For that one--absolutely! There are some where I might be more coy, but I would admit which species the Murdering Boaster was if you guessed!Undercover Big Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509520412153604976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459366911574634190.post-27108571817177447452016-01-13T17:42:54.559-06:002016-01-13T17:42:54.559-06:00If someone managed to guess the identity of one of...If someone managed to guess the identity of one of the 'code-named' birds, would you tell them? I believe I know what a 'Murdering Boaster' is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com