Comments on: Weekend Science Fun: Count Some Birds http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2010/02/weekend-science-fun-count-some-birds/ Putting the fun back into scientific exploration Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Roberta http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2010/02/weekend-science-fun-count-some-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-4458 Roberta Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:47:09 +0000 http://blog.growingwithscience.com/?p=1063#comment-4458 Yes, he did take them. He likes to use a telephoto lens, which is funny because I'm a macro shot person. Yes, he did take them. He likes to use a telephoto lens, which is funny because I’m a macro shot person.

]]> By: Karen http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2010/02/weekend-science-fun-count-some-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-4457 Karen Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:30:13 +0000 http://blog.growingwithscience.com/?p=1063#comment-4457 Your son took those pictures? I love the last one, with the bird hiding behind the rock (bowl?)! He's got a good eye! Your son took those pictures? I love the last one, with the bird hiding behind the rock (bowl?)! He’s got a good eye!

]]> By: Roberta http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2010/02/weekend-science-fun-count-some-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-4456 Roberta Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:18 +0000 http://blog.growingwithscience.com/?p=1063#comment-4456 Sandra, I'm going to share an old family secret. My grandparents were avid birders, but couldn't do a lot of walking, so they would gather up my sister and I in the car, and we'd all go on slow drives through the country looking for birds. The advantages were that my sister and I were used to sitting still in the car and thus were not likely to scare the birds with our movement. The birds were habituated to cars, so we got to see a lot. The only thing I do regret is we never learned bird songs that way. Although you can't do this count from a moving car, you might try carrying the data sheet with, and if you get stuck waiting 15 minutes somewhere in the car, well you can always count birds :-) Good luck! Sandra,

I’m going to share an old family secret. My grandparents were avid birders, but couldn’t do a lot of walking, so they would gather up my sister and I in the car, and we’d all go on slow drives through the country looking for birds. The advantages were that my sister and I were used to sitting still in the car and thus were not likely to scare the birds with our movement. The birds were habituated to cars, so we got to see a lot. The only thing I do regret is we never learned bird songs that way.

Although you can’t do this count from a moving car, you might try carrying the data sheet with, and if you get stuck waiting 15 minutes somewhere in the car, well you can always count birds :-)

Good luck!

]]> By: Sandra Foyt http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2010/02/weekend-science-fun-count-some-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-4455 Sandra Foyt Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:35:50 +0000 http://blog.growingwithscience.com/?p=1063#comment-4455 We tried this with my son 2 years ago, but neither one of us had the patience, especially because all we saw were chickadees. Boring. But, I'd still recommend this program, and maybe we'll try again when we're a little more patient. We tried this with my son 2 years ago, but neither one of us had the patience, especially because all we saw were chickadees. Boring. But, I’d still recommend this program, and maybe we’ll try again when we’re a little more patient.

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