tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post3216577494591333525..comments2023-10-18T04:26:36.875-04:00Comments on Roundtop Ruminations: New birds and April temperaturesCarolyn Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-77582339826790514282013-05-08T15:00:07.992-04:002013-05-08T15:00:07.992-04:00Scott: If you see a blue-headed vireo, it's an...Scott: If you see a blue-headed vireo, it's an easy ID. But those vireos are tough to see. They blend in so much and don't move around like warblers (which makes them difficult to see, too, but in a different way).<br /><br />I thoroughly don't understand how or why only the last 30 years of temperature data is all that's considered for "normal." No wonder people don't know much or even believe in about climate change. If that's all you're looking at, much of the long-term impact of the difference is already gone. Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-7680554638930440192013-05-07T10:32:01.467-04:002013-05-07T10:32:01.467-04:00I've never seen (or heard) a blue-headed vireo...I've never seen (or heard) a blue-headed vireo (of which I was aware), Carolyn. Maybe if I went out with the more experienced birders here in my preserve this month w would hear/see one, and they could help me to distinguish between the red-eyed and blue-headed.<br /><br />It also bothers me that the "generic" meteorologists only use the last 30 years to calculate the temperature averages they report. I'm not telling you anything when I say that the long-term upward trend is very disturbing and ought to be taken into consideration.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.com