tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post6594174270013173707..comments2023-10-18T04:26:36.875-04:00Comments on Roundtop Ruminations: Good Morning!Carolyn Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-90462106393980541482007-03-29T11:40:00.000-04:002007-03-29T11:40:00.000-04:00Pablo:I think a few of the killdeer nests at Round...Pablo:<BR/>I think a few of the killdeer nests at Roundtop are abandoned for the same reason, though I still see plenty of the little ones each spring.<BR/><BR/>chicagolady: Neat story about your redtail. It likely was a redtail, as they soar more than most of the other possible suspects.<BR/><BR/>cathy: Yes, it turned out to be a good day for birds. I don't have any new greenery to look at yet, but there's plenty of new birds.<BR/><BR/>Carolyn H.Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-61529100029895163072007-03-29T06:56:00.000-04:002007-03-29T06:56:00.000-04:00A killdeer built a nest in the rocks of a busy par...A killdeer built a nest in the rocks of a busy parking lot where I once worked. It did its injured bird displays to get people to walk away from its nest. In the end, the bird and the stone-colored eggs just grew too popular and the nest was abandoned.<BR/><BR/>pablo<BR/>www.roundrockjournal.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-85504813006626718032007-03-28T22:17:00.000-04:002007-03-28T22:17:00.000-04:00I was out for a walk on Monday evening due to the ...I was out for a walk on Monday evening due to the warm weather, and I saw what looked to be a hawk soaring overhead. I lost it behind some trees, and by the time I got around them, it was gone. I continued walking, but then something caught my eye to the left. There was the hawk, defending it's nesting spot to a squirrel, about halfway up a very large tree in someone's backyard. The hawk finally gave up and flew to another tree to wait for the squirrel to leave. It appeared to be a red-tail, but since I didn't have my binoculars with me (I wasn't expecting to see a hawk that close), and I'm no raptor expert, I can only guess, since that seems to be the most common species around here.<BR/><BR/>Now that I know a hawk is looking to nest nearby, I will walk that direction more often and take my binoculars.ChicagoLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023674166511200133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891819.post-30004807423510913752007-03-28T14:48:00.000-04:002007-03-28T14:48:00.000-04:00You had good day of bird watching. I haven't seen ...You had good day of bird watching. I haven't seen a cooper hawk for awhile. I don't blame you for not wanting to drive to hawk mountain. That does take the fun out hawk watching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com