[Birdtalk] 3 questions

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It was submitted by Susan Gray on Monday, July 06, 2009 at 16:26:01
 
Subject: 3 questions 
 
Email_Address: smcmillan50 at hotmail.com 
 
Message: I went camping up at Christmas Meadows this weekend. We drove up to Evanston, WY one day and on the way home I am pretty sure I saw a Belted Kingfisher overlooking a river - he was perched on a telephone line. Is that a possibility? He looked exactly like the pictures I have looked up, so I am almost positive, but didn't know if that was rare or not. 
 
Also, my phone died this weekend, I had all of my birding data on it, so I think I lost my life list (ugh) - unless it backed up, which I won't know until I get the replacement. My question is, what does everyone use? Should I get National Geographic's software, or iBird (I have an iPod). Any recommendations? Has anyone used Winged Explorer - that is what I used on this old phone that died. 
 
The first night we were there I heard several owls (I think Boreal and western screech)- I woke up several times and heard them all through the night. Second night, I heard one western screech owl and he was flying all over, but just at first dark then it was silent the rest of the night (at least when I woke up - which is a lot because my air mattress leaked). I thought it was unusual for there not to be as many the second night - why would that be? 
 
Other birds I saw: robin, chipping sparrow, white crowned sparrow, mountain bluebird, gray jay, red tailed hawk, white throated swift, barn swallows, downey woodpecker, green-tailed towhee (thank to an earlier posting I was able to identify that), and I am pretty sure I saw a purple martin. 
 
Thanks for any help - still new to all this, I appreciate all the kind responses I have gotten earlier. 
 
[Please respond to smcmillan50 at hotmail.com ]
 


      
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