Bob, what a fantastic picture. I assume you manipulated it to get the black background? Obviously your talents go well beyond cruise director par excellence.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pmThen at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounceshcbirker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:23 pmI volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo and we have a lovely California Condor named Hope who has a bad wing and can’t be released. We use her to teach conservation. I love the raptors!LadyBird wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:58 pm Okay--now I have to add my raptor picture! On Mondays, I volunteer at a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center. I brought lunch--11 mice (already dead)--to these lovely American Kestrels. There were actually 7 in the cage but I couldn't get a picture with all of them in it since they were flying around quite a bit. I'm just glad that I didn't get clipped.
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You mentioned a weight. Were you helping track/band owls?DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:52 pmBob, what a fantastic picture. I assume you manipulated it to get the black background? Obviously your talents go well beyond cruise director par excellence.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pmThen at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounces
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Saw whets only fly at nightDrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:52 pmBob, what a fantastic picture. I assume you manipulated it to get the black background? Obviously your talents go well beyond cruise director par excellence.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pmThen at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounces
That was out of the camera but there is a story behind it
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For ten years I volunteered in a saw whet owl banding project in MA. That was where the picture was taken as we released an owl.LadyBird wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:55 pmYou mentioned a weight. Were you helping track/band owls?DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:52 pmBob, what a fantastic picture. I assume you manipulated it to get the black background? Obviously your talents go well beyond cruise director par excellence.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pm
Then at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounces
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Question for all the bird people out there: There are plenty of birds around the house at the lake. There are feeders there are feeders there that Daddy always kept filled, but I don't fill them since I am usually only up there for 2 - 4 days at a time. I am leaving for there this morning and staying until Sunday. Would filling the feeders when I get there make them mad when I am not there to refill them next week. Would I be better off to just leave them alone.
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It might take them a little time to figure out that there is now food in the feeders.They are used to looking for a variety of food sources, so that shouldn't be a problem if that source dries up after a week.SewYoung wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:06 am Question for all the bird people out there: There are plenty of birds around the house at the lake. There are feeders there are feeders there that Daddy always kept filled, but I don't fill them since I am usually only up there for 2 - 4 days at a time. I am leaving for there this morning and staying until Sunday. Would filling the feeders when I get there make them mad when I am not there to refill them next week. Would I be better off to just leave them alone.
Bird feeders are more for our enjoyment of the visiting birds than "keeping them alive" (unless it is a really bitter winter).
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Greetings, Muggles! Hope to see you later today in our growing zoom room! Attendance has grown from 4 the first week, to 11 the second, to 16 last week. A little earlier today so we have more time before I have to peel off to host my daily show.
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Well come on, dish...you know we LOVE stories!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:07 amSaw whets only fly at nightDrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:52 pmBob, what a fantastic picture. I assume you manipulated it to get the black background? Obviously your talents go well beyond cruise director par excellence.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pm
Then at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounces
That was out of the camera but there is a story behind it
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Yup! Thanks for the question. I updated the post to note that the time has changed.
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Well rats! I'm afraid that the Zoom meeting comes right in the middle of dinner this week. If we are done I may try to hop on near the end, but if I say "Honey we have to hold dinner or have it earlier because I have a Zoom meeting with my Crossword friends" that may just be that proverbial straw and dromedary reference and I HATE sleeping on the couch.yourpalsal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:19 pm Greetings, Muggles! Hope to see you later today in our growing zoom room! Attendance has grown from 4 the first week, to 11 the second, to 16 last week. A little earlier today so we have more time before I have to peel off to host my daily show.
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LOL, I’m gonna guess that you and that couch are on a first name basis.
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Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
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I'm the provider of dinner in my household, and the last few weeks I have made sure it's ready to cook quickly at the end of our meeting.DrTom wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:17 pmWell rats! I'm afraid that the Zoom meeting comes right in the middle of dinner this week. If we are done I may try to hop on near the end, but if I say "Honey we have to hold dinner or have it earlier because I have a Zoom meeting with my Crossword friends" that may just be that proverbial straw and dromedary reference and I HATE sleeping on the couch.yourpalsal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:19 pm Greetings, Muggles! Hope to see you later today in our growing zoom room! Attendance has grown from 4 the first week, to 11 the second, to 16 last week. A little earlier today so we have more time before I have to peel off to host my daily show.
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In the category of useless informationMikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
Since April 29, 2016 (when we have records), there has been 241,112 submissions of which 189,737 have been correct for a weighted average of 79%.
Hey, since there is no baseball season, what else do we have to apply analytics to. Next we will calculate WAR for each of us.
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WAR?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:55 pmIn the category of useless informationMikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
Since April 29, 2016 (when we have records), there has been 241,112 submissions of which 189,737 have been correct for a weighted average of 79%.
Hey, since there is no baseball season, what else do we have to apply analytics to. Next we will calculate WAR for each of us.
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Out of curiosity, how do you handle spelling/punctuation variation? For instance, this week I entered "A+" as my answer instead of A-PLUS. I assume you use a computer program to sift through the submissions.MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
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Wins Above Replacement - It’s an analytic sports statistic that was first used in baseball to essentially show how much better or worse a player is than the mean player.
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Hmm, I just realized I missed this one. I had an error in the grid and my backwards answer was ATLUS, which I took to mean you needed an atlas to confirm that island didn’t exist.
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What about those of us (namely, me) who are still in Short Season A-Ball? I would hate to see how negative my WAR is.