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After seeing Joe's post, I had to chime in.
While watching the momentous occasion with my students, I too observed a few
birds - via CNN's coverage!House Sparrows popped out of a bush as the cars
waited for the Obamas. Starlings and robins in background as people were
interviewed in the mall.
Then there were the birds that I could not REALLY see due to the projector's
poor resolution with a full screen of those grand scenes of the mall. For
instance, a gull (Ring-billed?) kept cruising over the crowd in front of the
Capitol.
At one point, I even thought a Bald Eagle was flying high over the south
edge of the mall (left side of screen) toward the Capitol. Again, the resolution
was horrendous but something about the shapeless GIZZ of the object's flight
was curious. It was a large dark object that appeared to be "flapping" with
the right cadence. It was probably the magic of the moment inspiring
hyper-romantic images of patriotism but it did look interesting. Did anyone else see
it?!
Of course, I pointed out all the (real) birds to the kids in class ; )
Dave M.
Bellmawr, NJ
In a message dated 1/20/2009 6:47:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Fellow birders,
I was watching the inauguration from my sunroom this afternoon, when I
decided to start a new list, since we were starting a new era in history.
I wanted to list birds seen during the Obama Era. During his 18 minute
speech, I counted 14 species of birds at the feeder. The very first was an
American Goldfinch. I thought that was quite appropriate.
More important than any bird I might see, I got my country back.
Joe in the woods
Somerset, Ohio
Perry County
USA
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