This is the list of all entries received so far, in reverse chronological order, that I will use to choose the winner of Pete Dunne's book. If I don't have you listed here, please email your entry or post it to comments here;
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Before I name the winner of the "Nickname That Bird" contest, let me share Pete Dunne's favorite bird nicknames with you;
Solitary sandpiper: Puddlepiper
American woodcock: Meatloaf on a stick
Rock pigeon: Bronx petrel
Belted kingfisher: Aquakestrel
Red-headed woodpecker: Tri-colored woodpecker…
Many suggestions for the "Nickname that Bird" contest have been submitted via reader comments where everyone can read them. However, I have also received some entries via email, so I am posting them here (below the fold, last names and contact info removed) so everyone can enjoy them. Don't forget…
Next week, I will publish my review of Pete Dunne's new book, Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds (NYC: Houghton Mifflin, 2006). Because the good peeps at Houghton Mifflin accidentally sent an extra hardcover copy of this book…
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The previous post announced a photo caption contest for a chance to win an advance proof copy of my book, How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, six(-ish) months before it's available for purchase. I thought I should include something for the less visually…
OK, just to lengthen the list, how about honoring the most valuble contribution here in the prairie pothole region and call (almost any swallow but for this purpose) house swallows as "Skeeter Eaters". Publicize it enough and swallow boxes could be as popular as bluebird boxes.
Just because I am not above trying to bias the judges, here is the inspiration for my nomination.