*Paul O. Roisen*
*Sioux City, IA 51106 **Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817 **<roisenp1950...> <roisenp1950...>*
On Sun, Oct 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM Jim Newell <thehumannewell...> wrote:
> For those unaware, if you have the Sibley app you can just enter the 4
> letter code and the bird comes up. No need for a lot of sleuthing. Esp when
> folks are reporting multiple species, I’ll not rebuke them for taking that
> short cut. I appreciate whatever time and effort is expended to spread the
> word.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 11, 2026, at 1:28 PM, Catherine Davis <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
>
> And I'm the birder who originally asked "300 what?". One more thing I
> would like AZ birders to remember is that this is AZ and NM list. We NM
> birders love hearing about AZ sightings, but sometimes it is confusing if
> we're not sure which state, or what part of AZ you're referring to. Thanks
> for any clarity you can offer.
> Catherine Davis
> Albuquerque, NM
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 11, 2026, at 2:02 PM, Diane Drobka <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Paul et al.,
> I am the guilty party who was trying to get the word out asap from one of
> only two reliable spots on the mountain with cell phone coverage. Sorry to
> all that I offended or confused. When entering species into eBird, I always
> save time using the four-digit code and didn't realize that all birders do
> not take that shortcut.
>
> As a follow up on yesterday's record sighting at 1100 along Peters Flat
> enroute to Riggs Lake, the huge flock was gone four hours later as we were
> heading home. We did see scattered small flocks as we drove but didn't stop
> for counts again.
>
> For those who want to try their luck in the same area, Peters Flat is a
> little more than 30 miles from the intersection of US 191 and SR 366/Swift
> Trail south of Safford. The first 21 miles are paved and the rest is a
> maintained yet bumpy road but doesn't require high clearance or
> four-wheel-drive vehicles. More Red Crossbills than I'd ever seen plus
> Cassin's Finches and one Evening Grosbeak could make that trip worthwhile
> even if you only get a few Crossbills. Plus Roper Lake and Dankworth Pond
> are also along US 191 and worth staying an extra day.
>
> *Our Safford CBC is now set for Friday, December 18*, so come up and join
> the fun.
> Happy Birding!
> Diane
>
> On Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 11:52:34 AM MST, Paul Roisen <
> <roisenp1950...> wrote:
>
>
> Clearly, the writer of this post regarding 300 CLNU has no concept that
> many people who are on this list would have not a clue as to what a CLNU
> is. Any communication sent out On a Listserv such as Arizona’s Listserve
> should be clear and concise. Use the name of the species and explain where
> you saw them or that you saw them in numerous locations rather than just
> say we saw 300 of them on Mount Graham. So I personally know that that’s a
> Clark’s Nutcracker, since I don’t use abbreviations like that, especially
> talking with Birdwatchers who don’t use the abbreviations or new
> Birdwatchers. Then you made me think of nuthatch.
>
> *Paul O. Roisen*
> *Sioux City, IA 51106 **Woodbury County, IA*
> *Mobile 712-301-2817 **<roisenp1950...> <roisenp1950...>*
>
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM Craig Wilcox <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
>
> Yes
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 10, 2026, at 3:32 PM, Catherine Davis <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
> >
> > 300 what?
> > Catherine Davis
> > Albuquerque
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Oct 10, 2026, at 4:24 PM, Diane Drobka <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Craig, Kale and I saw at 300 today on Mt. Graham!!!
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >
>
>
