Thank you very much, Diane. It would have been much more helpful if I had
stated my concerns in a less judgmental manner. My apologizes.
I really appreciate your coming forward and rectifying it with some very
good explanations and locations. Thank you so much. God bless.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Sioux City, IA 51106 **Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817 **<roisenp1950...> <roisenp1950...>*
On Sun, Oct 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:
> Thanks for the explanation.
>
>
> *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
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
