How to identify this bird?

[micky]

I'd like to identify a bird, but all I have is his footprint.

I"m incredibly lucky to find a townhouse in my price range, by a
stream, in suburban Baltimore, and I was following a mallard a couple
days ago, when I found these prints in the sand right by the water.

He has 3 toes, thin sticklike things, like two V's that share one
line.

The outside toes are 1 3/4 inches long

And the middle toe is 2 1/4 inches long.

Do you folks know any pages that give pictures, and maybe toe length?

Thanks

[Larry Sheldon]

On 5/21/2012 6:44 AM, micky wrote:

> Do you folks know any pages that give pictures, and maybe toe length?

Bing on a search for "bird footprints" showed lots of possibilities.

You need to look at some of the authorities like Cornell.
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[micky]

On Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:23 -0500, Larry Sheldon
<lfsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 5/21/2012 6:44 AM, micky wrote:
>
>> Do you folks know any pages that give pictures, and maybe toe length?
>
>Bing on a search for "bird footprints" showed lots of possibilities.
>
>You need to look at some of the authorities like Cornell.

Thanks a lot. Apparently there's a fourth toe, pointing backwards,
But the print was so simple, it wasn't enough to identify. I guess I
should spend more time threre, until I see the bird directly.

[Larry Sheldon]

> should spend more time there, until I see the bird directly.

I'd start by making a list of all of the birds of an appropriate type
and size (Large-webbed, small-hoppers, medium-walkers, etc) that the
authorities say might occur in your area at this time of year. Use
yellow stickies or a PDA to give quick access to the info in the field.

("Does the species occur here this time of year?" is one of the key
questions I ask.)

[micky]

On Sat, 26 May 2012 15:14:30 -0500, Larry Sheldon

<lfsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 5/26/2012 2:39 PM, micky wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:23 -0500, Larry Sheldon
>> <lfsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/21/2012 6:44 AM, micky wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you folks know any pages that give pictures, and maybe toe length?
>>>
>>> Bing on a search for "bird footprints" showed lots of possibilities.
>>>
>>> You need to look at some of the authorities like Cornell.
>>
>> Thanks a lot. Apparently there's a fourth toe, pointing backwards,
>> But the print was so simple, it wasn't enough to identify. I guess I
>> should spend more time there, until I see the bird directly.
>
>I'd start by making a list of all of the birds of an appropriate type
>and size (Large-webbed, small-hoppers, medium-walkers, etc) that the
>authorities say might occur in your area at this time of year. Use
>yellow stickies or a PDA to give quick access to the info in the field.
>
>("Does the species occur here this time of year?" is one of the key
>questions I ask.)

Thanks. Good idea.

[Larry Sheldon]

You miss the "first ever sighted" awards, but I'm not a likely candidate
anyway.

[Les Stewart]

Don't know if you want to buy a book or if it will help but...

"Bird Tracks and Sign - A Guide to North American Species" by Mark Elbroch
and Eleanor Marks

On Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Tracks-Sign-American-Species/dp/0811726967/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338117565&sr=8-1

Les Stewart
Nacogdoches, TX



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[Larry Sheldon]

On 5/27/2012 6:22 AM, Les Stewart wrote:
> Don't know if you want to buy a book or if it will help but...
>
> "Bird Tracks and Sign - A Guide to North American Species" by Mark
> Elbroch and Eleanor Marks
>
> On Amazon:
> http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Tracks-Sign-American-Species/dp/0811726967/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338117565&sr=8-1

Swell. A bird book I don't own.

%^)

Oh! Look! A "Kindle" version! (I'm still allowed to buy books that
don't take yo shelf-space.)

[Larry Sheldon]

On 5/27/2012 9:21 AM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
> On 5/27/2012 6:22 AM, Les Stewart wrote:
>> Don't know if you want to buy a book or if it will help but...
>>
>> "Bird Tracks and Sign - A Guide to North American Species" by Mark
>> Elbroch and Eleanor Marks
>>
>> On Amazon:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Tracks-Sign-American-Species/dp/0811726967/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338117565&sr=8-1
>>
>
> Swell. A bird book I don't own.
>
> %^)
>
> Oh! Look! A "Kindle" version! (I'm still allowed to buy books that don't
> take yo shelf-space.)

Looks like an interesting "read"--I'm gonna get it--it has lots of
feather pictures. And some interesting narrative.

Thanks for the pointer.

[Larry Sheldon]

On 5/27/2012 9:25 AM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
> On 5/27/2012 9:21 AM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
>> On 5/27/2012 6:22 AM, Les Stewart wrote:
>>> Don't know if you want to buy a book or if it will help but...
>>>
>>> "Bird Tracks and Sign - A Guide to North American Species" by Mark
>>> Elbroch and Eleanor Marks
>>>
>>> On Amazon:
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Tracks-Sign-American-Species/dp/0811726967/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338117565&sr=8-1
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Swell. A bird book I don't own.
>>
>> %^)
>>
>> Oh! Look! A "Kindle" version! (I'm still allowed to buy books that don't
>> take yo shelf-space.)
>
> Looks like an interesting "read"--I'm gonna get it--it has lots of
> feather pictures. And some interesting narrative.
>
> Thanks for the pointer.

I dint know I had a question, BTW.

[micky]

On Sun, 27 May 2012 06:22:46 -0500, "Les Stewart"
<noooooooow...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Don't know if you want to buy a book or if it will help but...
>
>"Bird Tracks and Sign - A Guide to North American Species" by Mark Elbroch
>and Eleanor Marks
>
>On Amazon:
>http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Tracks-Sign-American-Species/dp/0811726967/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338117565&sr=8-1
>
>Les Stewart
>Nacogdoches, TX
>

Thanks. It looks like a good book. I'm going to spend more time by
this stream, and maybe I'll get it later.