tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33248805.post2553531891759938286..comments2023-09-04T04:41:41.707-04:00Comments on Today in NJ Birding History: Hoary RedpollJennifer W. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14181056959272462709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33248805.post-92221713619576931182007-04-15T20:10:00.000-04:002007-04-15T20:10:00.000-04:00Patrick,Believe it or not, W. DeWitt Miller was ba...Patrick,<BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, W. DeWitt Miller was based in Plainfield. He worked at the American Museum of Natural History in the early 1900s and published notes on Plainfield's bird life in journals like the <I>Auk</I> and <I>Bird-Lore</I>. If you can find a copy of Ludlow Griscom's <I>Birds of the New York City Region</I>, you'll find some of Miller's observations included.Jennifer W. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181056959272462709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33248805.post-45943512551740264252007-04-11T13:40:00.000-04:002007-04-11T13:40:00.000-04:00Wow, a Plainfield record... that's near my old nei...Wow, a Plainfield record... that's near my old neighborhood. I would think the chances of that happening in the current Plainfield are very, very slim.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33248805.post-52245301007423244582007-04-03T18:27:00.000-04:002007-04-03T18:27:00.000-04:00Hi Jennifer, Indeed it would. I am sure the recor...Hi Jennifer, <BR/><BR/>Indeed it would. <BR/><BR/>I am sure the record is 110% valid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33248805.post-84484259153200685272007-04-01T21:30:00.000-04:002007-04-01T21:30:00.000-04:00Hi Rob,I know what you mean, but the evidence seem...Hi Rob,<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean, but the evidence seems plausible enough. The odds against an eminent ornithologist publishing a note about a specimen in a major journal as an April Fool's joke seem high. It would be quite something to get away with, though!Jennifer W. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181056959272462709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33248805.post-35516143445407965482007-04-01T21:23:00.000-04:002007-04-01T21:23:00.000-04:00A Hoary Redpoll on April 1? Sure...a likely story...A Hoary Redpoll on April 1? Sure...a likely story. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com