Comments on: My Parents’ Retirement: 44% Ain’t Bad for Five Weeks http://secondtree.com/index.php/2009/07/01/my-parents-retirement-44-aint-bad-for-five-weeks/ Semi-regularly updated musings from the Tim, Julie, Benton, Carson, and Alana Wilsons Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:47:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mom http://secondtree.com/index.php/2009/07/01/my-parents-retirement-44-aint-bad-for-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Mom Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:32 +0000 http://secondtree.com/?p=1255#comment-864 Yup, a trip (or two) back may well be in the cards, including a paddle in far northeastern Alaska to see, among other things, the gray-headed chickadee. It's not like we haven't been talking about an Alaska paddle for 30+ years. :o) Life birds? 34 for Dad, 35 for me. The one I got that he already had was also an infinitely better bird in full breeding plumage for him than the off-course, pale, non-breeding bird that he had seen here in Texas a couple of winters ago (insofar as any time period in central Texas can be called "winter"). Dad's ABA life list is now up to 672, mine is at 670, out of a possible 900 +/- birds. I'm hoping to close that gap by one, and possibly altogether, when we're in Florida in November. Spreadsheets produced by Avisys birding software...lots of analysis available if you have further questions! Yup, a trip (or two) back may well be in the cards, including a paddle in far northeastern Alaska to see, among other things, the gray-headed chickadee. It’s not like we haven’t been talking about an Alaska paddle for 30+ years. :o )

Life birds? 34 for Dad, 35 for me. The one I got that he already had was also an infinitely better bird in full breeding plumage for him than the off-course, pale, non-breeding bird that he had seen here in Texas a couple of winters ago (insofar as any time period in central Texas can be called “winter”).

Dad’s ABA life list is now up to 672, mine is at 670, out of a possible 900 +/- birds. I’m hoping to close that gap by one, and possibly altogether, when we’re in Florida in November.

Spreadsheets produced by Avisys birding software…lots of analysis available if you have further questions!

]]> By: tracy w http://secondtree.com/index.php/2009/07/01/my-parents-retirement-44-aint-bad-for-five-weeks/comment-page-1/#comment-862 tracy w Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:06:54 +0000 http://secondtree.com/?p=1255#comment-862 Something tells me there's going to be a spreadsheet and some distribution analysis if these people are in fact YOUR real parents. Something tells me there’s going to be a spreadsheet and some distribution analysis if these people are in fact YOUR real parents.

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