As I did quite a rubbish job updating during the field season this year, I’ll pull from where I did update: Twitter. Without further ado, I present: Top Moments of #Jersey Doodles.
10. Ticks & Tea
Just had a tick crawl out of my hair and down my face as I was driving home. Ugh. Horrors. #Jerseydoodles
— Kathleen Farley (@katitarian) April 10, 2017
#JerseyDoodles‘s proposed Dangerous & Annoying Scale:
6 legs > 2 legs > 8 legs > 4 legs https://t.co/lqJDj7lPUK— Kathleen Farley (@katitarian) April 19, 2017
Tea for the road: a blend of Earl Greys. #365teas #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/yNSedvgzqF
— Kathleen Farley (@katitarian) March 30, 2017
9. The Glowing Eyes
I have two eyes glowing at me in the dark…. yes, I’m tweeting about it #JerseyDoodles
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) June 15, 2017
I’ve got 2, possibly 3 glowing sets of eyes staring at me. Or 4. Spooky? #JerseyDoodles
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) August 9, 2017
What has red eyes that glow in the dark? Serious question. #JerseyDoodles (red head light activated).
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) June 30, 2017
8. Jersey Doodle polls!
What am I most likely to misplace in the field during #JerseyDoodles?
— Kathleen Farley (@katitarian) April 9, 2017
Tea is too precious for you to forget about
You’re constantly updating #jerseydoodles, so won’t forget phone
Headlamps are hard to misplace.— Kevyn Juneau 🐜🌲 (@TheRealKevynJJ) April 9, 2017
Surprised no one has considered keys yet. Nearly lost those the first night of #JerseyDoodles! https://t.co/dlTDF8vx6C
— Kathleen Farley (@katitarian) April 15, 2017
So I know what the (first) lost item is for #Jerseydoodles! pic.twitter.com/6acTOu8pVh
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) April 27, 2017
(I believe the answer ended up being other: Mist Net pole.)
7. Close Encounters
I NEARLY HAD A WOODCOCK FOR A HEADPIECE! #JerseyDoodles
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) April 28, 2017
TONIGHT I HAD FEATHERS CENTIMETERS FROM MY FACE AS HE HUFFILY FLEW PAST. FELT FEATHER EDDIES. #JerseyDoodles https://t.co/Ej2V94X3wr
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) April 29, 2017
6. First tracking efforts!
I’m picking up a signal! #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/jnbRqExyZW
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 4, 2017
I SUCCESSFULLY TRACKED A BIRD. #JerseyDoodles https://t.co/dJdasCGv0a
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 4, 2017
5. Guest appearances!
On site with @katitarian & #JerseyDoodles. #orntithology @woodcockwatchnj #RutgersNJITscicomm #JerseyDoodles https://t.co/NfCQXWy0ij
— Scicomm Monday (@ScicommMonday) April 18, 2017
Tracking Munson with @AWBirder. #JerseyDoodles. @mastreagle pic.twitter.com/GY0VnPtA4d
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 31, 2017
4. Rita’s woodcock video
2 things to note: 1) you can see EVERYTHING, 2) I was excited. #jerseydoodles has made an appearance! @WoodcockWatchNJ @katitarian pic.twitter.com/TtqcfFSBep
— Rita Isabel Matos (@ritaisabelmatos) March 30, 2017
3. Having a woodcock in the hand!
(American Woodcock) sexing and the City pic.twitter.com/H9IjTYQunk
— Claus Holzapfel (@Tafelente) April 25, 2017
Caught 2 woodcock, 1 female (season’s first). Both left w/ transmitters. Male was this recap: https://t.co/RtP782uBZc #JerseyDoodles
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) April 29, 2017
got one at LSP6 #Jerseydoodles pic.twitter.com/QOFR9WpaX6
— Mirko Schoenitz (@karroo) May 3, 2017
Here is an tonight’s elusive fellow. Got him after the third courtship flight. Meet Munson! @mastreagle #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/uB5A7rsiYU
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) April 30, 2017
2. The Moment with No Words
So this happened. #JerseyDoodles #floof pic.twitter.com/nnXe6pF9U1
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 10, 2017
and, of course…
1. Munson
So Munson, the wily bird he is, has chosen to lurk somewhere in here. @mastreagle #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/M1nwyPBroF
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 10, 2017
Right at the end of the antenna is where Munson exploded from his hiding place when he was done with hide & seek. #JerseyDoodles @mastreagle pic.twitter.com/GzE7Cef4SG
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 10, 2017
Watch (or not) Munson escape the clutches of science, again. (His views.) @mastreagle #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/1Jd5JtDL71
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 16, 2017
Pretty sure Munson is aware of me as soon as I turn on the receiver and heads straight into the thickest thorns. @mastreagle #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/Nf005owHuX
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) May 26, 2017
Found Munson quite easily tonight. He’s back out in the field where he was finally captured. Probably eating juicy worms. #JerseyDoodles pic.twitter.com/WFCgK5DJnK
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) June 2, 2017
Here are Munson and I, clearly in the middle of a swamp. With mosquitos (not pictured). #JerseyDoodles #TeamMunson pic.twitter.com/hVtAvPWDSa
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) August 30, 2017
If you’ve missed #JerseyDoodles and Munson, here’s a story. Also good if you like misadventure and tea. https://t.co/c0SnSpt9FV
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) October 19, 2017
I have confirmed that Munson is not dead. Or at least not dead here. #JerseyDoodles @Tafelente @mastreagle #TeamMunson pic.twitter.com/cRe1QBYkRT
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) November 1, 2017
No sign of Munson tonight. #TeamMunson Last sighting 10/26. #JerseyDoodles Did he
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) November 5, 2017
I’m here. Munson isn’t. This is the end for #JerseyDoodles 2017. https://t.co/Ej2zo5eAoa
— Kathleen Farley (@WoodcockWatchNJ) November 10, 2017
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