tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post5650101064860544226..comments2023-06-03T07:55:31.975-04:00Comments on The Subway Rambler (Online): The Owl is BackDave Koppermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-49839585927123796072009-09-21T23:36:04.125-04:002009-09-21T23:36:04.125-04:00Yeah, "Pigeons" was an exaggeration/joke...Yeah, "Pigeons" was an exaggeration/joke. I meant that the local bird population was as prosaic as they come - as you noted. Sparrows and robins are fine, they're just not... boss.<br /><br />D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-87210553597721340022009-09-21T17:53:09.305-04:002009-09-21T17:53:09.305-04:00I guess they all waited for the 80s. I don't ...I guess they all waited for the 80s. I don't remember ever seeing pigeons around there either - sparrows and robins, mostly, as I recall.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159869224596312134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-38981267400725958342009-09-21T10:43:21.633-04:002009-09-21T10:43:21.633-04:00Bear in mind: You were a kid ten years after I was...Bear in mind: You were a kid ten years after I was a kid. In the 70's, the pretty birds were few and far between.<br /><br />D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-1300172746337921462009-09-21T09:35:55.393-04:002009-09-21T09:35:55.393-04:00I spotted the occasional cardinal and blue jay in ...I spotted the occasional cardinal and blue jay in Tappan as a kid, and remember an occasional owl... perhaps you're just paying more attention now?<br /><br />One thing that HAS changed: the deer. Growing up I'd only occasionally see them when driving on the Palisades at night. Now they hang out in my parents' neighbors' yard all the time. Not sure if it's a general Tappan thing now but I do know they loooove Knutsen Knoll.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159869224596312134noreply@blogger.com