get some conversation going on the HT.

[silverwhisper]

scalywag: little italy? i'm afraid not. why do you ask?

ed

 

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[bisexplicit]

Just curious if you get there to eat at all.

was on a business trip a little less than 2 years ago (it was so cold, they were lighting fires on the PATH train tracks to unthaw the switches.)

went to a restaurant in little italy and spent a fortune of the company's money. The food was fantastic. I want to go back, but take my wife with me next time.

Go to Italy and eat in a restaurant there - nothing can compare.

 

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[bisexplicit]

I'm jealous. My younger son is going for 12 days next summer. His latin teacher leads a group ever summer (although it is not technically a school sanctioned trip) and parents can go, but he doesn't want either my wife or me to go. Don't know why.

Because hes not going to see the sites. Hes going for the lowered drinking age, and the chance to hook up with an italian girl.

 

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[silverwhisper]

scalywag: ah. my office is nestled in the heart of koreatown, so if i go out to eat, it's generally for something of that sort. however, tony bourdain's restaurant isn't far from the office. the mrs & i have been there. good food.

ed

 

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[silverwhisper]

nope; it's in the vicinity of the empire state building. chinatown's uptown a ways.

ed

 

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[silverwhisper]

jack dempsey's is still there: i walk past it to/from the train station every day. :>

ed

 

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scalywag: little italy? i'm afraid not. why do you ask?

ed

I went to Sanganeros(sp?) Feast once and had my first taste of Sausage and peppers.
In the late '70's when I was in H.S. I hitched to NYC with 2 friends, we stayed at the 'Sheraton City Squire' there was a club in there called the library, and we went to a place called Ted Hooks Backstage, or Onstage we thought we were all that 'cuz we got served. I still have the cocktail napkins.

 

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[midwestyankee]

So, I set up 2 new birdfeeders in the backyard on Saturday, and saw the first 2 visitors today!

I'm fairly certain they were both purple finches, which happen to be the NH state bird (I've never seen purple finches at my feeders before though). I went to get the binoculors to examine the finer features and I think I scared them when I came back.

We tend to get cardinals at our feeders, along with other lesser birds. Our state bird, on the other hand, has recently been changed to the vulture and they tend to feed at the downtown steak joints nearest the federal court house.

 

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[EJFan]

I only saw 1 cardinal here last winter, and that was in some bushes near a brook while I was out for a lunchtime walk. None at my feeders though. What type of seed do you use?

Also, what do you consider the "lesser birds"?

i see cardinals out here quite often.

funny story though... a couple of winters ago, i was walking my dachshund and a young blue jay dive bombed us. it was startling but we just kept on goin'. then, we walked back through the same area on the way back home. the same blue jay (as far as i could tell) dive bombed us again. my dog jumped up, snagged it out of the air and crushed it all in one swift motion. before i knew what was going on he was playing with the carcass.

i guess he has a short temper too.

 

[midwestyankee]

I only saw 1 cardinal here last winter, and that was in some bushes near a brook while I was out for a lunchtime walk. None at my feeders though. What type of seed do you use?

Also, what do you consider the "lesser birds"?

I have no idea what kind of feed we use; that part is not my department. It appears to be seeds of some kind but I suppose that's rather like saying that a pair of tires is distinguished by being round, isn't it?

Lesser birds are ones with little or no distinguishing color to catch my eye, as well as pigeons and crows.

 

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[EJFan]

fwiw, i have found that cardinals love the sunflower seeds... and there are special "cardinal mix" seeds you can get. they're mostly sunflower seeds too though.

 

[silverwhisper]

note to self: don't piss of EJ's dog.

ed

 

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[EJFan]

Yes, sunflower seeds (especially the black oil sunflower seeds) seem to be a favorite of many bird types.

i forgot to mention...

i think you said you didn't see many at your feeder. cardinals don't typically feed from feeders... they feed more often from the ground. unless that was just an errant choice of words, i'd suggest either putting seed on the ground, or placing your feeder in a spot where smaller birds can knock the seed to the ground for the cardinals. either option should bring some cardinals and blue jays to your yard. of course, you'll get your share of grackles and cowbirds in the process.

 

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[bisexplicit]

EJ is back.

(Incase you all didn't notice...)