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Naturalist"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/-\/Identification?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=5"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/search\/label\/Identification"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kirk"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15821760169329951459"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"3"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"5"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896212391193095248.post-2831779285113213367"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-11T21:25:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-01-11T21:27:30.653-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Downy Woodpecker"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hairy Woodpecker"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Identification"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What's the Difference Between a Hairy and Downy Woodpecker?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0Pz8a_ut0I\/AAAAAAAAB1A\/fv5myHuVvK0\/s1600-h\/P1050330.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0Pz8a_ut0I\/AAAAAAAAB1A\/fv5myHuVvK0\/s400\/P1050330.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen people I meet are just getting into birding they sometimes ask me about the difference between Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers. If you look in a field guide they seem virtually identical. The main difference is that Hairy Woodpeckers are bigger than Downy Woodpeckers. The silly way I kept the names straight when I was starting out was that you have hair on the top of your head which is up high and makes you big so the bigger woodpecker is the Hairy and the Downy is down low and smaller.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E If the two birds are kindly sitting side by side it is easy to tell them apart. If you have a good feeding station with lots of suet then you do sometimes see them side by side. However, this is not always the case and people get confused. The problem is compounded when looking through binoculars as it is hard to get a size reference. Everything looks big though binoculars. Now-a-days I can tell in an instant which is which because I see them so often. Here are some tips for those who are still unsure and need to know what they are looking at. Look at the beak of the bird in the photo above. It is relatively long and has a stout strong look to it. Compare that beak to the one in the photo below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0P0KxWEH3I\/AAAAAAAAB1I\/4OW7prn1bC8\/s1600-h\/P1050313.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0P0KxWEH3I\/AAAAAAAAB1I\/4OW7prn1bC8\/s400\/P1050313.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EYou can see in comparison, the beak on the bird above seems dainty. It is slender and pointy like delicate tweezers. This is the smaller Downy Woodpecker while the first photo with the much thicker beak is the Hairy Woodpecker. There are a few other subtle differences but I find that the beak is a good way to tell these two apart. Once you see enough of them on various trees you'll simply get a feel for how big the bird should look and you'll be able to tell at a glance which species you are looking at. Test yourself below. Which photo shows which species?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0P0iRaM1GI\/AAAAAAAAB1Q\/bUbpLmoFrog\/s1600-h\/P1050334.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0P0iRaM1GI\/AAAAAAAAB1Q\/bUbpLmoFrog\/s400\/P1050334.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0P0vB-dRSI\/AAAAAAAAB1Y\/kABZaWI7OLI\/s1600-h\/P1050340.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0P0vB-dRSI\/AAAAAAAAB1Y\/kABZaWI7OLI\/s320\/P1050340.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThat's all for today. Since woodpeckers are some of the most conspicuous visitors to the feeders this time of year I'll be back later this week with more posts about woodpeckers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E~Kirk\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:78%;\"\u003E(Photo Credits: all photos in this post were taken by me)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/button.php?u=kirkmona\"\/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\nCopyright © 2012-2015 Kirk Mona, TwinCitiesNaturalist.com \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\"\u003EOriginal post here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/feeds\/2831779285113213367\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=6896212391193095248\u0026postID=2831779285113213367","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/2831779285113213367"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/2831779285113213367"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/2010\/01\/whats-difference-between-hairy-and.html","title":"What's the Difference Between a Hairy and Downy Woodpecker?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kirk"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15821760169329951459"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/S0Pz8a_ut0I\/AAAAAAAAB1A\/fv5myHuVvK0\/s72-c\/P1050330.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896212391193095248.post-8373708319443578122"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-07T20:02:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-07T20:22:24.578-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bird Banding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fox Sparrow"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Identification"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"White-throated Sparrow"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Winter Wren"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to tell how old a bird is"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUnrElBKI\/AAAAAAAABk8\/bynN0BEKBM8\/s1600-h\/PA070001.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUnrElBKI\/AAAAAAAABk8\/bynN0BEKBM8\/s400\/PA070001.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389916632097555618\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EToday we taught our Fall Migration class so that means bird banding. This was the first non-raining day all week which made for a lot nicer conditions. The lead bander for the day was non other than my co-host on the podcast, Paul Smithson. I took a break during the day to see what they were catching and learn a little more about ageing birds. When I arrived, Paul was taking out the first bird of the day, a Fox Sparrow. This was a treat as it was the first Fox Sparrow at the nature center this fall. I love these big robust sparrows and their feeding behavior. Paul set to the task of gathering information about the bird to be recorded before it was let go. One of the things banders try to determine is how old a bird is. Often the distinction is between a hatching year bird (HY) or after hatching year bird (AHY). In the photo below he's looking at the outer rectrices to see how worn they are.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUoiupDqI\/AAAAAAAABlM\/S6GjunL9WUM\/s1600-h\/PA070002.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUoiupDqI\/AAAAAAAABlM\/S6GjunL9WUM\/s400\/PA070002.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389916647037931170\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere's the diagram banders use to determine the wear on the outer rectrices of a Fox Sparrow. Ideally they would look like one of the two drawings marked \"Fall.\" In reality, that doesn't always work. In this case, the feathers looked somewhere in between the two drawings. He checked a couple of other feathers but wasn't confident enough to make a determination. It was probably a hatching year bird but without enough certain information the age was put down as unknown. \u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUoGC2uzI\/AAAAAAAABlE\/s95AxsIg1u8\/s1600-h\/PA070003.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUoGC2uzI\/AAAAAAAABlE\/s95AxsIg1u8\/s400\/PA070003.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389916639338085170\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA very different technique came into play while determining the age of all the White-throated sparrows that were caught this morning. In the fall, white-throated sparrows can be aged by looking at the color of the iris of the eye. A hatching year bird will have a grayish brown to brown iris while an after hatching year bird will have a reddish brown iris. The distinction can be subtle and good lighting helps. Can you tell what color the iris is for the bird below? It was only slightly easier in person, which is to say, hard.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUpnZUnCI\/AAAAAAAABlc\/v-r5EwQX7eo\/s1600-h\/PA070013.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUpnZUnCI\/AAAAAAAABlc\/v-r5EwQX7eo\/s400\/PA070013.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389916665470557218\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI thought it would be fun to include another photo here of a white-throated sparrow. Look at the difference in the heads. There are two different color morphs of the White-throated Sparrow. The one above is a tan-striped morph as the light colored stripes on the head are tan. In contrast, the bird below is a white-striped morph. (The stripes looked even whiter in person)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszVOA63f7I\/AAAAAAAABlk\/r2zY6liqUC0\/s1600-h\/PA070014.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszVOA63f7I\/AAAAAAAABlk\/r2zY6liqUC0\/s400\/PA070014.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389917290797432754\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThese are not two different sub-species. They are both represented about evenly in the population. What is really fascinating is that research suggests that the birds almost always mate with a bird that has the opposite color morph. Also, both males and females of the white-stripe morph tend to be more aggressive during mating season. The more aggressive white-striped females are preferred by both color types of males. Ironically, both types  of females prefer the less aggressive tan-striped males. So, white-striped females do well and tan-striped males do well while white-striped males and tan-striped females do less well. That's all clear right?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother fun bird of the day was a Winter Wren. It was the first winter wren caught at the nature center in 2009. I just love that little tail!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUpLI6x1I\/AAAAAAAABlU\/djKYXe7Y0lk\/s1600-h\/PA070026.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUpLI6x1I\/AAAAAAAABlU\/djKYXe7Y0lk\/s400\/PA070026.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389916657885562706\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's all for tonight. Thanks for stopping in.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E~Kirk\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/button.php?u=kirkmona\"\/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\nCopyright © 2012-2015 Kirk Mona, TwinCitiesNaturalist.com \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\"\u003EOriginal post here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/feeds\/8373708319443578122\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=6896212391193095248\u0026postID=8373708319443578122","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/8373708319443578122"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/8373708319443578122"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/2009\/10\/how-to-tell-how-old-bird-is.html","title":"How to tell how old a bird is"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kirk"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15821760169329951459"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SszUnrElBKI\/AAAAAAAABk8\/bynN0BEKBM8\/s72-c\/PA070001.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896212391193095248.post-1050531831182166565"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-22T18:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-22T18:00:03.677-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Acorn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Identification"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"White Oak"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Acorn ID"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFwR5-ieI\/AAAAAAAABeA\/9kRUuYxDpSM\/s1600-h\/acorn+pair.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 387px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFwR5-ieI\/AAAAAAAABeA\/9kRUuYxDpSM\/s400\/acorn+pair.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379485713148316130\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThere seems to be a huge crop of acorns this year at the nature center. Acorns seems to come in boom or bust cycles and it is thought this is an evolutionary survival strategy. If the tree just makes a few each year they will all be eaten by squirrels and turkeys. If, however, they produce thousands all at once then the animals cannot possibly eat them all and some will survive. This abundant production is called masting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe white oaks have been dropping acorns like mad right over hte lat few weeks. The woods are alive with the sound of acorns falling. When they hit the tin roof of our sugar shack it makes an impressive sound. Acorns can get big. Check out this large one. White Oak acorns can get even larger, up to about 1.25 inches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFv6jTDqI\/AAAAAAAABdw\/yRzN0tNTu1Y\/s1600-h\/large+acorn.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFv6jTDqI\/AAAAAAAABdw\/yRzN0tNTu1Y\/s400\/large+acorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379485706879176354\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAverage size seems to be somewhere between a nickel and a quarter though they can be much smaller as well. Here's a white oak leaf with a hand full of various size acorns. The ones still attached are small as they were still growing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFwAgq7NI\/AAAAAAAABd4\/qKI8vdfzWjg\/s1600-h\/Leaf+and+acorns.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFwAgq7NI\/AAAAAAAABd4\/qKI8vdfzWjg\/s400\/Leaf+and+acorns.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379485708478770386\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E~Kirk\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/button.php?u=kirkmona\"\/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\nCopyright © 2012-2015 Kirk Mona, TwinCitiesNaturalist.com \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\"\u003EOriginal post here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/feeds\/1050531831182166565\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=6896212391193095248\u0026postID=1050531831182166565","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/1050531831182166565"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6896212391193095248\/posts\/default\/1050531831182166565"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.twincitiesnaturalist.com\/2009\/09\/acorn-id.html","title":"Acorn ID"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kirk"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15821760169329951459"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_TwyI2AUl8U0\/SqfFwR5-ieI\/AAAAAAAABeA\/9kRUuYxDpSM\/s72-c\/acorn+pair.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});