Report writing all day so I decided turn it into a BIG SIT... just about everything made a show today and the tally sits 17.5 species. The half bird came in the form of a fairly beefy Accipiter pumping over and away in the Portage Marsh. I suspect is a female Sharpie rather than a Cooper's but unlike some people here I don't need to put a name on everything - right Caleb?
In addition to the Warbler Wardown how about other margin filling games such as the most-vagrant-like-yard bird per season? Simple rules -- the bird that has the most important context for your particular region - per season - takes the gold. I also think Big Day totals by month might be nice too. Anything that give that extra incentive to stay at home. Game?
FOSP-1 WBNU-1 AMCR-2
AMGO-15 RBNU-1 PISI-10
HOFI-10 NOCA-2 Accipiter sp. -1
MODO-50 HEGU-1 EUST- 15
ATSP-15 RNPH-1 DOWO-2
DEJU-1 RBWO-1 BCCH-2
I like the ideas. I think we can take down the warb wars for now. Also, are we going to let Harry count old world warbs for it!? Not a very fair inclusion, but better than none? Hell, if he lands one wood-warbler in his yard I say he wins the warb war. My best bird thus far would be either PEFA or CACG for Jan.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. I'll add it to the sidebar, and anyone can add whatever species they get for their yard they feel merits it, then we can keep the "best" one at the top of the list- majority vote if there is any lack of clarity. Sound good?
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