Hey all - here's the scoop on "Warbler War 2010". For those of you new to the blog since we last had our Fall 09 Warbler War I think you'll catch on...
This is how it has worked - 1 pt for each warbler seen, 2 pts for seeing the first of spring and 3 points if at the end of the competition you are the only one who has seen that particular species. At the end 3 points was awarded to the person with the highest species total.
I propose that we split the competition into 2 categories: First, a total species category in which we would all compete in equally. Winner is the one who gets the greatest # of warblers in their yard.
Second, the points portion described above would be split into 3 separate competitions based on latitude: OH/Ill, LP of MI, UP of MI. This would negate any issues we might have with our latitude discrepancies. And any of us up north can still hurl insults down south when we get stuff before they do. We would still keep track of early/late dates on the side column, but just for fun. Also, you can put your dates as comments on the actual cell when you mark the birds you've seen (this SHOULD be done if you are the first in your competition to see a species). Check the new tab on the spreadsheet to take a look.
Make sense? If you have ideas give some feedback.
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We also could work it where the highest point total from between all 3 latitudes could be the winner too... That way the points portion ultimately keeps us all competing against each other still.
ReplyDeleteCurtis, I'm intrigued.....
ReplyDeletealls i know is if I get a Swainson's Warbler, I automatically win!
Good luck...and as they say "if you shoot for the stars you might just land on the moon".
ReplyDeleteI'll be stoked if I can add a waterthrush or a Pine Warbler this season. Those are probably the most likely warblers for me to get that I don't have. Cerulean, CT and Prairie would be killer too. Kirtland's? To dream of.
Speaking of which, I put a new "All-time Yard Warbler Totals" row at the bottom for us to fill in and made another tab showing all the species each yard has played host to.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that Columbus and Naperville are any further apart latitudinaly (coined word?) than GR and Naperville (in fact I'm pretty sure GR is closer). Especially since by latitude I would be within the lower peninsula's confines across the lake. But hey, I'll throw you a bone Curtis since you need some way to stay competitive in this blog!
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