2013 and beyond

It's pretty simple: the most birds seen or heard from one's yard during 2013 will be the "winner". Want in? O.k....then do it despite that.

2013 promises to be a lot less mean but still a carbon-free birding competition, even if slightly less exciting than a MEGA x EPIC hybrid.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Mixin' it U.P.


brutal cold today and getting a little frosty too...

big influx of finches with AMGO leading the way, followed by PISI, CORE, and a single HORE. A few HOFI too for measure. Out in the Portage I had 2 RLHA working the Point but I couldn't get them for either yard as they were gone by the time I got out of the marsh. Did see a NOHA again for the lair. Field Sparrow still sticking it out AND had my first car chase bird; we saw a AMRO on our way to breakfast about 1.5 blocks down from the Chase Place. I laid some rubber and peeled out a 180, only to miss the bird by milliseconds as we pulled into the driveway. Guess that's the way it goes in the high-stakes game of yard birding.... Rock On! See you Robin, in April....guaranteed.

6 comments:

  1. Why does that not surprise me, JOKA? Hope you still have a woman at the end of the year. She must already understand just how crazy you are though or you'd already be single.

    I too missed AMRO (a flock of 105 in fact!) about .2 miles from the house as I was on a run about 10 days ago. And I'll get mine before April.

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  2. You work out? Wow, never would have guessed that.

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  3. You wanna throw down, Kat? If not, you will on Dec 31 when I am 4 species ahead of you.

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  4. Nice impression of Fitzs, You had me fooled for a second.

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  5. Yardie, you better review the Yard Projections again cuz I'm not exactly sure where you're gonna get the dope to back up that smack.

    Maybe 4 ahead of me for the Dec 31 daily list -- is that what you mean?

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  6. That's the spirit, Kat. Game on.

    And are you kidding?!? SEFI doesn't work out!

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