Birds are cool Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 3 hours ago, chipperatl said: 73 yesterday at least allowed me to consider I put in an effort. Wasn’t great conditions to really try for a Big Day. Kept threatening to rain, and then only had a few scattered sprinkles. Same happened here. I got 80 species, and missed 15+ really easy species. I got one FOY, and three rarities though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I like to challenge myself to do my big days motorless. This year was a new record for me with 81 species after 30+ miles of biking/walking! https://ebird.org/tripreport/128967 My goal was 85 which I probably could have done easily if I managed my time better. But I ended up taking too long in the morning so by the time I got to the good spot it was already 90° and all the birds were hiding. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Here’s my total from the global big day. I didn’t really do any birding, as I said. In the morning I just watched my sisters softball game, brought my binoculars as that park is a good spot, but didn’t walk around at all. The 31 species checklist is all the birds I saw during my 3 baseball games in the afternoon and night. https://ebird.org/tripreport/129465 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 We tallied 105 species, a new record for us and #1 in our state! Highlights for me were Long-tailed Duck, Bonaparte's Gull, Orchard Oriole, and Wilson's Warbler. https://ebird.org/vt/tripreport/128945 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: We tallied 105 species, a new record for us and #1 in our state! Highlights for me were Long-tailed Duck, Bonaparte's Gull, Orchard Oriole, and Wilson's Warbler. https://ebird.org/vt/tripreport/128945 Ah, spoke too soon. We are now 2nd. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, The Bird Nuts said: Ah, spoke too soon. We are now 2nd. Yeah, people get weird on that day and wait to submit checklists I’ve noticed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I couldn’t bird because my one good pair of jeans were wet… and I was motivated to start before 9:00 AM too, oof. I had my personal big day before that though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 3 hours ago, Snake Fingers said: I couldn’t bird because my one good pair of jeans were wet… and I was motivated to start before 9:00 AM too, oof. I had my personal big day before that though. REAL birders would just go in their underwear! (joke) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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