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02/03/2012
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A new month brings a fresh start for those who decided to join in on the Bird-a-Day Challenge. The official challenge, taking place on birdaday.net began on New Year's Day. Since then I have been trying to play along, just for fun, counting how many days in a row I can find a “new” bird. (New = recorded for the first time in this game.) So far, I’ve lasted five weeks. Making it this far has already been tough, and it’s only going to get harder.
Plenty of people are playing along, some from as far away as the UK. And a number of new people recently started counting from Feb 1. Maybe some of us will last until the grueling month of March, when many birds will become even more difficult to see. That's because they will be busy winging from their wintering grounds to their breeding territories, in some cases as far north as the Arctic. Still, this is a game. There’s no penalty for falling out, no prize for lasting the longest.
If you have just decided to join in, you can find additional info and updates about the challenge--from the start until now—here. The following is an update of my Bird-A-Day List so far. And please don’t be shy; Post your b-a-d list in comments on this blog, and on Audubon Magazine’s Facebook page and Twitter. Happy birding!
BIRD-A-DAY
January 2012
New Year’s Day: Red-Throated Loon
Day 2: Greater Scaup
3: Common Merganser
4: Black Duck
5: Red-shouldered Hawk
6: Canvasback
7: Northern Gannet
8: Lesser Scaup
9: Red-bellied Woodpecker
10: Brant
11: Fish Crow
12: Hooded Merganser
13: Northern Harrier
14: Pied-billed Grebe
15:Bonaparte’s Gull
16:Horned Grebe
17: Common Goldeneye
18: Dark-eyed Junco
19: Common Raven
20: Hairy Woodpecker
21: Horned Lark
22: Snow Goose
23: Northern Mockingbird
24: Black Vulture
25: Great Cormorant
26: House Finch
27: White-Breasted Nuthatch
28: Northern Shrike
29: White-winged Scoter
30: Turkey
31: Bald Eagle
February
1st, Day 32: Golden-crowned Kinglet
2nd, Day 33: Northern Pintail
3rd, Day 34: White-throated Sparrow
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It's so lucky for me to find your blog! So shocking and great!
Plenty of people are playing
Plenty of people are playing along, some from as far away as the UK. And a number of new people recently started counting from Feb 1. Maybe some of us will last until the grueling month of March, when many birds will become even more difficult to see. That's because they will be busy winging from their wintering grounds to their breeding territories, in some cases as far north as the Arctic. Still, this is a game. There’s no penalty for falling out, no prize for lasting the longest.
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That's some list. Many of
That's some list. Many of these birds are ones I haven't seen during my lifetime, let alone this month!
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