RE: 1997 Birds Australia Twitchathon

["Snyman, Trevor" <>]

Hi Glen

Thanks for the postings, I see that one team is aiming to top 154
species, taking it up to 180 or thereabouts. How many yeams could expect
to get this total? In our 1996 BBD about 50 teams would have done more
than 180 species, about 120 would have topped 150. 

Is the contest on? If so we wish to declare it an official birding test
between the Aussie and SA teams. We will, of course, select our best
team (271 species in the 1996 event) and you can select yours.

TREVOR SNYMAN
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> From:         Glen Ingram[SMTP:
> Sent:         Friday, 19 September, 1997 2:13AM
> To:   Snyman, Trevor
> Cc:   
> Subject:      RE: 1997 Birds Australia Twitchathon
> 
> Watch out Lawrie. The South Africans are looking to take you on too!
> 
> Coming up, we have a team "The Maneaters" in the USA run BIG SIT (17ft
> diameter circle). Are any other Aussie teams in this?
> 
> 
> Glen Ingram
> Brisbane, Australia
> 
> 
> "He who laughs, lasts."
> 
> 
> >----------
> >From:        Conole, Lawrie[SMTP:
> >Sent:        Thursday, 18 September 1997 6:43PM
> >To:  'ozbird'
> >Cc:  'Grant Baverstock'; 'Russell Woodford'; 'Susan Myers'; 'Stuart
> Dashper'
> >Subject:     1997 Birds Australia Twitchathon
> >
> >Get in early .....
> >
> >Please consider my worthy team, the Common Driving-Petrolheads, for
> your
> >sponsorship dollar in the 1997 Birds Australia Twitchathon!!  
> >
> >*    Lawrie Conole <>
> >*    Grant Baverstock <>
> >*    Russell Woodford <>
> >*    Susan Myers <>
> >*    Stuart Dashper <>
> >
> >(Either that or muster a team yourself & get out there amongst the
> >Spring birds.)
> >
> >We've been in a rut the last 2 years with totals of 158 and 159, but
> >this year we've planned it to the n-th degree and hope to get at
> least
> >another 20 species on top of that.  Our route will start at a secret
> >location somewhere between Bendigo and Echuca, & wend its way down
> >through central Victoria, over towards Lorne, down & around the
> Geelong
> >area, and back through the obligatory Werribee Farm before cruising
> in
> >to the Zoo to take first prize (joke).  So at $0.20 a species, you'd
> >only be up for about $30-$40, and it all goes to a good cause (this
> year
> >it's the Black-eared Miner - that most controversial & rarest of
> >mainland Oz birds!!).
> >
> >Come on Birding-Ausers, tell us about your teams, or pledge your
> >monies!!
> >
> >Lawrie Conole
> >Geelong, Victoria, Australia
> >
> >
> >
> >
>