Interesting thought, Laurie, but not without its difficulties, I
predict. Forty-spotted Pardalotes would have to score high for me,
but maybe not so for someone living in Hobart, Kingston, or Bruny
Island, for instance. And then, should my night parrot score more or
less than your Paradise Parrot?
Maybe someone can come up with an acceptable list of scores?
(meanwhile, don't forget our Great Tassie Twitch!)
Cheers,
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 05/09/2008, at 10:59 AM, L&L Knight wrote:
John Tongue's Tassie Twitchathon invitation got me thinking of an
alternative to the traditional twitchathon model.
Just as Rogaining is a points variation of orienteering, it should
be possible to have a points version of the twitcherthon. Common-as-
mud species score 1, rarer and harder-to-find species score more.
For example, a White-Throated Grasswren might score 20 in a NT
competition, a Sooty Owl might score 5 in a Vic competition, and a
Princess Parrot might score 50 in a WA comp.
This way, there would be an incentive for people to chase species
they normally wouldn't go after if they are simply trying to see the
greatest number of species.
Regards, Laurie.
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