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The Ultimate Twitchathon

To: L&L Knight <>
Subject: The Ultimate Twitchathon
From: John Tongue <>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:30:55 +1000
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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