I'll be interested to hear what he thinks. This isn't about changing the rules,
it's about a new competition for people who would barely make a week under the
bird a day rules.
What would you call this new competition? I can't think of anything as simple
as bird a day. "Seven a week" sounds ok, but seven what? "Seven birds a week"
is a bit of a mouthful.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus
> On Behalf Of
> Russell Woodford
> Sent: Friday, 9 May 2014 9:30 AM
> To: Glen Netpro Sales
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bird-a-Day
>
> I really like the 7-birds-a-week model and I'm going to
> suggest it (with due acknowledgement) to Trey who runs B-a-D.
> Others may already have done this.
>
> I can't see myself doing B-a-D next year because I have
> dropped out of so many other things to go birding at odd
> times of the day and night just to get that elusive bird for
> the day. I need to get my life back (though it's nice to be a
> real birder for a change!).
>
> I like the fun of birding strategically - some days I have
> one or two target birds and I can relax after I've seen them.
> But what usually happens is that I'll get the targets and
> then spend all the rest of the available time looking for
> more birds, and still get home late (just ask my family
> ...)
>
> I have 26 species that I see easily most days, and 38 "go to"
> birds that I can find at particular spots without much
> trouble, and about another 20 that I will need a bit more
> effort to find. I'm hoping that should see me reach 10th
> July, my exit point last year. But any day I could have a day
> like John Harris, where I don't record anything new on the
> way to work, and find myself watching night fall before I
> leave work. I've already used Barn Owl and Tawny Frogmouth,
> so there's only Boobook left - unless I drive a bit further
> and listen for Powerful Owl!
>
> Anyway, it's all good fun, and it gives me a justification to
> do far more birding than I ever have before. And so far
> people around me accept that as an excuse ... normally I'd
> get frowned at for saying "I can't come because I'll be
> birding" but it's more acceptable to say "I can't come
> because I need to get my bird for the day!"
>
> Happy birding everyone!
>
> Russell Woodford
> Geelong
>
>
> On 9 May 2014 08:24, Glen Netpro Sales
> <> wrote:
>
> >
> > Peter, I think this is a top idea as I have been keenly
> interested in
> > the Bird-a-day challenge but with work and all it is very difficult
> > for me to participate....I was thinking of something along
> the lines
> > of Bird-a-day weekend style but I think your seven birds a
> week is a better idea.
> >
> > Glenn McRae
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Birding-Aus On
> > Behalf Of Peter Shute
> > Sent: Friday, 9 May 2014 8:07 AM
> > To: 'Martin Butterfield';
> > Cc: birding-aus NEW
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bird-a-Day
> >
> > I wonder how much easier it would be if the idea was to see 7
> > different birds a week instead of one a day. Then the
> weekend birders
> > would have some sort of chance.
> >
> > I'm guessing most people would get much further into the year with
> > ease, but there must still come a point where it starts to
> get hard.
> > And if you do happen to get through the year easily this
> way, why stop
> > at a year?
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Birding-Aus
> > > On Behalf Of Martin
> > > Butterfield
> > > Sent: Friday, 9 May 2014 6:48 AM
> > > To:
> > > Cc: birding-aus NEW
> > > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bird-a-Day
> > >
> > > John
> > > Sorry to see you go. Its very frustrating to be embarrassed for
> > > choice one day and struggling the next. At least this morning I
> > > heard the local Kookaburras give voice so I have a back-stop for
> > > today, saving me from the desperation of Magpie or
> Crimson Rosella.
> > >
> > > And remember the words of Marx (I think Zeppo) "Work is
> the curse of
> > > the birding class."
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Martin Butterfield
> > > http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8 May 2014 22:27, <
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Martin et al,
> > > > I managed to find at least 2 birds a day, some days as
> many as 6,
> > > > leading up to and into the first week of may. But alas,
> > > come the 7th
> > > > of may, with an appointment at both ends of the day and work in
> > > > between, I failed in my quest to find a Crested Shrike-tit
> > > at Wilson
> > > > Reserve which I had seen there a week earlier.
> > > >
> > > > So game over..... Today I saw at least 4 to 6 species
> that I could
> > > > have had but who's now counting....
> > > >
> > > > Good luck to the remaining "contestants". I surpassed my
> > > expectation
> > > > of Easter, may you do the same.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Yours in all things "green"
> > > >
> > > > John Harris BASc, GDipEd
> > > > Director - Wildlife Experiences P/L Principal
> Zoologist/Ecologist
> > > > Nature Photographer Wildlife Guide Croydon, Vic
> > > > 0409 090 955
> > > >
> > > > President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria www.fncv.org.au
> > > >
> > > > ----- Reply message -----
> > > > From: "Martin Butterfield" <>
> > > > To: "birding-aus NEW" <>
> > > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bird-a-Day
> > > > Date: Fri, May 2, 2014 06:18
> > > >
> > > > I hope John Harris has found some birds to keep his
> > > Bird-a-Day project
> > > > going into May. When I started to participate in the game
> > > my hope was
> > > > for Australian birds to keep me going until late April, when an
> > > > overseas trip would provide species to occupy most of May.
> > > That trip
> > > > hasn't happened but a voyage to Adelaide has provided a few
> > > goodies to
> > > > mean that I'm still going, with some hope of getting
> through May.
> > > >
> > > > The best bird on the Adelaide trip was Elegant Parrot,
> a lifer, of
> > > > which a flock of up to 20 birds were seen on each of
> the 3 days we
> > > > visited the cliff tops of Maslins Beach.
> > > >
> > > > On some days, especially the longer drives, only one
> candidate was
> > > > able to be spotted whereas on others I was embarrassed
> for choice.
> > > > This is situation normal.
> > > >
> > > > On the drive back about 40 Emus were present in several
> > > small groups
> > > > over the first 50km East of Balranald and surprisingly were
> > > mainly on
> > > > the Northern side of the road rather than the South
> side where we
> > > > usually spot them. Although there was a fair amount of
> roadkill
> > > > around I didn't record a Black Kite on the Hay Plain nor an
> > > > Apostlebird on any of the roadsides where we usually see
> > > them. Pied
> > > > Butcherbirds, Black-shouldered Kites and Kestrels were also
> > > thinner on
> > > > the fence posts than I expected. (Perhaps the addition of a
> > > > camper-trailer to my car meant I was focusing more on my
> > > driving than
> > > > birding?)
> > > >
> > > > Martin Butterfieldhttp://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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