As to the name: why not "Tailor Bird," a pun on the little fellow who got
seven in one blow and the bird.
Regards,
Alan, A BaD dropout this year.
Alan's Wildlife Tours
2 Mather Road
Yungaburra 4884
Phone 07 4095 3784
Mobile 0408 953 786
http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Shute
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 10:03 AM
To: 'Russell Woodford' ; Glen Netpro Sales
Cc:
Subject: Bird-a-Day
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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