The Vermont 2011 County Birding Quest is cruising! Half of our 14
counties have topped the 100 species mark, birders have tallied a total
of 176 species statewide (157 in April alone), and a staggering 7,370
eBird checklists have been submitted! For context, in March of 2010
Vermont eBirders submitted 1,058 checklists and recorded 125 species.
Last month, the number of species was identical (125), but 2,270 eBird
checklists were submitted. Numerically so far in 2011, Snow Geese claim
top honors with 44,000 individuals reported (followed by Canada Goose at
6,800), while American Crows appeared on the greatest number of
checklists at 1,118 (Black-capped Chickadee was second at 997). Check
it out for yourself at http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/eBirdReports.
Several County Quest sponsors have stepped up with some nice awards,
which you can view at http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/rules.html.
This spring, Birds & Beans coffee is offering a challenge to all you
java-sipping birders: for each county, the eBirder who initially reports
the local arrival of Birds & Bean's iconic species -- Scarlet Tanager,
Wood Thrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler and Baltimore Oriole -- will receive
a corresponding 12-oz bag of Smithsonian independently certified Bird
FriendlyŽ coffee.
Birds & Beans has provided each county captain (see the list at
http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/countycaptains.html) with these 12-oz
bags of coffee, and they will be distributed to the first eBirder
reporting each of the 4 signature species. All should be moving north
from their Neotropical wintering grounds now, so get out there and be
the first in your county to intercept them. Good birding, and promote
good conservation by drinking Birds & Beans coffee!
Which county will be the first to hit 150??
Chris
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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
http://www.vtecostudies.org
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