[va-bird] Re: Bird counting game

["Tom & Lynda Blair" <tomlyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Renee,
So glad you found it helpful. I can't take credit for finding it, though. I 
also belong to carolina-birds, and someone posted it on there.
Whoever invented it did a great job.
Glad it helped.
PS.. I did terrible on it. lol
Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Renee Grebe" <grebe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "va-bird" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <tomlyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [va-bird] Bird counting game


> This should be basic training for anyone nervous about doing a CBC!
> Lynda, thank you so much for sharing!
>
> I have to admit I was nervous to join my first CBC a few years back
> because I had no sense of flock size.  I still have a hard time with it,
> but this game is a really neat insight into how to get a gist for bird
> counting (in large numbers).  If only I had known about this a few years
> back - I would've gained confidence!  It was especially fun to see how my
> accuracy skyrocketed after a little bit of experience - just like real
> life!
>
> Looking forward to this warm weather weekend for some nice birding, and
> perhaps some flock counting!
>
> -Renee Grebe
> Alexandria, VA
>
>
>
> > Dear Birders
> > I'm sure the CBC counters had fun trying to count flying flocks of birds.
> > Here's a game I saw on another bird group that tests your count skills.
> > I'm not telling what my score was..
> > Give it a try!
> >
> > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/live/birds/index.html
> > And let us all know how well you did (or didn't) do...
> > Cheers.
> > Lynda Blair
> > New Kent County
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