[texbirds] Re: New National Big Day Record Set Once Again In Texas
- From: Stenmead@xxxxxxx
- To: ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:47:49 -0400 (EDT)
Congratulations Ron and John!! Wow, Wow, Wow!
In a message dated 4/21/2013 1:17:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
TexBirders,
Now that I have Team Sapsucker's attention... I will add that this was a
"Green"
Big Day record done largely on bicycles. John Hale of College Station and
I
logged over 71 miles on our bikes and another 5 or so on foot on April
20th (now
yesterday). Our route included Double Bayou Park, Anahuac NWR, High
Island,
Rollover Pass and Bolivar Flats. We tallied 22 warblers and 32 shorebirds
(including the Ruff) to record 181 species. We believe this to be a new
record
for a Big Day using only human power. The currently published record (see
http://greenbigday.org) was 161 species set in CA - supposedly 170 was
topped
earlier this year also in CA. We did this under ABA and Birding Classic
rules
meaning no playback and no lights. Special thanks to Joe Kennedy who was
my
primary consultant as I laid out the route - I swear he he knows evey bird
by
name in Chambers and Galveston counties. More details later.
Ron Weeks
Lake Jackson
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