[Umpqua Birds] Re: Happy New Year!
- From: James <billstinj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 09:13:44 -0800
Toni,
London broil! I still remember your jerky, it was excellent! If it's not too
much to ask could you send me the recipe and instructions for making it?
On January 1, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Toni M <creekwood@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Ambitious birding goal !! At times, I've had more birds in my area that are NOT
supposed to be here (per lists/web sites) than those who are said to be here,
so more documenting in County would be great. Happy New Year to you, and best
wishes for success in your endeavor.
-------Original Message-------
From: James
Date: 12/31/14 22:16:44
To: umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Umpqua Birds] Happy New Year!
Happy New year Umpqua Birders! I am excited to do a lot of birding this year!
Ebird asked local birders to issue a challenge for a local big year and I am
going to take it up! I was planning on doing a state big year but a couple of
things ended up work working against me. One, my car is on its way out, and the
money I save in gas by not driving across the state will help me save up for a
new car. Two, if I want to see rare birds there are plenty of opportunities for
me to do so in this county! The nine hour drive to Enterprise to look for a
Mckay's Bunting, for example, could instead be used to bird for nine hours
locally and find cool stuff here! Third, I will become a better birder by
covering local areas myself instead of finding good birds where others know
they are. For example, there are a lot of Pine Grosbeaks showing up around the
state. I could drive to somewhere where others have found them, or I could
check appropriate habitat in the county and find them myself! It will be
harder, and undoubtedly I will make a couple of trips that are fruitless, but
when I do finally find them it will be much more rewarding! And I will learn
more from my misses!
So I'm going to try and do a Douglas county big year, and my goal is 300
checklists and 245 species! I also want to improve my birdsong skills,
specifically for neotropical species in the county. It will be tough, but I am
excited to explore new areas of our diverse county looking for different bird
species! If I'm taking a trip on a weekend Ill let you all know in case someone
wants to join me!
Happy New Year!
Jimmy Billstine
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