Bob Domagalski said: "I even had the acronym wrong!" Actually, I've seen both "BGBY" and "BIGBY" used as acronyms. I think either is acceptable. I use "BIGBY" because that's what the folks in Montreal used when they came up with their concept of "green" birding several years ago. I think they added the letter "I" to make it more obvious how the acronym is pronounced. And the meaning of "BIGBY" has evolved over the years. It originally referred to a "big year" without the use of fossil fuels. Now the meaning has broadened to refer to "green birding" generically: "BIGBY is a handy acronym derived from Big Green Big Year but now is simply a shorthand word for GreenBirding". (Quote from the BIGBY web site). Bernie Sloan Milwaukee --- On Fri, 1/7/11, rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx <rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx <rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [wisb] Re: BGBY totals To: tvargo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Wisbirdnet" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, January 7, 2011, 11:25 AM As, perhaps with most birders, the BGBY is a new concept in birding for me. I even had the acronym wrong! Might those who do submit BGBY totals ALSO include what county or counties the totals come? THANKS -- -- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz ---- Tim Vargo <tvargo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Bob and others, > > Those interested in a 2011 BGBY are invited to use a shared spreadsheet > created by Owen Boyle. It provides an easy way to track your BGBY numbers > and see where you stand in relation to other birders. He also created a blog > for those interested in sharing their BGBY experiences. > > If you'd like to join the 2011 Wisconsin Green Birding Challenge please > backchannel me for information. > > The 2010 competition saw Scott Baughman with an astonishing 234 species, > followed by Andy Paulios (182) and Sam Corbo (161). > > I'm excited to see this type of healthy and environmentally friendly list > make it into the Badger Birder. > > Good luck to everyone in 2011! > > Tim Vargo > > Timothy Vargo > Manager of Research and Citizen Science > Urban Ecology Center > 1500 E Park Pl > Milwaukee WI 53211 > > Phone: (414) 964-8505 x 116 > Fax: (414) 964-1084 > > tvargo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.urbanecologycenter.org > -----Original Message----- > From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 9:40 AM > To: Wisbirdnet > Subject: [wisb] WSO Totals > > The WSO will again be printing the totals of Wisconsin birder's in The >Badger Birder. Any birder can submit their totals, as long as they meet the >threshold number. The deadline for submitting totals is March 15, 2011. >Birders with internet access can submit their totals simply by replying to >this message and giving their numbers. There is one additional category of >Totals this year. It is the 2010 BIGBY Total. Many of you are already >familiar with the work of Bernie Sloan and Scott Baughman on this matter. For >the purposes of the WSO BIGBY totals, such a total is the number of species >seen by selecting a center point (perhaps your home or place of work) and then >noting all the birds found when walking, biking, canoeing,etc. from this >central location. Also, any home feeder birds are fair game. Any species >found with the aid of a motorized form of transportation (even public >transportation) is not countable. Perhaps not many birders kept such a list for 2010 bu > t we intend to offer such a list again in 2011. You can start right now! I >am already up to 16 species this year - and intend to do MUCH walking and >biking to near-by birding spots in the coming year. My legs and arms are just >twitching to get going in earnest. Perhaps this will be as healthy for me as >it is for the environment. > Following are the categories of Totals. And, again, one is able to >submit their totals simply by reply to this message with their numbers. And >THANKS for participating! > -- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz > 1. 2010 Wisconsin Year Total (threshold 200) > 2. Wisconsin Life Total (threshold 200) > 3. ABA Area Life Total (threshold 400)- this is basically the 49 continental > US states and Canada plus off shore waters - it does not include Mexico and > the Caribbean > 4. County Life Totals (threshold 125 for any of the 72 counties in Wisconsin) > 5. 2010 BIGBY Total (threshold 100) > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). 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