[wisb] Fwd: Facts about the Movie "The Big Year"

From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:32:30 -0500
Only because I know John Romano well and he was along when I finally saw a 
Boreal Chickadee last month... 
 
> Peter - I found the following very interesting and informative and I think 
> others would as well. Would you allow me to post 
> the following on WisBird? juan
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Ron Force, moderator of the Inland NW Birder list serve, has these facts 
> regarding the movie and book .... The Big Year... the radio interview he 
> links to is a MUST... very informative, interviewing several people including 
> Greg Miller, one of the charactors "portrayed" in the movie and a woman Big 
> Year Birder. The excellent radio interview lasts 37 minutes...
> 
> Here is Ron's email 
> 
> "The > 
> movie, as it stated in the prelude, is fiction based on fact. The real 
> characters in the book were aged 40-68, and romance was not on the agenda. 
> The Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen in 1998, but on Attu Island! By the 
> way, most of the film was shot in Canada, including Yukon Territory standing 
> in for Attu. Many of the desert scenes were filmed in Osoyoo, B.C.
> 
> "There are no regular flights to Attu anymore, and charters are almost 
> impossible to obtain. The sleeping facilities have closed, so it's camp in 
> tents. There are charter boat "cruises" from Adak to Attu, two weeks for 
> $7500!
> 
> "From Wikipedia: "The Big Year of 1998 was the subject of a book of the same 
> name by Mark Obmascik. In that year three birders, Sandy Komito, Al Levantin 
> and Greg Miller, chased Komito's record of 721 birds. In the end Sandy Komito 
> kept the record, listing 745 birds. The book was adapted for the 2011 20th 
> Century Fox film The Big Year.
> 
> "Google the birders: they're interesting people. Komito just turned 80.
> 
> "Here's a link to a radio program about the movie you may enjoy, includes an 
> interview with Greg Miller whose character was played by Jack Black:
> http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/10/19/competitive-birding
> 
> 
> "Ron Force
> "Moscow Idaho USA
> 
> 
> 
> > 

 
 
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