It is the start of a new birding year and, thus, it is that time again to share
your birding numbers from the year just past. For those who wish to do so, the
WSO will again be publishing in the Badger Birder your totals from 2017. You
do not need to be a member of the WSO to participate. Any birder who meets the
threshold numbers is welcomed to submit. To do so, one need only reply back
channel to this message and share your totals for the following categories.
And THANKS for sharing!
One thing to remember about 2017 is that the Thayer's Gull has been lumped with
the Iceland Gull. Thus, if you have both species on a national, state, or
county list, you should condense that list by one species. Also, since such
species as Chukar, Great Tit, and European Goldfinch are not yet recognized as
valid species in Wisconsin, they should not be included in your totals.
--Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz
Categories --
1. 2017 Wisconsin Year Total (threshold 200)
2. Wisconsin Life Total (threshold 200)
3. ABA Area Life Total (threshold 400) -The ABA Checklist delineation of the
"ABA Area" will be used. Thus the ABA Area encompassed "the 49 continental
states of the US, Canada, the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon (which
will add numerous birds to most totals), the adjacent waters to a distance of
200 nautical miles from land or half the distance to a neighboring country,
whichever is less. Excluded by these boundaries are Bermuda, the Bahamas,
Hawaii, and Greenland." Participation in submitting this total is limited to
those who have a claim to at least part time residence in Wisconsin.
4. 2017 BIGBY Total (sometimes called a Green Year) with a threshold of 100.
This number is the total of species seen by selecting a center point (most
likely your residence) and then noting all the birds found when walking,
biking, canoeing, etc. from this central location. Any species found with the
aid of a motorized form of transportation are not countable.
5. County Life Totals (threshold 125). For any county in which one has found
125 or more species, enter the name of the county followed by the number of
species found.
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