And Anthony, I expect to be free for the Muleshoe & White River Lake counts
too. I see I am down now for the canyon lakes, which is fine. Thanks, Barry
Keith.
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 01:26:00 PM CST, Tucker Dangremond
<tucker.dangremond@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey Anthony!
I finally got my schedule for this coming month and it looks like I’ll be off
on the 18th. As such, I’d love to help out with the Lubbock Area CBC. Just let
me know where you need me!
Best,Tucker Dangremond
On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 10:36 AM Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Greetings All:
It is possible that we will have hit a point with COVID-19 by the time
the counts roll around that I will feel comfortable with
potlucks/countdowns but, for the time being, I am planning on dealing
with the countdown aspect of the counts as I did last year (team
leaders will turn the materials over to me and I will do a virtual
countdown - on-line - as soon as is possible thereafter). This might
change - should the COVID-19 situation improve substantially.
Individuals will have to decide, as teams, how they wish to deal with
carpooling, masking, etc ... I, personally, encourage folk who are in
enclosed spaces with people outside of their COVID pods to continue
wearing masks. Observers do not have to be terribly experienced (all
of the team leaders are solid birders) and this is a great opportunity
for birders at different skill levels to learn from one another.
The Lubbock County CBC will be held on Saturday, 18 December 2021. I
will meet with team leaders early in the week before the count to hand
out packets and team contact information. Team leaders will then
contact members of their team to choose a starting location and work
out logistics. On the day of the count, team leaders will meet with
their members at 7:30 AM at sites chosen by the team leaders, counting
will go on until 5:00 PM, and team leaders will deliver the materials
to me as soon as is possible thereafter. I generally divide the
circle into eight areas, need eight team leaders, and could use as
many counters as sign up. Current areas and team members thus far are:
Team 1 - Northwest Corner - Clint Boal, Ariana Rivera
Team 2 - City Farms and Northwest - Anthony Hewetson
Team 3 - Buffalo Springs Lake/Ransom Lake - Peter Keyel
Team 4 - V8 Ranch - Drew Harvey
Team 5 - Canyon Lakes - Phillip Kite, Barry Keith, Scotty Lofland,
Gloria Paraskeva, Bobby Schat
Team 6 - Southern Edge - Glenda Kelly, Matt Smith
Team 7 - Lubbock East - Sheri Anderson, Nancy Neill, Lena Zappia
Team 8 - Lubbock West - William Wenthe, Jeremy Clark, Kassie Moore
I STILL VERY MUCH NEED AT LEAST THREE MORE COUNTERS FOR THE LUBBOCK COUNTY CBC!
The Muleshoe NWR CBC will be held on Sunday, 19 December 2021. We
will meet at the gate blocking the road to headquarters where people
will be let in at 7:30 AM, will bird until lunch time, and leaders
will turn the count materials over to me before we head back to
Lubbock. I usually divide this refuge-restricted count into four
areas, need four team leaders, and could use as many counters as sign
up. Current areas and team members thus far are:
Team 1 - East of 214 - Anthony Hewetson
Team 2 - Goose Lake and Rim - Phillip Kite
Team 3 - White Lake and South - Katheryn Brautigam
Team 4 - Headquarters, Campground, and Northern Heights - Sheri
Anderson, Jeremy Clark
THE MULESHOE NWR COUNT REALLY NEEDS AT LEAST THREE MORE COUNTERS.
The White River Lake CBC will be held on Sunday, 2 January 2022. At
the request of several participants who have New Year's Eve plans I
have moved this count from Saturday to Sunday. We will meet at the
marina at 7:30 AM, will bird until 4:30 PM (or so), and I will gather
the materials from the team leaders before we leave for Lubbock. I
generally divide this circle into five areas, need five team leaders,
and could use as many counters as sign up. Last year, several of us
got together (masked and distanced) and camped at the lake the night
before - that may well occur this year (though neither masking or
distancing should be needed for camping). Current areas and team
members thus far are:
Team 1 - East and Southeast - Anthony Hewetson, Sheri Anderson
Team 2 - Great North Woodlands - Rich Kostecke, Brandon Best
Team 3 - West and Southwest - Lena Zappia, Glenda Kelly, Matt Smith
Team 4 - Lake East - Phillip Kite, Gary Yoder
Team 5 - Lake West - Jim Crites, Barbara Pankratz, Drew Harvey?
I COULD STILL VERY MUCH USE AT LEAST ONE OR TWO MORE COUNTERS - TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE LAKE ROUTES.
People can sign up by e-mailing me at fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx or
calling me at 806-252-1213 - we are having an interesting year,
weather-wise, and I think all of the counts will offer up at least a
few surprises.
Anthony Hewetson; Lubbock