Each year I see the results of all the Minnesota CBC's. The highest count
reaches ~60 species - not something an Oregon birder would consider great.
I remember one count that got something like 12 species - total. But they
included Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll, Pine
Grosbeak, Bohemian Waxwing, Snow Bunting, . and Raven. Sounds like fun. ;-)
Paul Sullivan
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I wholeheartedly concur with Paul in this instance. ..
Before my family moved to Oregon in 1970, we did two local counts in
northern Indiana ever year. The South Bend count usually managed to eke out
just over 50 species and the Southeastern LaPorte County count rarely topped
45 species. It was always cold, the water was always frozen and there was
usually snow on the ground and not a leaf on a tree. The birding was
challenging and at times downright bleak.
Dave Irons
Portland, OR
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:27:15 -0700
Alan et al,
The reason I've done nearly ALL of Oregon's Christmas Bird Counts is
I ENJOY doing them. I enjoy meeting new people, visiting new locales,...
seeing how each location does it. It's the camaraderie, the competition,
the challenge of finding a Virginia Rail in the snow, or pulling out a
Harris' Sparrow.
And it's the chili afterward.
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Paul Sullivan
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Subject: CBC question
Date: Thu Oct 15 2015 18:15 pm
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Query: In the era of ebird, with vast piles of winter bird distribution
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Discuss.
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Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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