Alan & All,
If someone is contemplating a new CBC in their own community, drawing only on
local talent, then yes, it might be possible to do that safely with just
individuals birding alone, and/or established couples / bubblemates.
But if anyone is contemplating driving halfway across the state to scout a
proposed circle in a rural community with scant or overtaxed health care
resources ....
That defeats the whole purpose of foregoing existing CBCs in similar
communities (as in the case of Antone), or limiting them to local participants
(as some other eastern Oregon compilers are planning on).
Hermiston and Ontario furthermore are among the areas that show up in bright
shades of red on the map of Oregon's covid hotspots.
Better to wait at least a couple of months, and then test your ideas in
February if the plague has waned significantly by then.
Joel
Alan Contreras wrote:
Given that a lot of official cbcs won’t be held this year, it might be a good
time to arrange with a few of your friends to do a test run of areas that
might
be worth a new cbc in the future.
I have draft circles available for Waldport-Yachats, McNary-Hermiston,
Pleasant
Hill and Ontario-Payette if anyone wants them....
