I think its time for another Texas Local Patch Challenge. We had one in
2016 where the goal was how many species could you find in your local
patch. We defined a local patch as a 7.5 mile radius circle centered on
your home (same as a CBC circle). Its a great way to discover fun birding
locations close to home.
In 2016 I set up a FB group for this interested in the challenge at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/texaslocalpatchchallenge/ why There we
share some of our fun discoveries and of immediate interest ways to draw a
circle so you know on a google map what's in your patch.
eBird has feature called Patch Totals (Explore tab) Great a patch using the
public and personal hotspots that are in your patch and eBird does all the
work on keeping the totals for you.
Stay safe, stay close to home, and have some fun, eBird says I'm already at
85 species in my local patch for 2020. What's your total?
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David Sarkozi
Houston, TX
(713) 412-4409 twitter ID dsarkozi
