Sounds like fun! My local “patch” includes Santa Ana NWR (just barely), Quinta
Mazatlan, and Edinburg Scenic Wetlands so far as the established “hot spots”
go, but there are a lot of unidentified “green areas” that look interesting! I
also downloaded Count Circle for a modest three bucks and it worked great!
Have fun in Sweden, Susan! :-D
Mary Beth Stowe
Birding Guide/Administrative Assistant
Alamo Inn B&B Gear & Tours
Alamo, TX
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Blog: <http://www.alamoinn1.blogspot.com/> http://www.alamoinn1.blogspot.com/
From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
Of Susan Foster
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 9:24 AM
To: lincwinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: hollylplatz@xxxxxxxxx; Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; david@xxxxxxxxxxx;
TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Texas Local Patch Challenge.
Somehow my patch ended up on the border of Sweden and Norway.
Susan Foster
Rockport
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On Mar 23, 2020, at 8:03 AM, Linda and Winston Caillouet
<lincwinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:lincwinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi David and other Patch Challengers,
Count me in your Texas Local Patch Challenge.
I used Mapdevelopers.com to draw a circle around my home in Frisco, Texas and
was surprised to see that the vast majority of my local birding spots are in my
circle. Included in my circle are hotspots LLELA and Stewart Creek, Lake
(Park), Westlake and Willow Grove parks, all bordering Lake Lewisville. I was
surprised to find that I have 109 species in my patch so far this year.
Let’s go birding.
Winston Caillouet
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On Mar 22, 2020, at 10:11 PM, Holly Platz <hollylplatz@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:hollylplatz@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi all,
David, I think this is a great idea. This is perfect timing for me too, I've
been walking the Greenbelt behind my house more often the past month or two so
I've already been excited about birding near my house and this will help more.
I used the "Count Circle" app on my iPhone to make my patch, and was excited to
see some really good birding hotspots that are in my patch. So far I just have
29 species for the year, but for "life" in my patch I have 61 -- and currently
that's with only two locations in my patch. To increase my patch numbers, I am
going to submit more eBird lists for "incidental" species when I'm out and
about (since often I'll be in my patch anyway while running errands), and also
make an effort to go out birding more often in my patch.
I'll be joining your Patch Facebook group too, but I'm all for sharing updates
with each other on Texbirds from time to time too.
Thanks!
Holly Platz
San Antonio
On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 7:08 PM Clay Taylor <Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi David –
OK, I agree – we need a decent challenge for COVID (Stay At Home) Birding.
Time to dust off my Patch.
However, the list I keep will ONLY be my observations – I am not going to let
eBirders do the work for me. If I were going to use the eBird sightings to
populate the Patch List, why bother to go out myself?
Clay Taylor
TOS Life Member
Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX
401-964-9064
From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ;<mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ]
On Behalf Of David Sarkozi
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:36 AM
To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Subject: [texbirds] Texas Local Patch Challenge.
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?
--
David Sarkozi
Houston, TX
(713) 412-4409 twitter ID dsarkozi
