[wisb] Re: BGBY totals
- From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 09:38:05 -0800 (PST)
Bob Domagalski said: "I even had the acronym wrong!"
Actually, I've seen both "BGBY" and "BIGBY" used as acronyms. I think either is
acceptable. I use "BIGBY" because that's what the folks in Montreal used when
they came up with their concept of "green" birding several years ago. I think
they added the letter "I" to make it more obvious how the acronym is pronounced.
And the meaning of "BIGBY" has evolved over the years. It originally referred
to a "big year" without the use of fossil fuels. Now the meaning has broadened
to refer to "green birding" generically: "BIGBY is a handy acronym derived from
Big Green Big Year but now is simply a shorthand word for GreenBirding". (Quote
from the BIGBY web site).
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
--- On Fri, 1/7/11, rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx <rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx <rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Re: BGBY totals
To: tvargo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Wisbirdnet" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, January 7, 2011, 11:25 AM
As, perhaps with most birders, the BGBY is a new concept in birding for me. I
even had the acronym wrong! Might those who do submit BGBY totals ALSO include
what county or counties the totals come? THANKS --
-- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz
---- Tim Vargo <tvargo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Bob and others,
>
> Those interested in a 2011 BGBY are invited to use a shared spreadsheet
> created by Owen Boyle. It provides an easy way to track your BGBY numbers
> and see where you stand in relation to other birders. He also created a blog
> for those interested in sharing their BGBY experiences.
>
> If you'd like to join the 2011 Wisconsin Green Birding Challenge please
> backchannel me for information.
>
> The 2010 competition saw Scott Baughman with an astonishing 234 species,
> followed by Andy Paulios (182) and Sam Corbo (161).
>
> I'm excited to see this type of healthy and environmentally friendly list
> make it into the Badger Birder.
>
> Good luck to everyone in 2011!
>
> Tim Vargo
>
> Timothy Vargo
> Manager of Research and Citizen Science
> Urban Ecology Center
> 1500 E Park Pl
> Milwaukee WI 53211
>
> Phone: (414) 964-8505 x 116
> Fax: (414) 964-1084
>
> tvargo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.urbanecologycenter.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 9:40 AM
> To: Wisbirdnet
> Subject: [wisb] WSO Totals
>
> The WSO will again be printing the totals of Wisconsin birder's in The
>Badger Birder. Any birder can submit their totals, as long as they meet the
>threshold number. The deadline for submitting totals is March 15, 2011.
>Birders with internet access can submit their totals simply by replying to
>this message and giving their numbers. There is one additional category of
>Totals this year. It is the 2010 BIGBY Total. Many of you are already
>familiar with the work of Bernie Sloan and Scott Baughman on this matter. For
>the purposes of the WSO BIGBY totals, such a total is the number of species
>seen by selecting a center point (perhaps your home or place of work) and then
>noting all the birds found when walking, biking, canoeing,etc. from this
>central location. Also, any home feeder birds are fair game. Any species
>found with the aid of a motorized form of transportation (even public
>transportation) is not countable. Perhaps not many
birders kept such a list for 2010
bu
> t we intend to offer such a list again in 2011. You can start right now! I
>am already up to 16 species this year - and intend to do MUCH walking and
>biking to near-by birding spots in the coming year. My legs and arms are just
>twitching to get going in earnest. Perhaps this will be as healthy for me as
>it is for the environment.
> Following are the categories of Totals. And, again, one is able to
>submit their totals simply by reply to this message with their numbers. And
>THANKS for participating!
> -- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz
> 1. 2010 Wisconsin Year Total (threshold 200)
> 2. Wisconsin Life Total (threshold 200)
> 3. ABA Area Life Total (threshold 400)- this is basically the 49 continental
> US states and Canada plus off shore waters - it does not include Mexico and
> the Caribbean
> 4. County Life Totals (threshold 125 for any of the 72 counties in Wisconsin)
> 5. 2010 BIGBY Total (threshold 100)
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