Hello Cayugabirders! I just updated the leaderboards for this year's Sapsucker Woods Big Birding year, which runs from 10/01/10 to 9/30/11 (http://birds.cornell.edu/bigbirdingyear). So far, a stunning 114 species have been spotted by the highest non-Cornell Lab staff participant, and the checklists competition and hours competition are currently led by the same person.
You can check to see how you're doing at any time, and it's a perfect time to jump in to the competition if you've been holding back (guidelines are online at the above URL)! The next few weeks will see our migrants start to fade into the summer breeders, and you can pick up a LOT of species by lucking into the diverse flocks of warblers that are still present in the 'Woods. I just spoke with someone that had a 17 species warbler day yesterday, so there's still time--plus, we'll get another shot at those migrants on their way back down this Fall. Your birding (and use of eBird) makes Sapsucker Woods one of the most entered hotspots in the nation, and it gives us nearly unrivaled information about bird populations inside the sanctuary--thanks for sharing your observations, and good birding! charles. ****************************************** Charles Eldermire Public Education Outreach Associate Manager, Sapsucker Woods & Johnson Visitors' Center Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 254-1131 (607) 254-2111 [fax] birds.cornell.edu/visit twitter.com/sapsuckerwoods facebook.com/sapsuckerwoods -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
