I agree with your reply to Ken. Also, our so-called boring areas sometimes give us quite a thrill, as when I found the Barred Owl first thing January 1! Donna
Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Jan 3, 2013, at 7:35 AM, "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Ken wrote > > "-- really shows what kind of diversity a top birder can find when they are > covering the whole area looking for target birds instead of walking all over > counting chickadees and juncos" > > > True, but species count is actually just a game and distraction from the > value of a Christmas Bird Count. The true importance of a CBC comes from the > numbers of chickadees and juncos that can be compared through the years. > That's why the protocol is for extensive coverage of guaranteed boring areas, > not just everyone trying to max out their daily list. > > Kevin > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
