Rules of the Bird-a-day Challenge

Rules are simple:
Every day you add a new bird that you see or hear (not on the television, in a book or on the internet) to your list of birds for that date. You may not repeat the same bird or skip a day. Any non-caged, non-captive, free flying bird is allowed; that is except for a chicken. We're not sure why chickens aren't allowed, but we accept the rule and live by it!
The Prize:
At some point during the year "you will be unable to see or hear a new bird" to add to your list. When this happens you have completed the race and have established for yourself a mark to try and better next year. During your attempt to go deep into the year you will undoubtedly see many more birds than you would have if you hadn’t attempted the challenge. Pat yourself on the back and know you did your best.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

March 30 - Greater Scaup

Made a trip to Sandy Hook today with a few stops in The Meadowlands along the way. First Snowy Egrets of the year in Kearny East along Belleville Tpk. (Rt. 7). Once at the Hook I found 4 Oystercatchers and 2 Piping Plovers (new for the year) near C lot. Brown Thrasher flew across the road to the fishing beach. Northern Gannets flying about off the beach. Still a large raft of Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks in the ocean. There was still a few Greater Scaup around which will be my bird today. 8 Great Blue Herons migrating north. At the Hawk Watch, 1 Coot and 1 Tree Swallow flew by in the afternoon. Most of the flight today shut down around 1 PM when the winds shifted.
Posted by Americanchris at 3:41 PM

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