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.

Monday, March 28, 2011

March 8 - Brewer's Blackbird

I had a trip to Salem County set up for today with 2 birders Rich K. and Scotty Bill. Our target birds are Brewer's Blackbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Ross's Goose and Sandhill Crane. We spent a good part of the day in search of the 4 birds. While seeing new year birds, Tree Swallow and Great Egret, we were striking out on the blackbirds. Just before leaving we finally found some blackbird flocks and searched through them. I found 2 female Brewer's Blackbirds while Bill found the Yellow-headed. There's always a chance for another Yellow-headed somewhere, so I'm using Brewer's today. Great trip for Bald Eagles. We probably saw 15 during the day.
Posted by Americanchris at 5:20 PM

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