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.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

April 15 - Boat-tailed Grackle


I took some early morning time to try to find what I thought was a Boat-tailed Grackle last night outside DeKorte Park. Upon arriving at the "ball fields" I immediately heard a Boat-tailed calling from the first telephone pole. He was there and would probably be my bird of the day unless something else shows up. At Harrier Meadow I added a couple of new Bergen county birds for the year with Dunlin among 200+ Great Yellowlegs. In addition to the Dunlin, both Kinglets were seen and heard there. Garret produced 2 new birds for the year, Black and White Warbler and Broad-winged Hawk bringing this years NJ tally to 170. Boat-tailed Grackle which I've seen for the second year in a row in Bergen County is today's bird.
Posted by Americanchris at 8:06 AM

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