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.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 20 - Black-bellied Plover


I spent the morning at Harrier Meadow with the banding project going on there. While heading out to the nets I do some shorebird scanning in the mudflats. Up to 4 Lesser Yellowlegs were around today with 150+ Greaters. Some Least sandpipers have joined in. When I left in the later morning I stopped at a small mudflat at DeKorte Park as the tide came in. I found 2 Spotted Sandpipers and 1 Black-bellied Plover. BBPL is a tough spring bird there for me so I'll use it for my bird-a-day. Photo is from some wintering birds seen at Shark River Inlet.
Posted by Americanchris at 5:01 PM

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