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.

Friday, April 29, 2011

April 28 - Red-necked Phalarope


Yesterday I was asked by Mike from NJ Meadowlands if I was interested in looking for an American Bittern in Harrier Meadow. I'm game for that and put on the boots and met Mike 7 AM on Thursday. We spent 1-1/2 hours walking through the marshes of Harrier to find the Bittern in a small pool. It flew off to another. This would be my bird-a-day bird until an after dinner walk to find a Bergen County Moorhen would lead us towards a Red-necked Phalarope. It's a rare spring sighting in North Jersey. This is a life bird for me and Linda and is my 200th bird of the year in NJ and my bird-a-day bird. Thanks to Ron Shields for getting a great photo.
Posted by Americanchris at 12:12 PM

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