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, May 23, 2011

May 16 - King Eider


Today I made a trip to Canon to have a lens worked on. While down the turnpike I decided to go to Sandy Hook to search for the Little Gull and King Eider. While I had no luck with finding the Little gull, I did find the Eider and many assorted sandpipers and plovers. A few Piping Plovers were on the beach as well as Black-bellied, Semi-palmated Plovers and Red Knot. I'm using King Eider as my bird today. As you could see from my friend Peter Burke's wonderful photo, this is a breeding plumage bird.
Posted by Americanchris at 6:48 PM

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