I am adding driving with a full car (4 passengers) to my Green Big Year list. Carpooling for birders is something I want to encourage!
I will keep a note of birds seen with aid of car and present two separate totals at the end of the year.
Yesterday I exercised the carpool rule to the max. at 6am my father, Todd, Adrian and myself met at a parking lot on Columbus Ave in South Philly. All four of us piled in the car to do a rarity sweep. Our goal was the Common Chaffinch in Hunterton TWP, NJ, Snowy Owl at Merrill Creek Reservoir and Say's Phoebe in Bucks County PA. The chaffinch is a first for NJ, it is a European finch, very common in gardens. Only 2 or 3 records before in NE Canada. The bird was visiting feeders behind a birder's house. I'll write more when I get the photos.
Posted by Tony Croasdale at 3:12 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
added rule to Green Year
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Green Big Year
As of January 1st 2011 I will be doing a "Green Big
Year"
Going green isn't meant to be self imposed hardship or inconvenience. The point is to highlight alternatives to using large amounts of fossil fuel for a hobby.
1. I will only count birds seen from foot, bike, sailboat, human powered watercraft, or public transportation.
2. I will not count birds even under rule #1 if I flew, drove, or was driven to location specifically for birding. For example, if I flew to AZ for birding, I cannot count birds on a hike up Madera Canyon.
3. I can accept a short ride to a birding location if traveled by the rule #1. Such as accepting a ride to Militia Hill Hawk Watch, if I took the train to Ft Washington.
Year"
Going green isn't meant to be self imposed hardship or inconvenience. The point is to highlight alternatives to using large amounts of fossil fuel for a hobby.
1. I will only count birds seen from foot, bike, sailboat, human powered watercraft, or public transportation.
2. I will not count birds even under rule #1 if I flew, drove, or was driven to location specifically for birding. For example, if I flew to AZ for birding, I cannot count birds on a hike up Madera Canyon.
3. I can accept a short ride to a birding location if traveled by the rule #1. Such as accepting a ride to Militia Hill Hawk Watch, if I took the train to Ft Washington.
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