[obol] obol Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20

[Jen Ballard]

Thanks for the smile, Joel!  Happy birding,

Jen



Message: 31
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:50:05 -0800
From: Joel Geier <joel.geier at peak.org>
Subject: [obol] Winter Bird Count?
To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
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Hi folks,

Since the question was raised ...

I suppose "Chanukkah Bird Count" might be more appropriate since the
majority of Oregon's CBCs this year fall within Chanukkah, whereas
*none* are on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve.

"Advent Bird Count" is another possibility, for birders who celebrate
Advent rather than Chanukkah. This would cover an even higher proportion
of the counts, but might confuse people who do not celebrate Advent.

"Winter" covers 100% of these counts, at least so far as the word
"winter" is interpreted by field notes compilers -- and as a matter of
common sense in places that get real winter. Most counts take place
within a week of the winter solstice, a.k.a. Midwinter's Eve.

It was most assuredly winter in Antone on Monday: 5 degrees Fahrenheit
at the start, reservoirs frozen thick enough to skate on, and no one was
wearing fall fashions. The data do go to National Audubon's "Christmas
Bird Count."

Happy winter birding,
Joel

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Joel Geier
<joel.geier at peak.org>