I concur. I even think about the list when I am photographing birds. I ask myself....how many bird species are in the pic and would this be a good pic for the quiz? Keep it going, please :)
Julia Bond Boulder, CO On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Charlie Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Tony- > KEEP THE QUIZ GOING!!! > I'm probably like a lot of people. I haven't submitted an answer to the > quiz for several years. I tell myself that I don't have the time to spend > to look through my field guides but to be honest I'm just too lazy. I still > keep a guess in my head and read your answer very carefully. I would guess > that for every one person who submits an answer there, there are 10-15 > people who read the answer. I love this quiz. The way that a lot of people > become good birders is to have a mentor who shows them different species and > teaches them what identification marks to look for. This quiz is like a > mentor for everyone. We are so lucky in Colorado to have someone of your > expertise who is willing to spend their your time to teach people. I know > it takes a lot of time and you don't get enough positive feedback. I used > to keep a paper copy of each quiz. Now I just keep a list of the quiz > numbers and what species or species it is about. The information in these > quizzes is invaluable. If I have identification problem with a species, I > will go back and see if Tony has had anything to say about it. And usually > there is something helpful there. I'd love to see a search engine hooked to > it so a person could easily find what has been discussed about a certain > species. Would that be possible, Rachael? Anyway, please don't stop doing > the quiz. The birders in Colorado need more of the information that is > contained in your head. Thanks for all the knowledge that you've given me > over the past few years. > > Charlie Lawrence > Centennial, CO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 1:07:42 PM > Subject: [cobirds] A critically important announcement -- well, not > critical, but... > > Hey all: > > Yup, it's that time of week, again, time for the posting of the solution to > last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz. You can find it by clicking on the link > at the CFO home page (www.cfo-link.org). And, don't forget to check out > this week's quiz and submit your answer before next Sunday midnight. The > response rate has dropped considerably and we're trying to figure out > whether and in what form the quiz continues. > > Tony Leukering > Villas, NJ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cobirds%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cobirds%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. > -- Julia Bond Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
