Yes, thanks Hugh, and Joe too-- Definitely something to consider among globe- or even state-trotting rarity chasers and devoted birders, the irony of which I've often thought about!
Joe: "The main point is to get a buddy or three to join you for longer trips." And/or drive an electric vehicle (does that get a zero, or some decimal <1?) or at least a hybrid (a much more difficult calculation that). Or you plant a tree for every whole number in your Joe-score. Marty Wolf,NW CO Spgs -----Original Message----- From: Joe Roller <[email protected]> To: Colorado Birds <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 10:13 pm Subject: [cobirds] I like Hugh Kingery's idea of an "anti-pollution" formula. The whole idea is to get the biggest bang for your buck!So I'll propose a formula to minimize the miles driven (and the exhaust pipe pollution) to see a bird. The Formula:miles driven per birder divided by species seen leads to drive alone to Bonny and see 50 species and drive back = 300 miles divided by 50 species = 6.0 - a high number - not goodBut make the same trip with 4 birders in a car : 300 miles driven divided by 50 species, DIVIDED by 4 birders, so a score of 1.5 per birder - much better. The idea is to have the lowest number, so driving 2 miles alone to see 50 species would be 2/50 = .04 a low number -very good Seeing 10 species at a feeder, zero miles, would be ZERO miles, zero pollution, which is the lowest score possible. A Big Year in Denver County by bicycle:zero miles of tailpipe pollution for 150 species. Again ZERO Or do what I do - take a nap. Zero miles, zero birds. Wow! ZERO. The main point is to get a buddy or three to join you for longer trips. "Let's Go Birding!" Joe Roller, Denver-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCGqb1X0c7-KX9aWHEKe9Jk6VfLmwT-rxkvLtOwdavqqg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/2010804421.575319.1579828999843%40mail.yahoo.com.
