Hi all Similar to what Eric shared below, "Patch Birding." My "patch" is usually Pawnee National Grassland (and south to Greeley-area) for the most part.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 3:13:40 PM UTC-7, Joe Roller wrote: > > 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 good* > But 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/39a594d7-00f5-4823-ab1e-ad81ef9669d4%40googlegroups.com.
