Scott,

I'll see you and raise you one. They have a St. Louis circle on the other
side of the state. Why do we not have a Kansas City circle! What are the
parameters for the STL circle - 50 mile radius or something like that?

I have had a Lincoln's Sparrow at my feeders now since at least December 10.
Also, the usual Harris's, White-throated, and White-crowned Sparrows, and a
quite large female Cooper's Hawk.

Linda Williams
Liberty, Clay County, MO
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Laurent" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 4:18 PM
Subject: Big Year--Think Local Anyone?


> Everyone,
>
> I find myself being challenged by the Big Year concept and certainly will
> be keeping a state list of birds and trying my best to reach the stellar
> numbers of others on the list. I applaud them all for their efforts and
> skill.
>
> I would like to extend a challenge to all my fellow Missouri birders and
> those beyond Missouri to see how far they can go on a local list by county
> or by region (i.e., several contiguous counties). I find myself eyeing
> the local gas prices and wondering just how long any of us will be able to
> keep driving our cars for birding before we have to make difficult
> choices, like do the kids really need to go to college! LOL
>
> My hunch is that the handful of counties surrounding where I live have
> all the habitat needed to find most of Missouri birds. Of course there
> are the rare birds that always seems to pop up on the far side of the
> state from me that I won't see in this effort. However, I'm willing to
> bet that a more careful, deeper look into local habitats will produce a
> good number of birds and save me from the painful choice of either eating
> or birding (and I do like to eat).
>
> So, what about it. Who would like to share with the rest of us their
> county or regional lists for 2007? How far have you gotten? Any takers
> for 2008. Lets cheer each other on to a Local Big Year!
>
> Scott Laurent
> Kansas City, Missouri
> Jackson County List, 5 as of January 4, 2008(more this weekend)

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