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February 19, 2019

Birdy 30 Results! Top Score & More

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A big thank you to everyone who competed in the Birdy 30 — more than a dozen in all.

The winner is Loren Anderson, who tallied 18 species from 9:10-9:40 a.m.on Monday. and writes:

I live in Oakland on the Ramapo, can see it from inside my house (and once actually in my house  Emoji   during  Hurricane Irene).

The official list:

6 American Goldfinch
2  Downy Woodpecker
3  Northern Cardinal
10 Dark-eyed Junco
3  Black-capped Chickadee
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
10 Blue Jay
3 Mourning Dove
11  White-throated Sparrow
2  Tufted Titmouse
3  Mallard
2  Carolina Wren (one missing its tail)
1  Song Sparrow
2  Red-bellied Woodpecker
1  Common Grackle
1  European Starling
1  House Finch
3  Crow sp
 
Loren adds:
 
"In the last week, I have had Common and Hooded Mergs, Bufflehead, and 3 Common Goldeneye here on the Ramapo, all visible from my dining room.  Think any of them would show up for me today? HA!"
 
Other folks with high scores included:  
Bill Zitelli, Dumont   17

Nils Abate, 16

Betty McDonnell 15 (plus an evident resident Cooper's Hawk who must have caused a window strike during the half-hour)

David LaLima and Georgie Thomas  15

Will announce the winner of the "Best Bird" contest on Wednesday.

I hope everyone had a good time (excepting the bird that flew into Betty's window, alas)…

 

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