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January 21, 2014

‘Birdy 30’ Winners

The results are in for the first-ever official "Birdy 30" competition.

With only roughly an hour's e-mail/blog notice, 12 local birders competed.

The winner, some guy named Stiles, had 13 species between 3 and 3:30 p.m.

We had a tie for "best" bird. Dave Kaplan had two Rusty Blackbirds, and Rick Weiman had a leucistic Dark-eyed Junco (can't make this stuff up). The bird is pictured above (greatly enlarged). If you squint, you may also see a Sasquatch. Enid Hayflick had a Fox Sparrow.

All four folks above win a signed copy of "Duck Enough To Fly," by Barrack, Goodell & Wright.

Congrats to all participants.

Stiles Thomas' winning list (in order of sighting) follows.

Stiles Thomas, Jan. 21, 2014; 3-3:30 p.m.

1. Carolina Wren
2. Dark-eyed Junco (non-leucistic)
3. Song Sparrow
4. Northern Cardinal
5. White-throated Sparrow
6. Hairy Woodpecker
7. House Sparrow
8. House Finch
9. Tree Sparrow
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Downy Woodpecker
12. Tufted Titmouse
13. White-breasted Nuthatch