Hello Kent,
I live in Lamoille County and I was wondering if I could be the county
captain? I am studying conservation ecology at nearby Sterling
College and plan to be in the area all year. Additionally, Stowe
Mountain Resort would be willing to sponsor the team.
Thanks
-Ned McEleney
On Jan 22, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Kent McFarland wrote:
> Hello Birders,
>
> Just a quick update on the ever growing Vermont County Bird Quest.
>
> 1. We have had many counties join the fun and they are all updated at
> http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/countycaptains.html. There are
> only 3
> counties that have not officially joined the fun.
>
> 2. We have added more prize categories. Specifically, a youth
> division!
> Let's get the next generation of birders excited about birding and
> conservation! See http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/rules.html. We
> have some
> great prized already donated from some of the sponsors - Birds and
> Beans
> Coffee, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and VCE. Check out the sponsors at
> http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/sponsors.html.
>
> 3. We have updated the quest web page with an RSS feed of the number
> of
> species found in each county updated daily and other goodies. You
> can click
> and subscribe directly to the feed if you'd like.
> http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/birdreport.html
>
> Finally, we are working on coming up with a par or weighted system
> to make a
> level playing field for all the counties to compare results. It will
> allow
> us to compare Addison with Essex or Bennington with Washington! Stay
> tuned
> as we come up with this handicap system.
>
> Enjoy birds and have fun with the County Bird Quest.
>
> Kent
>
> Kent McFarland
>
> Conservation Biologist
>
> Vermont Center for Ecostudies
>
> PO Box 420
>
> Norwich, Vermont 05055
>
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