From a Great Horned Owl on Snake Mountain on January 1st, to Long-tailed
Ducks at the South Hero Causeway on December 31st, Vermont birders scoured
fields and fens, mountains and meadows, lakes and lawns to discover as many
species as possible during the 6th annual Vermont eBird County Quest. The
year-long contest pits county versus county, birder against birder — all
engaged in a friendly rivalry for top birding honors. The main idea behind
the year-long Quest is simply to get people out birding, promote
camaraderie, and better document bird life across the state, using Vermont
eBird.

The results are in! What an amazing year for the Vermont eBird County
Quest. See the results on the VCE Blog at:
http://vtecostudies.org/blog/the-2016-vermont-ebird-county-quest-awards/

Congratulations to everyone for a fun year of birding! We hope some of you
will vie for top honors in 2017. Even if you come up short, all of the data
collected in Vermont eBird is valuable for science, education, and
conservation.

The game is afoot!

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Kent McFarland

Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055
802.649.1431 x201

<http://vtecostudies.org/>