{"id":1001047,"date":"2008-03-12T22:06:05","date_gmt":"2008-03-13T03:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/birding\/2008\/03\/12\/starting-a-bgby-year\/"},"modified":"2008-09-03T10:50:07","modified_gmt":"2008-09-03T15:50:07","slug":"starting-a-bgby-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/birding\/2008\/03\/12\/starting-a-bgby-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a BGBY Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to do a big year this year. More specifically I&#8217;ve decided to do a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparroworks.ca\/bigby.html\">Big Green Big Year<\/a>, in which one attempts to see as many birds as one can without the use of motorized conveyances. You can use a bicycle if you like, but I figure I have a better shot in the walking category, especially since my bicycle is still in pieces in my garage. I&#8217;m located more or less between a major regional park, an Audubon wildlife refuge, and a large university with a lot of green space. If I wanted to make a long hike of it, I could even reach the shore once or twice. <\/p>\n<p>\t<script src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?file=api&amp;v=1&amp;key=ABQIAAAANzhjmjn_aQro8IDfoVHCkxT-n61mIiazNPHwWTk3s75Ar5J1YhQDxyPhUR-O4Nfg_1iRn1pAUseY4g\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"gmap\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 480px\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gpsv_legend\" align=\"right\" style=\"width:600px; height:0px; position:relative; left:-9px; top:-580px; filter:alpha(opacity=90); -moz-opacity:0.9; cursor:move;\">\n<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0'>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\tvar gmap = new GMap(document.getElementById(\"gmap\")); \n\t\t\tgmap.setMapType(G_HYBRID_TYPE);\n\t\t\tgmap.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(-117.832918,33.654566), 3);\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m starting a month late, since I didn&#8217;t move out here till February but I&#8217;m still doing pretty well. Limiting myself just to what I&#8217;ve seen and heard on foot from this location so far I have 63 species:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> \tRoyal Tern <\/li>\n<li> \tSwan Goose <\/li>\n<li>\tCanada Goose<\/li>\n<li>\tAmerican Wigeon<\/li>\n<li>\tMallard<\/li>\n<li>\tRuddy Duck<\/li>\n<li>\tHorned Grebe<\/li>\n<li>\tEared Grebe<\/li>\n<li>\tGreat Egret<\/li>\n<li>\tSnowy Egret<\/li>\n<li>\tWhite-faced Ibis<\/li>\n<li>\tAmerican Coot<\/li>\n<li>\tWhimbrel<\/li>\n<li>\tLong-billed Curlew<\/li>\n<li>\tRing-billed Gull<\/li>\n<li>\tMourning Dove<\/li>\n<li>\tRufous Hummingbird<\/li>\n<li>\tBlack Phoebe<\/li>\n<li>\tAmerican Crow<\/li>\n<li>\tRuby-crowned Kinglet<\/li>\n<li>\tWestern Bluebird<\/li>\n<li>\tEuropean Starling<\/li>\n<li>\tChipping Sparrow<\/li>\n<li>\tSong Sparrow<\/li>\n<li>\tLesser Goldfinch<\/li>\n<li> \tGadwall <\/li>\n<li>\tNorthern Shoveler<\/li>\n<li>\tPied-billed Grebe<\/li>\n<li>\tGreat Blue Heron<\/li>\n<li>\tTurkey Vulture<\/li>\n<li>\tAnna&#8217;s Hummingbird<\/li>\n<li>\tYellow-rumped Warbler<\/li>\n<li>\tCackling Goose<\/li>\n<li>\tEgyptian Goose<\/li>\n<li>\tDouble-crested Cormorant<\/li>\n<li>\tOsprey<\/li>\n<li>\tRed-shouldered Hawk<\/li>\n<li>\tRed-tailed Hawk<\/li>\n<li>\tGreater Roadrunner<\/li>\n<li>\tNuttall&#8217;s Woodpecker<\/li>\n<li>\tNorthern Flicker<\/li>\n<li>\tHutton&#8217;s Vireo<\/li>\n<li>\tCommon Raven<\/li>\n<li>\tBushtit<\/li>\n<li>\tOrange-crowned Warbler<\/li>\n<li>\tTownsend&#8217;s Warbler<\/li>\n<li>\tCommon Yellowthroat<\/li>\n<li>\tSpotted Towhee<\/li>\n<li>\tCalifornia Towhee<\/li>\n<li>\tWhite-crowned Sparrow<\/li>\n<li>\tHouse Finch<\/li>\n<li>\tCinnamon Teal<\/li>\n<li>\tGreen-winged Teal<\/li>\n<li>\tBufflehead<\/li>\n<li>\tBlack-crowned Night-Heron<\/li>\n<li>\tBlack-necked Stilt<\/li>\n<li>\tAmerican Avocet<\/li>\n<li>\tSpotted Sandpiper<\/li>\n<li>\tGreater Yellowlegs<\/li>\n<li>\tTree Swallow<\/li>\n<li>\tBarn Swallow<\/li>\n<li>\tMarsh Wren<\/li>\n<li>\tGreat-tailed Grackle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I&#8217;d be about 10 up on that if I&#8217;d just walked to the Sea &amp; Sage field trip at San Joaquin this past Sunday instead of driving over. <\/p>\n<p>My goal for the year is 200, but that might be a tad ambitious. Then again, maybe not. Prospect Park gets about that many every year, and the habitat around here is a lot more diverse than back in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to do a big year this year. More specifically I&#8217;ve decided to do a Big Green Big Year, in which one attempts to see as many birds as one can without the use of motorized conveyances. 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