Greetings Virginia Birders,
At the October 19 meeting of the Williamsburg Bird Club, Bob Ake will present a
program on his 2010 BIG YEAR. Many of us compulsively followed Bob and his blog
last year as he trekked across the country counting birds. Here is the chance
to hear the full story, directly from Bob.
During 2010 Bob traveled the US chasing birds in an attempt to tally as many
species in the ABA area as possible. For much of the year he traveled with John
Spahr. Bob tells the tale of the year from the beginning when a well-considered
itinerary was followed, trying to keep costs under control, until the end, when
every rarity was chased. In the process they drove personal cars, rented cars,
took commercial flights, went on lots of pelagic trips, hiked, rode ATVs, and
along the way saw some great scenery, were involved in some minor difficulties,
had some really exciting times, and soared to many terrific highs.
Bob finished the year with 731 species, ranking him second all-time among those
completing an ABA Annual list. His illustrated talk, in addition to detailing
his travels, describes the planning and the execution, gives a summary of the
costs and miles traveled, and offers suggestions for anyone interested in
trying an ABA Big Year. You can gain a taste of his Big Year by logging onto
his blog http://bobsbirds.blogspot.com which he posted daily
during his travels.
This program is free and open to the public.
Date: October 19, 2011
Time: 7:30 pm in
Location: Room 101, Andrews Hall, W&M campus.
Park in front of Phi Beta Kappa Hall on Jamestown Road, 601 Jamestown Rd,
Williamsburg, VA. Follow the sidewalk to the right side of Phi Beta Kappa Hall
and look for the sign pointing to the Bird Club meeting.
You'll need a parking permit which is available on the Bird Club's web
site:http://williamsburgbirdclub.org/
PS: The movie, "The Big Year" comes out this Friday. After you see that, come
out to hear a real "big year" story from a real birder -- Virginia's own Bob
Ake.
Hope to see you there for a great program.
Shirley Devan
Williamsburg Bird Club
http://williamsburgbirdclub.org/
Board member, Virginia Society of Ornithology
http://www.virginiabirds.net/index.html
Ph: 757.813.1322
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