Re: Armchair Twitch Results

["Margaret Cameron" <>]

Good point! Maybe next year instead of reporting how many birds per observer 
we could report how many birds per total km travelled to get to the site - 
people like me who went a long way would end up with kms per bird (bad!) but 
people like the Bundy Birders in their garden would have lots of birds per 
km (good!).
When the original armchair twitch - then called a sitathon - was introduced 
(at least 10 years ago) we hadn't heard of carbon emissions (though we had 
heard of fossil fuels) and it was only a competition about skill in knowing 
habitats well enough to choose the best spot as well as in identification by 
hearing and by sight. The Birds Queensland Twitch combines both by having 
various environmentally friendly options like walking and Eco twitch where 
you can walk, ride a bike, or use public transport.
Congratulations Bundy Birders! (59 in a Bundaberg garden).

Margaret Cameron
2 Cintra Street
Eastern Heights, Qld
Australia 4305
07 3282 9151