Patricia, Tweets,

Back in 1973 Jim Morris and I invented (??) what we called the Big Foot Day, which is a big day entirely on foot. Our first and best effort was 125 species walking from Burrough's Road to the Ocean Shores jetty, some 15 miles or so in rubber boots through intermittent rain squalls. We needed a pick up at the jetty of course. For the real purist, plan a circular route. We did one for ca. 110 species at Dungeness, beginning and ending at the county park at the base of the spit, hiking up past the Three Crabs and back inland. Lots of other possibilities. We briefly held the Big Foot Day record but were eventually surpassed by a crew in Marin Co., CA, then the record was shattered (160+) by a crew at Point Pelee. Of course, the world record is the big day in a single square mile in the Bolivian Amazon.

Gene Hunn
18476 47th Pl NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
enhunn323 at comcast.net

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From: pslott
To: TWEETERS
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 3:45 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] BIRD WALKING/WHEELING update


Reports are already coming in for birds seen without the use of motorized vehicles! The total species count high is Brett Wolfe's 68! Very impressive, but there are lots of categories that are open. And, yes folks, that beats my 14...but there's still lots of time in 2007.

A 2007 Challenge: BIRD WALKING/WHEELING

PRIZES:
1st Prize: Better Health
2nd Prize: The Physique You've Always Wanted
3rd Prize: Savings on Gas and Transportation Expenditures
4th Prize: An Appeased Environmental Conscience

TERMS:
1. All bird species counted must have been seen without the use of any motorized vehicle. Bird species seen on any birding trip involving motorized vehicles do *not* qualify.
2. Bird species seen on any motorized trip that was scheduled entirely for another purpose, such as work, or visiting family and friends, *do* qualify. However, if the trip was scheduled in order to see birds, birds seen do not qualify. In other words, those of us who have to travel by motorized vehicle to get to work can count birds according to Term 1 while we're at the workplace. However, we can't travel by motorized vehicle, even if it's a bus, to our workplace for the purpose of birding it. Of course, if you live close enough to walk or bike to work, do count birds seen when you go to your workplace by un-motorized means just to bird it.
3. Bird species seen from indoors do qualify.

CATEGORIES:
WALKING
. from Home
. from Work
. while Visiting Family/Friends
WHEELING-manually driven wheelchairs only
. from Home
. from Work
. while Visiting Family/Friends
BIKING
. from Home
. from Work
. while Visiting Family/Friends

TIPS:
. Take enough water to drink at least ? a gallon before noon.
. Give your snack bars to your favorite professional athlete.
. Eat regular healthy meals.
. Sleep at least 7.5 hours every 24. (Preferably 8 or 9 hrs.)
. Think clean thoughts and do good deeds.




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