At last, something I can not compete in but feel like I could have made a great showing if I'd remembered to do something. I suppose last year's ticks and rash don't count. How about scribbles of bird names that can't be diciphered, like sbeosp-efd morvlaver?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of J. Steven Huy
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 12:45 PM
> To:
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] 2005 County List Anti-Competition
>
>
> Hi Folks!
>
> After nearly no birding in 2004 and not concerned with listing
> anything in Maryland, an un-fanatic has persuaded me to set up a
> 2005 County List Anti-Competition. The rules are not final yet,
> and probably will never be finished, but points will be deducted
> at the end of 2005 and someone will go home ashamed to show their
> face. Well they should be ashamed, but probably won’t be, and
> will be out birding again before the year 2006 is up. But the
> real prize will be in setting up Jim Stasz for some sort of
> practical joke next year - perhaps some rare bird that isn’t
> quite what it seems... And maybe I will bring you along on some
> cool birding experience that few Maryland birders ever get. This
> is a contest to finish 2005 with the most pathetic list ever.
>
> Although this sounds like a joke, this is a real competition.
>
> Points will be awarded for Total Ticks; five for deer and three
> for dog. If you get those really tiny deer ticks that can barely
> be seen and a bulls-eye rash you can collect seven points each
> for them. Ticks must be saved in a clear film canister for
> counting at year's end. Polaroid photos or doctor's notes will be
> accepted for the rash (notes are required if the rash is some
> place we'd rather not see!)
>
> You need not keep an Annual County List for each of the 23
> Maryland Counties, just those in which you have something to
> list. Bonus points will be awarded for each gallon of gasoline
> not burned by birding in all 23 counties in 2005. Bonus points
> will be awarded for confirming rails with moving trains that keep
> you waiting at the crossing for more than 20 minutes, owls and
> well worn copies of a DeLorme Maryland Gazetteer Atlas. Bonus
> points for stumbling upon new State Records and new County
> Records. Bonus points for setting on your butt at home and still
> getting a new high for an Annual County List; this can include
> but is not limited to, soaring raptors at the extreme limits of
> binocular sight.
>
> To pare down the size of the competitors, there are four
> standards that must be met by the end of 2005:
>
> (1) You should walk as much as possible, saves gas and you will
> eventually lose some weight.
> (2) Start off the winter months wearing many heavy layers of
> clothing and slim down by removing layers through the year
> (warning, might get cold by next January!).
> (3) No donuts! I know those Krispy Kremes at Sheetz look good,
> but they are bad for you. And that little snotty kid over there
> picked his nose then touched and licked that very same
> chocolate-glazed you just bit into. I told you so! Hope you enjoy his cold
> (4) You must be addicted to large quantities of shade-grown
> coffee by the end of the year.
>
> Otherwise this contest is geared towards those of us not
> concerned about lists. Who can't remember to list things. Who
> will likely never drive to all 23 counties to bird. Some of us
> may even have counties we've never visited for any reason.
>
> The rest of the rules:
>
> • You simply list birds you see in each county in 2005
> • Be honest and list everything you remember to list, no
> pretending not to see something, this is a pathetic list contest,
> not a no-list contest
> • You do not need to visit each county, but should try to
> count what you happen to see in each county you visit
> • It's ok to guess which county you are in, but you will be
> called names if you guess at the state unless you are along those
> confusing roads in northern Frederick and Washington counties
> that don’t always have signs
> • Points will be deducted for every possible species not seen
> • If you do not report starlings in every county for which
> you list any sightings you will be branded an idiot
> • In order to assist the Atlas, you will get bonus deductions
> for confirming records of breeding owls and accipiters
> • This list of rules may not be complete
> • The rules are subject to change at any time
> • The rules do not need to make sense and may be confusing,
> contradictory or downright misleading. Don’t ask questions and I
> won’t tell lies.
> • Winner will have the most believable pathetic list of 2005.
> • I fully expect to win this myself
> • You must be a state resident, not just on paper so no cheating!
> • I will determine the winning loser
> • Favoritism is possible
> • Results are final unless I change my mind
>
> This is a real contest! If you are interested, please let me know.
> --
> J. Steven Huy
> Middletown, MD, USA
>
>
>
> ---- Jim Stasz <> wrote:
>
> =============
> Hi Folks!
>
> After a successful 2004 trying to break 300 for a year in
> Maryland, a group of fanatics have persuaded me to set up a 2005
> County List Competition. The rules are not final yet, but points
> will be awarded at the end of 2005 and someone will go home with
> the 2005 Bragging Rights.
>
> Points will be awarded for Total Ticks, Win-Place-or-Show in
> Annual County List for each of the 23 Maryland Counties. Bonus
> poimts will be awarded for each species found in all 23 counties
> in 2005. Bonus points will be awarded for confirming rails, owls
> and caprimulgids for the Atlas. Bonus points for finding new
> State Records and new County Records. Bonus points for setting a
> new high for an Annual County List.
>
> To pare down the size of the competitiors, there are two
> standards that must be met by the end of 2005:
>
> (1) Each 2005 County List must have at least 100 species.
> (2) At least 25 species must be foumd in all 23 counties during 2005.
>
> If you are interested, please let me know.
>
> Good Birding!
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Stasz
> North Beach MD
>
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