The Big Sit! on October 14 on The Outer Banks
Published October 10, 2007 by adminThe Big Sit! will be hosted on the Outer Banks this year on October 14 at the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge and at the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge. This event is free an everyone is invited. By now you are probably wondering what the Big Sit! is. The Big Sit! was founded by the New Haven Bird Club and is hosted by the Bird Watchers Digest.
The event works like this. You find a spot that looks like there might be a lot of bird activity and then you draw an imaginary circle 17 feet in diameter. You then spend the next 24 hours in the circle ( the refuges are open to the public only during daylight hours) and count the number and types of birds you see during that time.
There are 3 categories that you or your team can win.
* Best Overall Count (Most species seen by a single circle - you win Big Sit “braggin’ rights”)
* Best State Count (Highest combined total from circles within a state - you win State “braggin’ rights”)
* The Big Prize!: Swarovski Optik is offering $500 to the circle who finds the “Golden Bird”. What is the “Golden Bird”?
To register for either location call 252-473-1131 ext 230
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