Hi everyone, Thought you might be interested in a story I wrote for the October issue of Scientific American on competitive birding, featuring Connecticut's own Raven Lunatics (Frank Gallo, Dave Tripp, Nick Bonomo, Fran Zygmont, Patrick Dugan and Dave Provencher) and their bid to set a new Big Day record in the state: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ Thanks to the team for letting me tag along and patiently answering my many, many questions! Also, just want to say that as a new birder, I really appreciate Connecticut's birding community. I look forward to reading about everyone's sightings here and have enjoyed getting to meet some of you while out birding. Hope to get to know more of you in the future. Happy Fall Migration, Kate Wong Easton

What an incredible article. It really speaks to the dedication and tenacity of those involved while exhibiting that birding sometimes is no easy feat! What a wild ride!! Christina Cole > On Sep 15, 2021, at 1:34 PM, kate wong <katewong@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Thought you might be interested in a story I wrote for the October issue of > Scientific American on competitive birding, featuring Connecticut's own > Raven Lunatics (Frank Gallo, Dave Tripp, Nick Bonomo, Fran Zygmont, Patrick > Dugan and Dave Provencher) and their bid to set a new Big Day record in the > state: > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > Thanks to the team for letting me tag along and patiently answering my > many, many questions! > > Also, just want to say that as a new birder, I really appreciate > Connecticut's birding community. I look forward to reading about everyone's > sightings here and have enjoyed getting to meet some of you while out > birding. Hope to get to know more of you in the future. > > Happy Fall Migration, > > Kate Wong > Easton > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

I agree. Great read, Kate! Charles Crabtree On Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 2:53 PM Christina Cole <gooutsidect@gmail.com> wrote: > What an incredible article. It really speaks to the dedication and > tenacity of those involved while exhibiting that birding sometimes is no > easy feat! What a wild ride!! > > Christina Cole > > > On Sep 15, 2021, at 1:34 PM, kate wong <katewong@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Thought you might be interested in a story I wrote for the October issue > of > > Scientific American on competitive birding, featuring Connecticut's own > > Raven Lunatics (Frank Gallo, Dave Tripp, Nick Bonomo, Fran Zygmont, > Patrick > > Dugan and Dave Provencher) and their bid to set a new Big Day record in > the > > state: > > > > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > > > Thanks to the team for letting me tag along and patiently answering my > > many, many questions! > > > > Also, just want to say that as a new birder, I really appreciate > > Connecticut's birding community. I look forward to reading about > everyone's > > sightings here and have enjoyed getting to meet some of you while out > > birding. Hope to get to know more of you in the future. > > > > Happy Fall Migration, > > > > Kate Wong > > Easton > > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/