Suffering from the mid-winters “blahs” that didn’t quite get corrected with your annual sojourn to the Hawaiian Islands in January?
Are you still trying to work off some of those Christmas cookies that your mom sent to you in DECEMBER – nearly 3 months ago?
Perhaps you just can’t wait anymore for summer?
If any (or all those) are true than you are “ripe” for participating in the annual Anchorage Big Day!
What the heck is the annual Anchorage Big Day Event?
The annual Anchorage Big Day event is a better way to celebrate the coming of Spring (or said another way, the ending of winter!) by scouring the Anchorage Municipality for birds. From Eklutna to Portage–How many species can your team find in 24 hours from 5:00 PM on Friday March 18, 2016 until 5:00 PM on Saturday March 19, 2016?
It’s a Big Day to usher in Spring. Who knows what will turn up? It’s simple: Get a team together and go birding. All team members must see all birds counted by the team. (some exceptions apply for larger teams.)
Bird as much or as little of the 24 hours as you like. See them, hear them, and write them down.
Just register your team in advance by emailing flybynightclub@gci.net
Send a donation to Anchorage Audubon ($5 per person with a maximum of $20 for the whole team) at PO Box 101161, Anchorage, AK 99510-1161. Email your results to the same email address at the end of the day.
And there is always a CASH PRIZE!!!
One Dollar per species will be awarded to the winning team! Imagine making money by going birding! The winners could make as much as a whopping $35 or $40 for only 24 hours work. That’s $1.67 per hour which is more than most birders earn in a lifetime! There’s no better way to welcome Spring!
