Birds-I-View hosts another "Big Sit"!
| Above 2008 :Tammy, Regina, Maxine, Stan and Elizabeth waiting for the Golden-crowned Kinglet! |
| 2008: Steve & Elizabeth consult the field guide while the rest of the "Lawn Chair Birders" keep a look out for more birds. |
The Big Sit!
| 2009: PIZZA'S HERE! |
| 2008 photos by Vicki Questar 2009 Photos by Lynn Cava & Regina Garr 2010 Photos by Steve & Regina Garr and by Vicki Questar |
| What's a "Big Sit"??? Well, basically, it is an international birding event held every year in the fall. Birders sit with in a 17 foot diameter circle and count all the different bird species that can be seen from with in the circle in a 24 hour period. Big Sit "Circles" occur all over the Untied States, and many other countries participate as well! .Want to find out more about "The Big Sit"?? Go to the Bird Watchers Digest website at: www.birdwatchersdigest.com |
| October 12, 2008 Big Sit Bird Count Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird 28 different species counted First Bird counted : Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at 7:05 am. 22 participants throughout the day , plus folks passing by to learn more about birds Highlights: Double-crested Cormorants! |
2008
2008
2008
| October 11, 2009 Big Sit Bird Count: Turkey Vulture Canada Goose Cooper's Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Summer Tanager Northern Cardinal Common Grackle American Goldfinch Great Blue Heron 33 different species counted First Bird counted : American Robin at 7:17 am. 16 participants throughout the day , plus folks passing by to learn more about birds Highlights: Blue-headed Vireo and Immature Summer Tanager |
2009
| 2009: ABOVE: Note Steve's photo Blind in the background to the right....this was a COLD Big Sit year and that blind really came in handy to warm up! During the 2008 Sit most folks were in shorts- 2009 we were in coats with hoods! |
| October 10, 2010 Big Sit Bird Count: Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren House Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Tennessee Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Common Grackle House Finch American Goldfinch 31 different species counted First Bird counted : Blue Jay at 6:45 am 17 participants throughout the day , plus folks passing by to learn more about birds Highlights: Eastern Towhee at the Bubbler! |
| Sunday, October 9, 2011 Memorial Park , Jefferson City, MO Steve & Regina from Birds-I-View will be there from sun up to sun down...but YOU can stop by anytime for as long (or little) as you'd like! NEW this year: PRIZES throughout the day!! Scroll towards bottom of page for more info |
2010
2010 ; The above female Downy
Woodpecker entertained "sitters"
by spending most of the morning &
early afternoon perfecting a cavity
in this tree located just outside the
Big Sit Circle. It was wonderful
entertainment!
Woodpecker entertained "sitters"
by spending most of the morning &
early afternoon perfecting a cavity
in this tree located just outside the
Big Sit Circle. It was wonderful
entertainment!
2010 We arrived at 6:32
am..Steve is ready for
that first bird!
am..Steve is ready for
that first bird!
2010: Ron
Cava keeps
an eye on
the Downy
Woodpecker
excavating
a new cavity
right above
us!
Cava keeps
an eye on
the Downy
Woodpecker
excavating
a new cavity
right above
us!
2010
Above: The Big Sit crowd grows after
lunch time! And by the way...THANKS
to all who brought such wonderful
Snacks to the Sit!
lunch time! And by the way...THANKS
to all who brought such wonderful
Snacks to the Sit!
2010
Above: Marybeth (seated) studies the
"bubbler" while others take a break
to stand for a while and chat!
"bubbler" while others take a break
to stand for a while and chat!
2010 Steve , Lynn &
Ron search the sky for
hawks --or any other
fly-overs!
Ron search the sky for
hawks --or any other
fly-overs!
| 2010 Thanks Kris, for helping us watch for "evening" birds! ( and for helping us pack up!) |
| 2008 Left: Are those Cormorants??! |
2010
<--See 2010 BIG SIT photos on side bar to the left!
Where is the 2011 Big Sit at Memorial Park in Jefferson City? As always, the Big Sit Bird count for the "Memorial Park Lawn Chair Birders" will take place near the Wild Bird Garden in Memorial Park in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Map of Memorial Park shown below may be of some assistance if you are unfamiliar with the area. |
| The "Memorial Park Lawn Chair Birders" 2011 Big Sit Bird Count hosted again by Birds-I-View in Jefferson City, Missouri |
| MORE about the 2011 Big Sit in Jefferson City's Memorial Park....... It's been called a "Tail Gate Party for Birders" and that's a pretty good description! Good Friends, Good Food (you are welcome to bring your favorite snack!) and HOPEFULLY Great Birds to see! BIV will provide bottled water and Regina is baking all kinds of good things. NEW this year at the Sit:
Of course, we'll have lots of Bird Books and literature there so folks can learn more about birds. So bring your binoculars and /or spotting scope ( or just yourself!) to the Memorial Park Bird Garden in Jefferson City, Missouri Sunday October 9th, 2011! Help us beat last year's bird count! |
