April 27, 2013 – 10:52 am
As midnight struck on Thursday, April 25, 2013, the six members of Team Sapsucker made North American history with 294 species recorded in a single day—a new record. Buoyed by good weather, excellent scouting help, and one of the largest migration fallouts in recent memory, they raced from the desert washes of south-central Texas to [...]
At the Cornell Lab yesterday we had snow, hail, freezing rain, and regular rain. In Texas, where our Big Day team is scouting for an attempt at the North American record on Friday (and raising money for conservation), it was 88 degrees with a hot 30-mph wind blowing out of the south. Over the phone, [...]
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Also tagged Andrew Farnsworth, Big Day, birding, Birds, birdwatching, Brian Sullivan, Chris Wood, conservation, Jessie Barry, Marshall Iliff, Texas, Tim Lenz, travel
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