The ‘Big Sit’ is an annual birding event that takes places at hundreds of prime birding locations around the world on the second weekend in October. The idea is to pick out a 17ft diameter circle to spend the day in and count as many birds as you and your team can see and/or hear from within that circle. This … Read More
Townsend’s Solitaire – Bedford County, Pennsylvania
On Saturday, October 13th my friends and I conducted a ‘Big Sit’ at the Allegheny Front Hawkwatch. This was my third year doing a Big Sit at this location and I plan on writing up and posting a full report of our day soon, but I had to get the following information out as soon as possible…… At 10:30am on … Read More
Derby Hill Big Sit! liveblog
Today a group of us will be participating in the Big Sit! at Derby Hill Bird Observatory along Lake Ontario in Oswego County NY. I will be looking forward to meeting some central New Yorkers that I have not run in to yet. Watch for updates to appear throughout the day, you should not have to reload to see the … Read More
Allegheny Front Big Sit! liveblog
Follow along in realtime as Alex, Anna, Josh and Ian participate in the Big Sit at Allegheny Front Hawk Watch. Stop back throughout the day to see photos and updates of their progress.