MONTEREY COUNTY BIRDATHON
"BIRDIEST COUNTY BIRDATHON" TO SUPPORT MONTEREY AUDUBON SOCIETY
sponsored annual by Monterey Audubon Society and the Wild Bird Center
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In
late April or early May of each year, teams and individuals trek to all
corners of Monterey County in a joint effort to compile the largest
species total possible within 24 hours. In essence it is a huge,
cooperative Big Day. Nearly 100 observers have participated in some
years. In years past when "America's Birdiest County" event
was a 24-hour contest, Monterey County was the national winner 2 out of
3 years. The event is sponsored by and benefits the Monterey Audubon
Society. In some past years, the funds went to Ventana Wildlife
Society's Big Sur
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*
= primary date stated; the 24-hour period typically runs from 4 p.m. on
a Friday to 4 p.m. on a Saturday [the Saturday date is listed], with a
countdown following that evening;
in 2004 & 2005 we used the ABC's 24-hour period within a 48-hr 'window', so in those cases the date stated is the middle date of a noon Friday to noon Sunday 'window.'
** = in these years (2003, 2004) we reported 248 species, deleting a species seen only from a boat each year due to ABC rules; we are no longer bound by those rules.
in 2004 & 2005 we used the ABC's 24-hour period within a 48-hr 'window', so in those cases the date stated is the middle date of a noon Friday to noon Sunday 'window.'
** = in these years (2003, 2004) we reported 248 species, deleting a species seen only from a boat each year due to ABC rules; we are no longer bound by those rules.