Birding Buddies: 2 hrs 15min and Counting

Saturday, December 31, 2011

2 hrs 15min and Counting

It is 2145 on Dec 31 and Liam and I are sitting in a casita 500ft from Bentsen chomping at the bit. Music is blasting through the RV park as the winter Texans' drink wine coolers and party like gypsies.
Liam is starting his "Big Year" journal and bouncing around asking a million questions. It's great to see him so excited!
We are going to take a walk at midnight and see if we hear anything because we can't stand to wait 'til dawn. This is a pic of the brand new sixth edition "National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America" waiting to go into battle. I want to lick it. Too heavy though so I'm gonna likely rip out a bunch of pages. It's gonna be used as the main workhorse "field" guide not a car or coffee table guide so it must be done.

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MicheleJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:49 AM
Wasn't that a gift from your adoring wife?
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What's the deal?

I took my 10 year old son Liam to see "The Big Year". When the movie was over he said he wanted to do a big year and I said ok. The idea has grown out of control and we are about to take a journey that I hope will cement a father and son bond to last a lifetime. Counting birds is just the game; spending time together is the reward! Don't let this explanation fool you though...we are serious and are trying to break the record.

Update - A personal setback this summer derailed any chance of a really big number this year but we are back at and plan to finish as strong as possible!