Joe Leeak from Seattle Washington got an “A” grade for the
day this morning. I get all kinds of
people in all states of preparedness showing up for my Birding Hikes on the
Sunset Trail at Lake Havasu State Park.
Many times they are without binoculars and bringing a bird guide would
be very rare. But, that’s OK, I try to
have spare binoculars around and I bring a spotting scope to share and explain
the birds we see. I do insist that they
make a list, which I provide and they merely need to check off each species
when we see it. Joe was on my Bird Hike
a couple of days ago and I was glad to see him return, but I was blown away
when he showed up this morning with not only binoculars and a guide book, but a
clip board with a check list! He had
taken the previous trip’s list home and scanned it into his computer, erased
the day’s count, and printed out a new list. I call that prepared, and Joe gets
an “A”!
Jim knows his birds! I'm learning a lot the fast and easy way... Thanks Jim!
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