Join us Saturday, October 12, at our Audrey Carroll Sanctuary in Mount Airy for the Big Sit. This annual international birding event was founded by the New Haven (Connecticut) Bird Club.
Participants are challenged to see how many birds they can identify while staying within a 17-foot diameter circle. We will be engaging in a friendly competition with birders from the Frederick Bird Club, who will be birding in a circle at our Fred Archibald Sanctuary in Mount Airy. The winning team earns the coveted Golden Falcon trophy.
With raptor migration peaking in our area, this is a great chance to see breathtaking flyovers, learn from expert birders, practice your identification skills, and gather data for science.
Participants are asked to sign up for two-hour shifts between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. The rain date for this event is Sunday, October 13; please indicate if you are available for any potential rain date shifts.
Help motivate our chapter birders to observe as many species as they can –pledge to donate an amount of your choice for each species they document. For example, if you pledge $0.50 per species, a final tally of 60 species would mean a $30 donation.
Straight donations are also welcome; please indicate “The Big Sit” in the Additional Information field. Checks payable to ASCM can be mailed to PO Box 660, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Donations support maintenance of our two beautiful wildlife sanctuaries and all of our efforts to make a home for birds in central Maryland.