[cobirds] THE BIG SIT! - Sunday at Chatfield State Park - Douglas

Hello Again Fellow COBIRDERS!

The Big Sit is almost here! Are you looking to do some fun birding
tomorrow...Sunday? Come work on your Douglas and Jefferson County lists!
This year's Big Sit weather looks interesting with the approaching cold
front...who knows what might precede the front!

What is a "Big Sit" you ask?

Well a Big Sit is similar to the birding event called a "Big Day", in both
events participants try to count as many species as possible, the difference
is that in a Big Day you travel all over a geographical area whereas during
a Big Sit you sit (or stand) in one location (a 17-foot diameter "circle")
and count as many species seen or heard as possible. This is a worldwide
event and as of this posting there are already over 100 Big Sit "circles"
registered for this year's event!

The Denver Field Ornithologists will once again sponsor and I will host "The
Big Sit!" at Chatfield State Park Sunday, October 8th. This will be the
15th year for this fun and frivolous event. It is open to the public and
EVERYONE is welcome! It will be held from dawn to dusk, come for an hour or
three or stay all day, whatever works for your schedule. In addition to a
day list I will perform hourly counts so that every hour there are "new"
birds to be added to the hour's count.

"The Big Sit!" at Chatfield will be located at the Heronry Overlook on the
east side of the reservoir. Just follow the signs located at both
entrances. Bring your own chair or use the bench seating provided by the
heronry overlook deck. Bring binoculars, spotting scope (if you have),
food, water, treats to share or whatever you need to spend time birding!
State Parks will be providing a canopy for shade from the sun/heat, or
shelter from rain.

Hope to see you all there!

Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado


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