[cobirds] COBC Results are in!

COBirders,

I know you are all on the edge of your seats waiting for news about the COBC!

Without delay, here are the results from each of the categories:

THE CHALLENGE

First Place honors goes to The 100 Percent Confirmed by Merlin Team! Michael Dougherty and his team birded in Grand County (par 63) and counted a whopping 94 species, 31 over par!

Honorable mention:

The Flock Finders, led by Kristin Tallis in Jackson County, reported 95 species, 25 over par.

Owl Show You Some Birds, led by Kelly Ormesher, reported 115 species in Weld County, 25 over par.

One Big Holiday, Ryan Votta's team, found 98 species in La Plata County, 18 over par.

The Marvelous Spatuletails, led by Bryan Gieszl, dug up 77 species in Pitkin County, 17 over par.

The Weld-winged Warblers, led by Edward Landi and birding, where else?, in Weld Cty. were the only other team to get into triple digits with 111 species, 15 over par.

Finally, The Gilpin Goshawks, Nathan Pieplow's team found 62 species in Gilpin Cty., 11 over par.

THE GREEN CHALLENGE

In first place, The White-bearded Helmetcrests, Nick Komar's team, biked 27 miles in Larimer County tallying 85 species without burning hydrocarbons!

Honorable mention:

The Roving Boulder County Oscines, Henry Stiles' intrepid team, found 63 species in Boulder Cty.

THE UNDER-25 CHALLENGE

We heard from several individuals that school responsibilities prevented them from participating this year, no doubt due to the move from spring to fall.

BIRD YOUR OWN WAY

A dozen teams participated in this non-competitive category representing nine counties. Thanks to everyone for your efforts including The Chaffee Chasers, Davis's Deck-a-thon, The Conejos Cuckoos, The LS Bird Nerds, The Tuesday Birders and The Beak Geeks!

Of course the true winners are the Conejos River Restoration Project and the CFO programs that benefit from all the participating teams and their supporters. There were 25 registered teams that birded in 14 counties. The COBC raised over $12,000 (at the time of this report), and the eBird data generated by each team is valuable to researchers and policymakers. 

If you would like to make a donation to the COBC, you can do so until September 30 on The CFO Website!

Thanks to Colorado Field Ornithologists for hosting this event, and to Mark Minner-Lee, Nick Komar, Sondra Bland, Chuck Hundertmark and Megan Jones Patterson who served on the COBC Committee.

Best,

Peter Burke

COBC Committee Chair

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