This is the first of the Utah County Birders Contests I (Robin Tuck) sponsored.
The intent was to get birders out birding together to improve their skills. I
believe it worked.
The 1996 contest rules were printed on an "Official" birding checklist on
legal sized paper. Note that the rules are on the last panel, which becomes
the top panel when the checklist is folded.
Loons
Gaviiformes
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Grebes
Podicipediformes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Pelicans
Pelicaniformes
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Herons & Egrets
Ciconiiformes
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-faced Ibis
Brambling
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Black Rosy-Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Weaver Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow (I)
Utah County Birders
1896-1996 Centennial Contest
Observer:
Rules:
Contest covers Jan 1, 1996 to Dec 31, 1996
Count all birds personnally seen and positively identified in Utah County or in Utah State. Winners will have counted 200 bird species in Utah, 150 of which will have been seen in Utah County. All sightings will be recorded and initialled as they occur on this form. Winners will be recognized at the January 1997 Utah County Birder meeting and will receive a special Utah County Birders patch. Winners will notify Robin Tuck (contest judge) at 555-1212 and will submit a copy of this form for verification when they have met the goal. The decision of the contest judge will be final.
Trip Log (date and location):
The award for completing the contest was a Utah County Birders patch with '200' embroidered on it.
Note that the contest is a 'Centennial' contest because 1996 is the Centennial year for Utah statehood.
