Date: 10/26/26 5:19 am From: Pam Hunt <biodiva63...> Subject: [NHBirds] November County Challenge!
Greetings all,
Guess what?! It's almost November, which means it's time for NH birders to reinvigorate themselves in this "dead zone" between peak migration and the CBCs. For the last nine years, we have fanned out across the state's ten counties in a friendly competition to see which county comes out on top. For newbies, the scoring here is complicated and possibly flawed, but we try to use some sort of percentage system so not give bird-rich counties an overwhelming advantage. The result has traditionally been the opposite: counties with lower historic species totals tend you win. Dan Mullarky has offered to help try to find a middle ground for 2026, so stay tuned.
But no matter how it's scored, the rules remain unchanged. 1) Go birding in a county of counties of your choice (some of us have fierce loyalties in November these days!) - starting on November 1 2) Report your birds on eBird. Birds not in eBird are not registered and thus don't count towards county totals. 3) periodically we'll be looking at county-level totals and providing status updates as the month progresses. 4) Provide idle banter and/or team encouragement as the contest heats up. 5) Have fun
The gates open next Sunday at 12:01 am. Will you be ready?
