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Thanks to Martin Reid for allowing the use of his photos (and for counting the birds in each one!).
Estimating numbers - flocks in flight
Question 1 |
How many geese? (photo by Martin Reid)
about 270 | |
about 400 | |
about 240 | |
about 320 | |
about 350 |
Question 1 Explanation:
Question 2 |
How many hawks? (photo by Martin Reid)
about 80 | |
about 140 | |
about 100 | |
about 160 | |
about 120 |
Question 2 Explanation:
Question 3 |
How many American White Pelicans, including partial birds at the edges? (photo by Martin Reid)
about 80 | |
about 90 | |
about 100 | |
about 70 | |
about 60 |
Question 3 Explanation:
Question 4 |
How many Anhingas? (photo by Martin Reid)
about 200 | |
about 400 | |
about 360 | |
about 260 | |
about 300 |
Question 4 Explanation:
There are 4 questions to complete.
Wow, all I can say is that nobody should ever listen to me during a Christmas bird count.
Your comment made me laugh outloud, Vanessa! I realize now that the same thing is true for me, too!! :]
Jeez! Same with me!
Me too! I underestimated on every picture, some by as much as 100! I don’t know the method and better read up on it!
It’s so much easier to estimate from a photo than a quickly disappearing flock overhead but practice (and an electronic tally counter) can help.