The World Series is coming

The World Series of Birding is just 14 days away and things are getting pretty exciting. Since the playing field is the entire state of New Jersey, we get a pretty good view of the action. I am sure that some teams are making a final review of the more unusual rules (it is, afterall, a sport of honor) and cleaning their lens. As a non-competitor, one way to prepare is just reviewing old entries. You can see how a team of 1-5 graders identified over 100 species last year. La Puma et al. competed in digiscoping, which involes taking digital photos of birds through scopes (my favorite is their Black Skimmer photo).