Syracuse.com - Onondaga Audubon birdathon records 196 different species

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The top team, the Woodcocks, consisting of Bill Purcell, Kevin McGann and Chris Spagnoli, logged 148 different birds. Last weekend’s 24-hour Birdathon, put on by the Onondaga Audubon Chapter, saw 28 teams participating and a total of 196 species recorded.The top team, the Woodcocks, consisting of Bill Purcell, Kevin McGann and Chris Spagnoli, logged 148 different birds.Winner of the most species seen category with the least amount of gas used was team Osprey Can You See, consisting of Dave Nash, with 96 species. The most unusual bird of the day was a laughing gull sighted over Onondaga Lake by the Sun-bit Bitterns, a team composed of Tom McKay and Jim Stacey.“Team names are optional, but as you can see birders tend to favor puns,” said Rose Burdick, of Skaneateles, who helped coordinate the event. “Some of my favorites are Wrenegades, Mad Cowbirds, Wandering Ataloss, Loonatics and I like Shrike.”

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