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Big Green Big Year

Birders leave no carbon footprints

by Amy Manning

posted 5/27/2011

In a "Big Year," a birder chooses a geographical location, then tries to see as many species as possible during a calendar year. A variation on the concept is a Big Green Big Year, or BIGBY--seeing as many species as possible without using any fossil fuels.

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