Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:38:03 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "George M. Jett" Subject: The Atlas Challange Comments: cc: Gwen Brewer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Jim I will give $0.01 per tick to the Atlas project if you exceed 3222 for 2002 but no help from Marshall or Matt. My upper limit will be 5000 ticks. At 3222 ticks, that equates to $32.20. If Jim exceeds 5000 ticks in 2002, I will donate $100. For each tick above 3222 to 5000, I will donate $0.02. Jim has to exceed 3222 to get any sponsorship. If Norm exceeds 3222 ticks in 2002, I will donate $0.05 per tick above 3222 ticks in 2002. (Norm can take help from Marshall and Matt.) I want to see the results (ticks by county) from both contestants after December 31, 2002 before I write my checks. Ticks have to be seen or heard, not read on MDOsprey. Any other challengers out their, like I will see your $0.01 and raise you $0.02? Keep this up and we could raise some real money for the Atlas Project. Jim/Norm I am serious. Regards. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Stasz" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] May Count info and the 2001 List Report Norm Sauders wrote in "The Brag Book": "Undoubtedly qualifying for aEURoeBusiest Birder of 2001aEUR? was Dave Perry, who managed to nail down the high Annual Big Tick of 3,322 birds, an average of 138 species per county in just a single year. The gauntlet has been thrown downaEUR"can Jim Stasz beat this total in 2002?" How about a bit of a wager, Norm. If I get more than 3,322 ticks this year, will you donate $0.01 to the Atlas for each "tick" I get this year? Good Birding! Jim Jim Stasz North Beach MD jlstasz@aol.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================