Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:20:56 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Scott Crabtree Subject: Re: The Atlas Challange MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Man, when I read this exchange, my first mental image was of you picking Ixodes species off your pants..... Scott Crabtree Chester, MD crabtree@myshorelink.com ----- Original Message ----- From: George M. Jett To: Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:38 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] The Atlas Challange > 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 > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================