Please join the Friends of Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge for “The Big Sit!” A day-long birding event on Saturday, October 7th, 2017.
The Big Sit! is an annual, international, noncompetitive birding event hosted by the Bird Watcher's Digest and founded by the New Haven Bird Club. The Big Sit! is like a Big Day or a bird-a-thon in that the object is to tally as many bird species as can be seen or heard within 24 hours. It’s been described as a “tailgate party for birders.”
Although referred to as a 24-hour event, we’ll be concentrating on daylight hours, and will setting up by 6:30am at the observation deck on the Stephen J. Young Marsh, and staying until sunset, about 6:30pm. Anyone is welcome to stop by anytime during the day and stay as briefly, or as long, as you like. In the event of extreme weather, we’ll re-schedule for Sunday, October 8th.
The Stephen J. Young Marsh is located on Tabor Road, about 1 mile south of the refuge Headquarters. There is a parking lot on the left (east) side of the road and it’s just a short walk to the observation deck.
While it’s existed for several years, this is the first such event on the Missisquoi Refuge, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there!
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