2008 World Series of Birding here we come!!!
Yes indeed it's that time of the year again, when The Loons get ready to conquer the birding world (well OK, maybe just aim for the top ten) and raise piles of cash for one of our favorite conservations organizations, The Nature Conservancy. This will be the teams 11th year doing the event!
For 2008 we are excited to welcome a new loon, Connie Goldman. Other returning Loons this year are Art McMorris, Bill Reaume, and yours truly. Mike Lyman has decided to take a break from "competitive birding" as he balances life, work, and a severe digiscoping addiction.
As some of you know (or we like to think you know), The Loons have been steadily chipping away at our allotted 15 minutes of fame in a quest to raise awareness of the importance of conservation and organizations like The Nature Conservancy.
There was the time the Reuters reporter rode along with us (surely you remember THAT story? The year I crash landed our van in the swamp?) The surprise call from MSNBC looking for pictures for their coverage of our team's efforts. The story on nature.org. Last year we rubbed shoulders with some of National Geographic's finest. (This last story is really excellent - our friends Team Bristlehead are featured in the picture).
But honestly folks, I have been saving the best for last. See, this one time... well, we were on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show". That year the team was myself (Scott Fraser), Bill, Mike Tanis, and Justin Coppa. You can us fleeing from a harassing Steve Carell at the "8:41 AM" point in the clip. (1:44 into the clip). To see us in higher rez glory go to Comedy Central's website here.
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