Site Changes + Some Odds n' Ends

I finally got my FOY Passaic Fox Sparrow with two dozen juncos and white-throateds at Ringwood Manor on an otherwise birdless day. Passaic County is now at goal+2 species while my other counties languish. I had planned to head up to Sussex County today, but high winds are making the prospect of scoping for gulls and ducks a little more daunting and increasing the chances that small birds will be laying low. I may give it a shot this afternoon if things calm down some.

As the YBC and LGA Year wrap up you'll be seeing some major changes to the sidebar (currently) at right. The top of that column has hosted the YBC and LGA totals for the duration of 2011 so far. Further down the column I have had a small box highlighting some totals from previous years. Already the top of the column has been crowned with a large image entitled "2012 Big Year Totals" and a counter counting down to January 1, 2012. In the next week or so the LGA and BYC will conclude and the corresponding sections of the sidebar will be shrunk or removed. Totals for my upcoming Big Year will be displayed with the image already in place. The counter will be reprogrammed to count down the time left in 2012.

Lastly the bottom of the column already has a section of Target Species which will become a focal point in 2012 and will be moved further up the column. All of the 2012 stuff is in place now as I test the code and make adjustments in advance of the kick-off in just five days.

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