A reminder that the world's most sedentary birding event is coming up this weekend: The Big Sit. Birders all over the world will be sitting on either Saturday Oct 13 or Sunday Oct 14 (the traditional/official Big Sit date) and counting every bird they see. Ohio already has 10 Sit circles registered, but it's not too late to create your own Big Sit circle. This free event is non-competitive and really fun—like a tailgate party for birders. Some organizations use The Big Sit to raise funds and awareness for conservation causes. Many NWRs use the Sit as a good opportunity for public outreach. To find out more about The Big Sit, visit http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bigsit. You can also follow many Sit circles on Twitter, using the hashtag #bigsit. Good luck to all Sitters! May the birding be so good that you actually have to stand up! ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]