Question

Beginners in this activity may struggle with nondescript LBJs, (-5[1])or “little brown (-5[1])jobs”. (-5[3])Controversy arose when two participants in this activity, John Mann (-5[1])and Peter Kaestner, both reached their life lists’ (15[1])10,000th entry (15[2])on the same day. (15[2])Obsessive fans (15[1])of this (15[1])activity (15[1])are the subject of the comedy The Big Year. (15[1])A week (15[1])dedicated (15[1])to (15[1])Black participants (15[1])of this activity began after a 2020 incident in which (15[1])Amy Cooper filed a (*) false police report against (10[1])Christian Cooper. The (-5[1])Cornell University-developed app Merlin is popularly used (10[1])by fans of this activity, which served as an inspiration for the board game (10[1])Wingspan. (-5[1])The National (10[1])Audubon Society publishes field guides used in, for 10 points, (10[1])what activity in which one might observe warblers and sparrows? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: birding [or birdwatching; accept any answers involving observation of birds; prompt on twitching]
<JC, Other/Misc.>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItDavid and Parth Fan Club8-5
John HayesHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaFowl Play11-5
Henry StringerUntitled HONK! TeamDowntown Freddie Brown12-5
Munir SiddiquiNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomataKermit to the Bit12-5
Tomás Aguilar-Fragagaslight gatekeep girlbuzzhonk tuah and squawk on that wing12-5
Zack Wiffenhow hungry... (horse emoji)Waterloo Cloze22-5
Reese PowellFowl PlayHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila3015
Hari ParameswaranFDA Poop ExperimentsLast Among3215
Joel Milesnot overly fond of geeseThe of us3215
Paul KasinskiMartingrobeCreative Bankruptcy3615
Drew ScheelerTHE SIXTH SENSENosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard3615
Dan Nihonk tuah and squawk on that winggaslight gatekeep girlbuzz3815
Kate SterickerThere's No Spying In QuizbowlA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi4015
Mike BentleyLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolFill in the _______4115
Danny CutbillThe RITes of ZhouElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard5015
Evan KnoxNo Longer Free AgentsThe Holdovers5215
Aaron KesslerWe'd Rather Be at SawConwomt5315
David PlotkinDowntown Freddie BrownUntitled HONK! Team5415
Elliot NormanKermit to the BitNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata5615
Maude-Sophie LockmanSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default6615
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and BeyondAOL Instant Messengers7410
Jon VaysmanThe Big DoofusBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context77-5
Rahim DinaDavid and Parth Fan ClubNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It8410
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsThe Master and the MargaRITa9810
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun99-5
David SnoddonSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeTosca Trio10110
Jack MorrisseyThe Tortured Trivia Departmentbwthhybl11110
Daniel GriffatonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports FunCRITique of Pure Reason12210
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextThe Big Doofus12210
Victor LisitaWaterloo Clozehow hungry... (horse emoji)12210

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%38%38%81.88
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%50%50%75.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%90%30%49.50