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

ANSWER: birding [or birdwatching; accept any answers involving observation of birds; prompt on twitching]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John HayesHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaFowl Play11-5
Reese PowellFowl PlayHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila3015
Danny CutbillThe RITes of ZhouElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard5015
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsThe Master and the MargaRITa9810
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun99-5
Daniel GriffatonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports FunCRITique of Pure Reason12210

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