It's Not Over 'til the Fat Hen Sings...

     ...and since in the majority of bird species it is the male that sings, it isn't over!

     This is in no way a "last post". Nonfiction Writing is coming to an end, but The Flyway Truck Stop will still be here for your perusal.  Sighting updates will continue, pictures will be posted, and more bird stories will be told. I also plan on opening the blog up to the entire Uni community, not just the Nonfiction Writing classes. Which brings me to the topic of What Is It?

     It really wouldn't be fair to people not in Nonfiction Writing if those of you who had participated in What Is It? before had a head start (especially a 30-point head start) on the scoreboard. So for 2013, the scoreboard will be reset to zero. But don't worry. You still have a chance for glory before the scope of the competition increases.

     There will be one last What Is It? this year, and it's a bit different from those that have come before it. I was considering doing something easy after the Coastal Challenge flopped, but then I thought, why would I ever do that? So here's a briefing of the upcoming What Is It? 2012 Championship Final Round.

     First of all, there is a limited time span in which to identify the birds. Submissions are open from Saturday, December 15th to Saturday, December 22nd. As in, finals week, or a little bit later or earlier.

     Rather than score based on who answers first, the challenge will be set up a bit like "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with progressively harder and harder questions (which might not necessarily be images) with progressively increasing point values. You get points starting with question #1 up until you have an incorrect answer. Go ahead and post all of your answers in one comment if you want to. Correct answers on all 10 questions will get you a total of 55 points!

So keep an eye out for the What Is It? 2012 Championship Final Round and come back after winter break for the opening round of What Is It? 2013.

Happy birding!