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Sarasota News Leader December 21, 2012 Page 61 Let us pretend today is Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, and the Siesta Key CBC is on. What game do birds (and housecats scheduled for vet appointments) play best? Hide and Seek, of course. Birds are natural born hiders. And what specialized skills do people have to join in the ���seek��� part of this game? Field experience, book knowledge, methodology and patience. I would say birds and humans are evenly matched. So, let the game begin! Just after dawn, four Sarasota Audubon CBC team members start arriving on the north end of Siesta Key. They will work their way down to Turtle Beach to link up with the new volunteer amateur couple. All four are seasoned, expert birders, bedecked with powerful binoculars, long-distance telephoto camera lenses and a checklist of some 205 bird species likely to be seen around Sarasota County, not necessarily on Siesta, but you never know! That is another fun part of the game ��� spotting the rara avis. Bird No. 4