> You're right; rather than defending what is going to be archaic English we
> should be decrying the whole obsessive/compulsive ticking & listing
> mindset.

I rarely tick when birding, but I often find myself de-ticking
afterwards. Preliminary indications are that those of us who
visit country east of the cascades will be doing so more often
this year than in most.

-Don Baccus-