Subject: Re: Listers
Date: Apr 23 21:44:03 1997
From: Janet Hardin - wings at olympus.net


In response to Chris Hill's and Mike Patterson's note that the ABA does
indeed now allow birds heard only to "count" on their lists, Ray Korpi
responded

>Hurrah!! This is the way it should be. After the 1986 ABA COnvention
>in Tucson, where the ABA Board had to ban Nightjar chasing after the
>first trip to Madera about killed one, we should be more aware.

I, too applaud. Common sense and respect should always reign in birding. I
do keep lists (don't we all?), but my life list is comparatively short
because my personal rules for what "counts" are pretty strict and, like
Mike, I tend not to chase rarities. However, tell me what else gobbles like
a turkey and who else cooks for you-all? I'm still looking for my first
*visual* Barred Owl, and hope to see a Turkey emerge from the shadows
someday.

-- Janet Hardin
Port Townsend, WA
wings at olympus.net