Gary,

If I recall correctly. North Cascades N.P. (and other National Parks) were
added to the listing categories at least partly at my suggestion. Although
Ross Lake NRA and Lake Chelan NRA are administered by the Park Service, they
are NOT part of North Cascades National Park. Therefore, one should count
only species seen within the National Park boundaries. At least, that's what
I do.

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net



-----Original Message-----
From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gary
Bletsch
Sent: January-01-11 4:47 PM
To: tweeters tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] N Cascades N Pk listing question

Dear Tweeters,

For years I have wondered how to handle the listing category of "North
Cascades National Park." This category has been on the "Washington Birder"
list report for a long time. For bird listing purposes, the boundaries of
this park might be perceived very diffently by various birders.

The park's own brochure shows the SR 20 corridor as being part of Ross Lake
National Recreation Area. However, within this recreation area, there are
national park signs, displays, and campgrounds. The same goes for Lake
Chelan National Recreation Area. It, too, abuts the park, and seems to fall
under the same umbrella of management.

So, here's the question, for that handful of birders who actually post their
totals for this park. Do you count the recreation area(s) or not?

Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch


Gary Bletsch ? Near Lyman, Washington (Skagit County), USA ?
garybletsch at yahoo.com ? ?


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