Don?t count them just yet. Heres some info on whats going down. http://blog.aba.org/2016/11/the-aba-adds-hawaii-now-what.html <http://blog.aba.org/2016/11/the-aba-adds-hawaii-now-what.html>

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
> On Jan 9, 2017, at 4:38 PM, Kenneth Trease <krtrease at gmail.com> wrote:
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> That brings an interesting question to mind: can you officially count birds seen in Hawaii before it was part of the ABA area or do you have to now see them again?
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> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Ed Swan <Edswan2 at comcast.net <mailto:Edswan2 at comcast.net>> wrote:
> I haven't been doing much birding in other states for quite some time so that my ABA area list has been languishing in the low 500s for a decade, maybe two.
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> With Hawaii in the ABA area, I'm now at 602. Been wanting to be over 600 for a long time. Lol.
> Ed
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> Maybe I?m the only one on the list that didn?t know this but the ABA area now includes Hawaii.
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> Going to make it easier is get to 800.
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> Larry Schwitters
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