Being a geographer, I have an interest in regionalisations. As a
birdwatcher, I also have an interest in bird observations and records.
The question I have is why do birders bother creating State lists?
States are colonial anachronisms. Very few of their boundaries have
any connection to the affairs of birds.
Do birders create State lists because they are brought up in cultural
straight-jackets or because the boundaries are clearly marked? One of
the key problem for list aficionados is that there are only 8 States
and Territories to create lists for ...
Why don't birders create Bioregion lists? There are 85 recognised
bioregions in Australia, so there are potentially 10 times as many
lists to create. What is more, bioregionalisation has far more
relevance for birding observations than State boundaries. It doesn't
matter much whether a species breeds on one side of a border fence or
the other. It does matter, however, if that species ceases to breed
in a particular bioregion.
It seems logical to me that we should connect our bird observations to
the environment in which we see them. I would be interested to hear
from birders who have created bioregional lists ...
Regards, Laurie.
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