Hi everyone
I, (being the reason that Max asked this question) only tick "seen" birds on my
yearlist. It just doesn't seem right to hear a bird and say it counts. Kind of
a contradiction to the term, birdWATCHING - where the whole aim is to observe
the beauty, behaviour and uniqueness of a species :)
So, one vote for seeing.
Joshua Bergmark
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> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:12:22 +1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Year List Ethics (Poll)
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> Hey all,
>
> just a quick question: If you, like many birders, record ‘year lists’, do you
> tick birds only on sight alone or do you tick birds from call (even if you
> don’t end up seeing them). Personally if I hear a bird that would be new on
> my year list, I tick it as this saves me time trying to see a perhaps common
> species that I’ve seen many times before and so gives me more time to focus
> on birds I may not have seen. One questionable aspect of my practice is the
> fact that, if I hear a bird that would be a lifer for me and tick it on my
> year list that it only remains as a year tick until the day I do end up
> seeing and identifying the species in question.
>
> Basically I’m asking if you tick by sight or sound on your year list, not
> your life list.
>
> I would appreciate any/all answers!
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Max Breckenridge,
> Gladesville, Sydney.
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