Absolutely, Derek, your comments could have been written by me! I do check birds off in my field guide, but don't know my life list total. I start listing on paper every New Year, but find I forget to add to the list sometime in the spring. I was truly "wowed" by the irruption of Great Gray Owls a few years ago, and driving north to find them didn't take anything away. But since then, I would rather just happen upon new birds. The acccidental bird that I remember best was a Whooping Crane flying in Florida, near HWY 75 two years ago. Good thing I wasn't driving as I would have put the car in the ditch! Sue on Melody Lake, Edina MN
-----Original Message----- >Subject: [mou] New birds for the year? > >Hello, > >I started birdwatching in the summer of 2005 and finished the year >with 138 species. By the end of 2006 I was at 215 and excited about >chasing after 300 and then on. > >But something happened ... >