I always call nemesis birds the birds that you have tried to see, but that have eluded you, despite your hardest efforts. I think that "bucket list bird" is a good name for what Dave described. Holly Reinhard Laredo, TX On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:14 AM, <carolynohl@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I call it a nemesis bird. > > Carolyn Ohl-Johnson > Big Bend area > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Reimer <dkrinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 10:11 am > Subject: [texbirds] Bird term for birds you HAVE to see > > > I know what the meaning of life bird is, but is there another phrase for a > life > bird you Just HAVE to see once? Say I really really have to see a cerulean > warbler, it would be a life bird but is is something much more than that > to me, > more like a bucket list bird. > > Is there a term for that? > > Thanks! > > Dave > Dripping Springs > > Sent from my tracking deviceEdit your Freelists account settings for > TEXBIRDS at > > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner