Yes, the World list was on the report as well as that for Mexico and South America. And I did say that I thought the World list was the most important one, and I only wish I had the time and money to go to other countries! I regret I did not include the West Indies/Caribbean in which for 2008 James Brooks is our number one lister at a rank of 9 with 347 birds, an impressive result. I will certainly include West Indies/Caribbean in the 2009 report. I want to be as inclusive as possible. With regard to the idea of listing, needless to say the activity has a long and storied tradition in birding with many, many publications. My overall philosophy is that human activity is not intrinsically meaningful, but that activity is meaningful to the extent that we find meaning in the things we do. Some people are passionate about birding and listing, others are equally passionate about stamp collective, model railroading, football, music, various academic pursuits, etc. We spend a ! ! very short time on this planet and unless the activity is unethical or criminal I am willing to encourage and support it regardless of whether it is my cup of tea or not. Kevin Breault Brentwood, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________